Research shows dead lawns do more harm than good

A University of California turf expert is making the case for keeping lawns alive during the drought. Researcher Jim Baird with the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the state’s residents have gone from watering too much to not watering at all, allowing their lawns to die, which doing more harm than good.

Turf has its benefits from staying cool to absorbing carbon and providing habitat for birds and small mammals, he says.

To find out more, read the eight-page paper Baird and his colleagues have published on managing turfgrass during drought.