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Native plants the bee’s knees for pollinators, people
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Coneflower, butterfly weed and spiderwort bloom in the community pollinator garden at Island Lake Elementaryy School. BY SARA MARIE MOORE SHORVIEW EDITOR
In a home garden, native plants preferred by pollinators can go sideby-side with non-native plants. “I’m gradually working in more
native plants,” said Leanne Phinney, Shoreview resident and pollinator gardener, showing off the first May flowers in her yard this spring — Minnesota native trillium, ginger and Jacob’s ladder blooming along with Pacific Coast bleeding heart flowers.
Phinney was an early adopter of native plants in her gardens; she began planting them in the early ’90s, long rendy to save the bees. before it was trendy ity of Shoreview Now that the city SEE POLLINATORS, PAGE 9
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A butterfly seeks a taste of nectar from a flower at Tamarack Nature Center.
June event expected to draw 100 K-9s and handlers BY SHANNON GRANHOLM EDITOR
LINO LAKES — As many as 100 K-9s and their handlers from all over the state and surrounding states — including Wisconsin and North Dakota — will visit Lino Lakes next month to be certified and compete for awards. The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department (LLPSD) will host the U.S. Police Canine Association
(USPCA) Region 12 Patrol Dog 1 (PD1) Certification from June 1618 at various locations throughout the city, including Centennial High School, Centennial Middle School and Lino Lakes Elementary. “A big piece for us was trying to bring in a community event for our city. Our police department tries to do as much as we can to make sure that we are involved with the community, and this is another way
of doing that,” said soon-to-be-retired K-9 handler and LLPSD Officer Pete Noll. Patrol Sergeant Melissa Christensen added, “It will bring a lot of exposure to our city. It gives us the opportunity to showcase Lino Lakes, the parks, schools, the public safety department (fi re and police) and the community support for the public safety department.” The USPCA is the nation’s oldest
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