Menomonee Falls neighborhood tests leaf mulching to save money and protect Lake Michigan

Menomonee Falls neighborhood tests leaf mulching to save money and protect Lake Michigan

Menomonee Falls is in the middle of a two-year study that could change how people throughout the area take care of their lawns, even if they dont live in the village. Menomonee Falls is studying a neighborhood to see how people deal with their leaves."I just mulch them up and leave them," said Lynda Ferguson, who lives in the neighborhood that is in the study. Mulching leaves is what the Menomonee Falls Department of Public Works, the US Geologi…