Eagle Reports
Pollinator plants
Pollinator plants are a essential to any gardens survival, so I have made a small list of pollinators that grow within the Eastern US region. Pollinator plants attract insects and birds that help spread pollen between plants, allowing them to reproduce. Most plants would greatly suffer from low population if these pollinators didn’t help move their genetic material. The pollinators are attracted by the flowers protein rich nectar that is hidden within the bell. The pollen from the flower gets stuck to the pollinator where it is brought to the next flower the pollinator goes to.
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Fanwood Municipal Butterfly Garden
The purpose of creating the monarch butterfly garden at the Fanwood Municipal building was to provide a beautiful home for the caterpillars and butterflies. My garden consists of 55 native plants. This includes Leucothoe, Rhododendrons, and Itea Virginica (Little Henry); as well as small Clethra bushes (sweet pepper bush, Tuberosa milkweed, swamp milkweed, and common milkweed). The other perennials donated from Ambergs Farm are the Chelone (turtlehead), and the tall growing rudbeckia (black eyed Susan).
Spotted Lanternfly Traps
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive species that destroy the habitats of many native species by feeding on the sap of trees. To protect these ecosystems from the spotted lanternfly, a team of Scouts and I created 30 spotted lanternfly traps and hung them on trees around the Malcolm E. Nettingham Middle School property. These traps catch lanternfly nymphs without harming the tree or any other animals. Click to learn how to construct a trap for yourself.