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4-H and Master Gardeners present native prairie butterfly garden for courthouse grounds
Summary
Local 4-H members and Master Gardeners described a native prairie-style butterfly garden they designed and planted on the east side of the courthouse to support local butterfly species and public education.
County staff and local 4-H volunteers presented a completed prairie-style butterfly garden on the east side of the courthouse and described the project at the meeting.
Emily Stein, horticulture educator, said Master Gardeners coordinated the project and recruited 4-H members for the research, design and planting. The presenters said the plants were native species obtained via the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and that signage will identify butterfly species and host plants. Several 4-H youths named their assigned butterflies and host plants (examples: Jake Wilkinson — monarch/milkweed; Hunter Creech — Shasta blue/milkweed and lupine; Brooklyn Creech — eastern tiger swallowtail/chokecherry; Gage Creech — juniper hairstreak/juniper; Paisley Clauson and other youth also presented).
The board thanked the youth and volunteers and invited them to the ribbon cutting planned later in the week. Presenters said the garden will provide native habitat and an educational resource for the public.
Why it matters: Native-plant landscaping can support pollinators and provide a public demonstration garden; the project engaged youth volunteers and local extension resources.
What commissioners decided: No formal action required; commissioners praised the volunteer work and agreed to publicize the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
