Make it legal to NOT mow your lawn. American culture has caused us to deforest a vast area surrounding all of our houses and other buildings. There is no scientific reason to mow lawns and no defensible safety or other reason. It may be a mistaken instinct left over from the days when we reasonably feared lions. It is impossible for most people to allow their lawns to return to a state of nature due to local ordinances which enforce lawn mowing. We need a federal law enabling the reforestation of our lawns by the natural method of not mowing. Trees will grow eventually, converting CO2 into wood. Lawn mowers generate CO2. Where I live in Illinois, it rains every few days, making forest fires impossible. In semi-desert areas, a concrete strip bordering the house and stronger fire codes may be required, or housing should be prohibited in semi-arid areas.