Rebecca Carrillo is an Environmental Science and Policy student at Clark University in Worcester, and an intern at Grow Native Massachusetts through Clark’s Barth Summer Internship scholarship funded by the Theodore Barth Foundation. A Master Naturalist and native plant enthusiast from San Antonio, Texas, she is excited to continue to learn more about the native plants of Massachusetts this summer.

Native Plants Bee-long Here: How to Create a Pollinator Garden

June 15, 2022

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Native Plants Bee-long Here: How to Create a Pollinator Garden