Medio Ambiente

Volver a lo salvaje, la moda para atraer a polinizadores a los jardines en Estados Unidos

Plantas nativas crecen libres y los espacios con zacate recién cortado son cada vez menos

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 2019 the house of Jim Nichols is surrounded by his "rewilded" garden, a type of garden aimed at restoring and protecting natural processes in Takoma Park, Maryland. - Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony. Butterflies, squirrels and even the occasional deer also come to visit her tree-covered property that she has cultivated with a focus on native species that provide nesting space and nourishment for the local wildlife. Well-manicured grass lawns have long been associated with the suburban American Dream, but adherents of a growing "rewilding" movement are now reclaiming their yard space for nature. (Photo by Anna GASSOT / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 2019 the house of Jim Nichols is surrounded by his "rewilded" garden, a type of garden aimed at restoring and protecting natural processes in Takoma Park, Maryland. - Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony. Butterflies, squirrels and even the occasional deer also come to visit her tree-covered property that she has cultivated with a focus on native species that provide nesting space and nourishment for the local wildlife. Well-manicured grass lawns have long been associated with the suburban American Dream, but adherents of a growing "rewilding" movement are now reclaiming their yard space for nature. (Photo by Anna GASSOT / AFP) ANNA GASSOT
El enfermero Jim Nichols recorre su jardín destinado a restaurar y proteger los procesos naturales en el Parque Takoma, Maryland. (Foto de Anna GASSOT / AFP) (ANNA GASSOT/AFP)

Washington. En medio de las casas típicas de los suburbios de Estados Unidos con el zacate cortado al milímetro, emerge una tendencia de volver a lo salvaje en jardines y plantar especies nativas, una forma de atraer polinizadores y estimular la biodiversidad.

Jim Nichols es un enfermero y masajista que vive en Takoma Park, a las afueras de Washington. En su jardín las plantas crecen libres y los espacios con césped son la excepción. Una placa lo certifica como un espacio que ayuda a la preservación de la vida salvaje.

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