Hiller Park in Biloxi receives new pollinator garden
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- hiller park in biloxi got a new- garden today that will bring- life to the area.
- the mississippi urban forest- council dedicated a - newly established pollinator- garden this - morning at 10 am.
- the 1,400 square foot garden- which is situated in a grassy - wetland swale right next to the- children's splash pad, is - planted predominately with- flowers that provide- nectar or pollen for a range of- pollinating insects.- another benefit of this garden- is it will provide enhanced - treatment of runoff from the- splash pad and adjacent upland- areas, thereby improving water- quality to the nearby back bay- of biloxi.- - "pollinators are on the decline- internationally - really and cerinly in the unite- states and they are very- important to our- gardens our crops, they are - important to the ecosystems we- all love and use so we- need to find ways to supporrt - pollinators wherever we can - cause we have taken - those habitats away from them - and now they are in decline so- we have to replace- those and really try to find- ways to support them."- - - - by next year the garden should- be self sustaining and- will recieve the majority of- it's water from the splash pad- run-- off.-