<br />
<br />
I just killed my backyard.<br />
<br />
I'm serious.<br />
<br />
A few years ago I killed my front<br />
yard and that led me to doing the<br />
same in back. You're probably<br />
scratching your head and wonder-<br />
ing why. Let me explain.<br />
<br />
Many of us live in coastal regions,<br />
and over time we forgot what the<br />
land naturally looks like. This is<br />
deeper than aesthetics…it is the<br />
heart of Surfrider's mission.<br />
<br />
When we plant lawns in regions<br />
that naturally don't support them,<br />
we need to drown them in water<br />
and feed them large amounts of fer-<br />
tilizer so they stay green. This holds<br />
true for many plants we've chosen<br />
to decorate our walkways and land-<br />
scapes that are not native. To put<br />
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