Zaiden Swartz and Abel Hecht place a new plant in the garden. Photos provided by Fulton County SWCD.

News Release

ROCHESTER — Classrooms of Kim Beall, Nichaela Rock and Melissa Belpedio at Rochester Columbia Elementary enjoyed preparing the soil and planting their pollinator garden Thursday afternoon, May 11.

Fulton County Soil & Water Conservation District, through a Clean Water Indiana grant, presented the curriculum to the teachers in mid-April about the importance of pollinators and pollinator gardens.

Megan Malott, with her district support specialist, Sandra Hoffarth, enjoyed watching the students and taking the photos.

The students prepared the soil and disposed of the weeds. Next, they placed plants in rows and gave them a drink of water to start the growing cycle.

For more pictures and videos of the event, visit facebook.com/FultonCountySWCD.

For information on how to start a pollinator garden, contact Malott with Fulton County SWCD at (574) 223-3220, ext. 3.