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Solar Pollinator Habitat

We combined renewable energy with native plants at Armco Park! Upon entering the park, head towards the boat docks.  


To see how much power the solar panels are currently generating, click here! 

Solar Pollinator Discovery Trail

Take a walk through our Pollinator Trail


1. Welcome Kiosk

2. Pollinators are Necessary for Life

3. Helping Pollinators at Home

4. The Great Monarch Migration

5. Solar Power + Pollinator Habitat

6. Sunlight to Energy

7. Greener Energy = Cleaner Air

Videos

Welcome to the new Solar Pollinator Habitat Discovery Trail

Sep 13, 2020.  Ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Discovery Trail at Armco Park Solar Pollinator Habitat with WC Park Board President Jeff Blazey

Native Plants at Armco Park Solar Pollinator Habitat

Sept 13, 2020. Melissa Proffitt, Education & Communication Specialist with WC Soil & Water Conservation District talks about the importance of native plants to pollinators

Solar Power + Pollinator Habitat—a perfect match

Sep 14, 2020. WC Park Board President Jeff Blazey along with Jim Yockey from Rocknoll Energy talk with OCVN Dianna Kenneally and Naturalist Shannon Pennington about combining solar panels with a pollinator garden.

Solar Power and Green Energy at Armco Park

Sep 14, 2020. Jim Yockey from Rocknoll Energy talks with OCVN Dianna Kenneally talk about the solar panel array at Armco Park and why it is so important.




Virtual Walk Through the Armco Park Solar Pollinator Habitat Discovery Trail

Sept 14, 2020. Naturalist Shannon Pennington and OCVN Dianna Kenneally take our first virtual tour of the new trail stopping to see some beautiful wildflowers and pollinators along the way.

Monarch butterflies at the Armco Park Solar Pollinator Discovery Trail

Sept 24, 2020. Naturalist Shannon talks about Monarch butterflies and their great migration.

Fox 19 NOW news clip on the WC Armco Park Solar Pollinator Habitat Discovery Trail

Oct 15, 2020. Reporter Ashley Smith interviews Staff Naturalist Shannon Russell Pennington, OCVN Dianna Kenneally, and Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District Education Specialist Melissa Proffitt about the new Solar Pollinator Habitat Discovery Trail at Warren County Armco Park.




Thank you to the following organizations

Grateful for their help, advice & funding for this project!

THANK YOU!

  Special thanks to Dianna Kenneally, Melissa Proffit, Shannon Pennington, Dave Woehr, and Bill Lindauer for their leadership and expertise.

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