Just a few months ago, a small spot along the Virginia Aquarium’s Nature Trail next to General Booth Boulevard was a nondescript patch of lawn.
Tens of thousands of seeds and lots of sunshine later, the area is in full bloom, with native grasses and wildflowers drawing in pollinators that are crucial to local ecosystems.
“Our focus here is mostly the insects,” said Brian Roosa, the aquarium’s general supervisor of facilities. “While they’re feeding or collecting the pollen, nectar, things like that, the insects will also fertilize the seeds, so the seeds are viable and ready to go for next year.”…