mr.d Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Kids plant milkweed to feed butterflies JOHNSTOWN, PA., APRIL 25, 2015-------Over two dozen kids and their parents met up with local organizations to plant milkweed in Johnstown's Stackhouse Park. Milkweed is the primary food source of the endangered monarch butterfly. The children got their hands dirty while learning about nature and the butterflies through various activities. Organizers said it a great activity to pass along the knowledge of nature to the next generation. One of the organizers, Leanna Bird, said, "A lot of us are educators and we work with the kids a lot in the classroom but to see them actually out in the park getting their hands dirty doing something good for the park, the environment and community that really makes my day." The different organizations have planted milkweed twice before in Stackhouse Park. In the future they hope to continue planting the butterfly food in other local parks. http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/kids-plant-milkweed-feed-butterflies-5905.shtml?wap=0& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 The BUDS Gardeners will have a lot of pollinator plants this year at the plant sale because of the Monarchs and other pollinators in need of food and nesting plants. One area will be all pollinator plants. Monsanto is donating a huge chunk of money to research on Monarchs, hopefully it includes restoring the Milkweed all over the country. I think there are about 200 different varieties over the nation and Pennsylvania has about 60 varieties. They are all in decline and need planted in all corners of our properties. We will also have seed to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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