Saturday hike set to visit Pollinator Field at Forest Hill

The seventh hike by the Putnam Parks and Pathways will take place Saturday, Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Forest Hill Cemetery Pollinator Field in Greencastle.

A pollinator habitat on the northwest side of Forest Hill Cemetery is emerging after an initial planting in 2018. The project was a collaboration of Quail Forever, the City of Greencastle and Putnam County Soil and Water.

The area offers a quiet, relaxing place to walk and enjoy the flowers and the wildlife the flowers attract.

Guides will be John Garner and Jason Keeney.

Hikers will meet at the covered bridge in the center of the field. Besides hiking the area the group will talk about starting a planting on their property. Activities will include seed collection and plant and insect identification.

During the walk, seeds will be collected and spread to areas of the field that have fewer flowers.

If monarch butterflies have not flown south to Mexico, there will be nets available to catch and then tag the butterflies.