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Old 11-29-2013, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by travelguy View Post
from what I remember of my US geography, prior to the " invasion" of the non-native settlers most land east of the Mississippi river was solid forest, as was most of the Pacific Coast, and the Rockies. Even the Great Plains had many tree stands. It was only when the settlers cleared the forests (including Florida) that cattle and crops were put on the land. Most of the droughts in the US are man-made due to the removal of the natural tree cover. Some of you refer to raking leaves and such; that is to cultivate an un-natural lawn. You don't see green lawns in the forests! I say, plants lots of trees and remove the lawns. And that's my opinion.
So then I assume that in addition to the grassy lawns, you want the many golf courses (green space) here filled in with lots and lots of trees planted to choke out the grass. Good luck with that.