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The Importance of Pollinators

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WSIU/Kevin Boucher
A Monarch Butterfly Feeds on a Native Flowering Plant in Jackson County On October 7th, 2018.

On this edition of WSIU InFocus, we visit a southern Illinois farm that has eight acres planted in native plants to provide much-needed food for a group of insects and mammals, known as pollinators.

To learn more about partnerships in southern Illinois that are working to spread awareness of the importance of pollinators, visit:  https://www.fwsoil.org/contact-us.html

Browse to:  http://prairierivers.org/resources/monitoring-tree-and-plant-health/

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