In the middle of rural Illinois is an open field filled with native wildflowers and other plants that attract pollinators…butting up against a power sub-station.
Surprisingly, that was part of the plan.
Ameren has been planting native pollinator-friendly plant for more than a decade to help attract monarchs, native bees, honeybees , wasps, beetles, and other insects.
In addition to providing a safe haven for those pollinators, the project has another benefit: it helps manage stormwater. Many native plants have much longer root systems than the plant is tall, so they can cut through the soil and create a more absorptive surface for rainwater to keep if from rolling off into storm sewer drains and contributing to localized flash flooding.
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