Keep the lights on pollinators
April 26, 2024 at 12:34 p.m.
Attention residential home owners! Want some free wildflower seed\plugs to convert part of your yard to a native plant garden for pollinator habitat? Or how about free native shrubs\trees to replace invasive shrubs on your property!
Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) received a Clean Water Indiana Grant to help local landowners install pollinator habitats, replace invasive shrubs and educate on the importance of native pollinator habitats.
NATIVE POLLINATOR PLANTINGS
Free Seed: Plant up to 2 acres with a seed mix with over 35 different flowers and grasses that are beneficial to pollinators. The grant provides the free seed mix and technical assistance. You are responsible for site prep, planting the seeds and maintenance.
Free Plugs: Plant up to 1,000 sq/ft with native plant plugs from the Decatur County SWCDs spring Native Plant sale. The grant provides plugs for: 1 plug per 3 sq/ft. You are responsible for site prep, planting the plugs, mulching around the plugs and maintenance.
INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL
Help our native pollinators by increasing their habitat with beneficial, native shrubs. Remove an invasive shrub in your residential landscape and replace it with a native pollinator friendly shrub from one of three local nurseries. The grant provides vouchers for up to five native shrubs. You are responsible for removal of the invasive shrub, pick up and planting of the native shrub. Invasive Shrubs Include: Burning Bush, Callery or Bradford Pear, European Highbush Cranberry, Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Barberry, Japanese Meadow Sweet, Jet Bead, Privet, Rose of Sharon.
So hurry up, don’t wait! Our Bees, Birds and Butterflies are counting on you!
For more information, call:
•Decatur County SWCD 1333 N Liberty Circle E, Greensburg
812-663-8685 x3
•Franklin County SWCD 10165 Oxford Pike, Brookville
765-647-2651 x3
•Ripley County SWCD 1981 S Industrial Park Rd, Versailles
812-689-6410 x3
Richard Stoll is a Board member with Oak Heritage Conservancy. For more information about Oak Heritage, follow us on Facebook or visit: OakHeritageConservancy.org
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Attention residential home owners! Want some free wildflower seed\plugs to convert part of your yard to a native plant garden for pollinator habitat? Or how about free native shrubs\trees to replace invasive shrubs on your property!
Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) received a Clean Water Indiana Grant to help local landowners install pollinator habitats, replace invasive shrubs and educate on the importance of native pollinator habitats.
NATIVE POLLINATOR PLANTINGS
Free Seed: Plant up to 2 acres with a seed mix with over 35 different flowers and grasses that are beneficial to pollinators. The grant provides the free seed mix and technical assistance. You are responsible for site prep, planting the seeds and maintenance.
Free Plugs: Plant up to 1,000 sq/ft with native plant plugs from the Decatur County SWCDs spring Native Plant sale. The grant provides plugs for: 1 plug per 3 sq/ft. You are responsible for site prep, planting the plugs, mulching around the plugs and maintenance.
INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL
Help our native pollinators by increasing their habitat with beneficial, native shrubs. Remove an invasive shrub in your residential landscape and replace it with a native pollinator friendly shrub from one of three local nurseries. The grant provides vouchers for up to five native shrubs. You are responsible for removal of the invasive shrub, pick up and planting of the native shrub. Invasive Shrubs Include: Burning Bush, Callery or Bradford Pear, European Highbush Cranberry, Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Barberry, Japanese Meadow Sweet, Jet Bead, Privet, Rose of Sharon.
So hurry up, don’t wait! Our Bees, Birds and Butterflies are counting on you!
For more information, call:
•Decatur County SWCD 1333 N Liberty Circle E, Greensburg
812-663-8685 x3
•Franklin County SWCD 10165 Oxford Pike, Brookville
765-647-2651 x3
•Ripley County SWCD 1981 S Industrial Park Rd, Versailles
812-689-6410 x3
Richard Stoll is a Board member with Oak Heritage Conservancy. For more information about Oak Heritage, follow us on Facebook or visit: OakHeritageConservancy.org