Students at one high school are planting for pollinators. We recommend you do the same.
He said pollinators, like monarch butterflies and several species of bee, rely on native plants, and the plants rely on pollinators. The flowers and grasses now growing at the high school were planted in the fall of 2017 at the refuge, and Bryant said they are important to maintain an healthy ecosystem. MHS biology students carefully dug holes and planted the 67 prairie seedlings, representing 20 different species, into a small plot of soil to the east of the school’s greenhouse facility. Some students used special tools to dig cone-shaped holes in the soil, while a partner delicately placed the seedlings into the ground. Then, the empty space around the plants were filled in so that they sat snugly in the earth, ready to grow.
