Georgia students and teachers will launch the “Pollinator Census Project” when the new school year begins.
Students will learn about the importance of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Nearly 40 schools from across the state will participate.
This summer, students planted snow flurry asters in their school gardens. They are a ground cover that blooms in the fall and attracts a variety of pollinating insects. Becky Griffin of the University of Georgia Extension says the children will compare the data they gather.
“We’re going to be counting pollinators that land on aster plants that we have provided to the gardens, so everyone will have the same plants they’re working with,” Griffin said.
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