Fall is here, and many are thinking about getting their lawns and landscaping ready for the winter ahead. Do you know what's on your lawn and how it impacts the health of you and your family, as well as the environment and our own Scarborough Marsh?

Citizens for a Green Scarborough is hosting a free screening of "A Chemical Reaction: The Story of a True Green Revolution", the award-winning documentary documentary about pesticide use and less toxic alternatives. Film producer and green lawn care advocate Paul Tukey will introduce the film and host a Q&A session afterward. This film is being shown a week before the meeting of the Scarborough Town Council (September 21stat 7 p.m.) at which councilors will make a decision on a policy limiting use of pesticides on public properties in town, including parks and playing fields. Come see "A Chemical Reaction" & hear from Paul Tukey next Wednesday, September 14th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Scarborough Library.

This month the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, in conjunction with partners Friends of Scarborough Marsh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, and Maine Audubon will resume efforts to remove the invasive reed Phragmites australis from certain areas of Scarborough Marsh.