Anne Riordan and Jon Tesdell mix soil and seeds into balls.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
To kick off the yearlong celebration of Springbrook State Park’s 100th year, Naturalist Anne Riordan hosted an event to make seed balls. Volunteers rolled moist soil into balls surrounding pollinator plant seeds such as milkweed. The seed balls were then placed on a hillside to provide a future natural feeding station for bees and butterflies.
The next event on Springbrook’s anniversary calendar is a fishing event on Sunday, June 7 during Iowa’s annual free fishing weekend. More details will be announced as the event draws nearer.
Anne Riordan and Jon Tesdell place seed balls onto a hillside to grow.