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Fargo Park District outlines prairie restorations, pollinator projects and volunteer programs
Summary
Sam Demra, forester for the Fargo Park District, told the Sustainability & Resiliency Committee the district has restored about 220 acres of prairie across 23 sites, installed nearly 30 pollinator gardens, and is developing the Southwest Regional Pond Recreational Area with 80 acres of native prairie plantings.
Sam Demra, the Fargo Park District forester, used the committee’s final meeting to summarize a decade of conservation work and ongoing projects across city parks.
“We’ve done 220 acres of prairie restoration across 23 different sites,” Demra said, and added that the district has established 29 pollinator gardens at 10 locations. He described a major, city-partnered effort called the Southwest Regional Pond Recreational Area that has funding from an Outdoor Heritage Fund grant and will include about 80 acres of native prairie plantings, roughly 3,000 feet of gravel trails and interpretive signage.
Demra highlighted a…
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