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Plants

Some house plants can be dangerous to pets! To find out which kinds you should avoid scroll through this presentation! Click HERE

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Here are some things you can do to save bees and butterflies in your own backyard:
Plant native wildflowers. Native plants are low maintenance, and provide food that pollinators need. Many common garden flowers often lack nectar or pollen because they have been bred by humans for extra petals or different colors.

Our Top 5 Minnesota Native Picks:
    • Milkweeds – These are the only caterpillar food plants of Minnesota’s State Insect, the Monarch butterfly!  Milkweeds are also a great nectar source for other pollinators.
    • Purple Coneflowers – Bright pink, drought tolerant, and attractive to everything!
    • Black-eyed Susan – Bright yellow, drought tolerant, and an awesome nectar and pollen source for everything!
    • Meadow Blazingstar – This is the preferred plant for Monarch butterflies in late summer and early fall as they load up on energy before migrating to Mexico for the winter.  Tall and rich in nectar, it is also loved by other butterflies and hummingbirds.
    • New England Aster – Bright purple flowers make New England Asters one of the most striking plants of fall.  It is loved by almost all pollinators and is a caterpillar host plant for Crescent butterflies.
Avoid or eliminate pesticides. Some pesticides become absorbed into plants and can kill pollinators months after being applied. Ask your garden store not to sell plants treated with these “neonicotinoid” insecticides.
For more information, go to https://mnzoo.org/conservation/act-wildlife/plant-pollinators/#prettyPhoto

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Water

Water Safety Tips:
  • Always have an adult or lifeguard nearby watching when you are in water
  • Learn how to swim before entering any open bodies of water
  • Enter feet first
  • Don't swim far from your parents
  • Don't swim after eating 

For more water facts click HERE!

Water STEM Experiments:
Walking Water Experiment
Magic Water Experiment
Rainbow in a Jar Experiment


Watch Water Experiments HERE!

For a fun field trip visit your local pool or swim area. Ask a lifeguard about being safe at the beach or pool!