Pollination “party” takes place at Paynetown SRA, July 11

Bloomington, IN: Monroe Lake is celebrating the addition of a new pollinator garden space at Paynetown SRA with a Pollination Party at the Activity Center on Saturday, July 11 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Attendees can check out the new raised beds, planted with native plants, while exploring how to “bee” a friend to pollinators. You can make a bumblebee finger puppet, dissect a flower, play a pollinator matching game, “dance” like a honey bee, pick up activity books, check out wildflower art created by other visitors, and paint flowers on a group mural.

Activities will be spaced to allow for social distancing and attendees are strongly encouraged to wear masks while participating.

The activities are included for free with property admission. The daily entrance fee for Paynetown State Recreation Area, 4850 S. State Road 446, Bloomington, is $7 per vehicle with Indiana license plates ($9 per vehicle with out-of-state plates). Indiana State Park Annual Entrance Permits are also accepted.

Questions about this event should be directed to the Paynetown Activity Center at 812-837-9967 or to Jill Vance, interpretive naturalist, at [email protected].

Cost: Property Entrance Fee is $7 per vehicle with Indiana plates ($9 per vehicle with out-of-state plates)

For more information contact:

Paynetown Activity Center
(812) 837-9967
[email protected]