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A monarch butterfly lands in one of Ameren Illinois' newly planted pollinator fields.
Ameren Illinois Pollinators Thriving in Metro East

Mar 18, 2024

The company is removing woody and invasive vegetation where it is incompatible and replacing it with native vegetation where feasible as part of its ongoing Pollinator Initiative.

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Pollinator Habitat Grants Offered for High School Teachers

Jul 31, 2023

The nonprofit Sand County Foundation is accepting applications from high school teachers in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin for pollinator habitat grants that would give their students hands-on experience in growing native wildflowers and establishing habitat for imperiled insect pollinators including monarch butterflies.

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Pollinator Week 2021

Jun 17, 2021

Participate in Pollinator Week with the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) and others throughout the country to spread the word about pollinators and how to help them. The MJV has a full week of activities both virtually and in person.

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Celebrate National Pollinator Week with Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Jun 11, 2021

Throughout National Pollinator Week, June 21-27, virtual Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie public programs will highlight the world of pollinators and what you can do to help increase and improve natural habitat for pollinators.

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5 Easy Tips for Helping Students to Connect with Nature this Fall

Aug 31, 2020 ● By Gina Iliopoulos

Now more than ever, youth need the benefits a connection with nature offers. Gina Iliopoulos of Chicago's Keeler Gardens NFP has five simple tips on how to create nature-focused learning opportunities.

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