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Dunn County horticulture educator urges leaf-friendly fall cleanup to protect pollinators
Summary
Horticulture educator Margaret told the county committee about a new Environmental Stewardship Work Group, demonstration pollinator gardens at county facilities and fall-cleanup practices that help native bees, butterflies and other pollinators survive Wisconsin winters.
Margaret, Dunn County’s horticulture educator, described a new Environmental Stewardship Work Group and recent county demonstration gardens and urged residents to change fall-cleanup habits to protect pollinators.
Margaret said the work group — formed this spring with horticulture educators across Wisconsin — aims to compile shared educational materials and reduce duplicated effort. The group’s two early focus areas are sustainable horticulture practices (soil health, pest management and water-quality-aware landscapes) and improving biodiversity through invasive-species management and pollinator support.
Margaret noted Wisconsin…
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