Akshat RathiSep 6, 2024
If done right: "A study published late last year found that insect abundance had tripled over five years on test plots at two other Minnesota solar sites. The abundance of native bees grew twentyfold."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/climate/solar-power-pollinators-wildlife.html
Solar Farms Look to Produce Something Apart From Power: Pollinator Friendly Habitat

The sites fight climate change and can help with another global crisis: the collapse of nature. But so far, efforts to nurture wildlife habitat have been spotty.

The New York Times
Show threadDomino Joyce
@akshatrathi I can’t see the article but could you share a link to the scientific study? Looks really interesting.
Sep 6, 2024 at 1:11pmWeb
Show threadAriaflameSep 6, 2024
@domino_joyce @akshatrathi I'm not sure if this is the one, since it didn't say tripled, but you know newspapers, but you could see if https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72?link_id=23&can_id=a466f2359c1ebedb16e29b50194060af has the info. (open access)
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