Conservation
Grant for Butterworth Pollinator Garden
The Butterworth Park Pollinator Garden officially opened on June 12th 2023. A brief ceremony was attended by four members of the Township Committee, the Township Administrator, members of the EC, and some township residents.
The garden provides critical habitat to insect pollinators facing severe population decline. It contains a wide variety of native perennial herbaceous plants that will bloom at different times of the year:
- Amsonia hubrichtii (Hubricht's bluestar)
- Anemone candensis (Canada anemone)
- Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
- Hypericum prolificum (Shrubby St. John's Wort)
- Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
- Penstemon digitalus (Foxglove Beardtongue)
- Rudbeckia fulgida (Blackeyed Susan)
- Symphyotrichum novae angliae (New England Aster)
- Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)
- Zizia aurea (Golden Alexander)
The Butterworth Pollinator Garden also includes a short path, a bat-house on a 10-foot post, and informational signage for visitors to the garden.