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The Lawn Institute provides scientific, fact-based information on the value and management of lawns while funding academic research to advance the industry.


SCIENCE EDUCATION


The Lawn Institute funds research at universities worldwide to better understand the many benefits of natural grass.


The Lawn Institute’s core mission is to encourage the improvement of lawns through research and education.


The Lawn Institute is a trusted, reliable resource for the latest scientific research on the many benefits of natural grass lawns.


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ENVIRONMENTAL LAWN BENEFITS


FRESH OXYGEN A 5,000 sq ft grass lawn can


produce enough fresh oxygen daily for 14-34 people.


COOLING POTENTIAL


Lawns can be up to


60 degrees cooler than surrounding hardscapes.


ENVIRONMENT


ABOVE GROUND BENEFITS


BELOW GROUND BENEFITS


SOIL ARTHROPODS Managed lawns can host


as many as 52 different arthropod families with over half of them representing beneficial insects.


SOIL MICROBIOME


Grass lawns enhance soil microbial diversity when compared to bare soil and helps regulate microbial


community composition.


RAINFALL CAPTURE


A 5,000 sq ft grass lawn can capture between 2,000 and 27,000 gallons of water depending on soil type.


. CARBON CAPTURE


Carbon modeling research of a typical suburban home on a half-acre lot, landscape beds,


shrubs, trees, and a grass lawn indicates that between 81 and


90% of the carbon captured in the landscape is captured by the lawn.


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