MUNCIE, Ind. – With the Spring vernal equinox comes the first day of Spring and the Rinard Orchid greenhouse hosted an event to educate the public on how it influences the community.
This past weekend, they had various memorable games, free chair yoga and various hands-on activities to show off the environmental changes to the community.
Erica Oliver, an environmental educator at Ball State, helped organize and lead a majority of these events and planned to inform the community about what is changing in the environment.
“Our song birds are coming back from migration, the honey bees are more active in the beehive, they are aware the flowers are out there and they are bringing in pollen and nectar during those warm days,” said Oliver. “So we wanted to create a bunch of activities to help all of them just understand those changes better and how they are influenced by light and not necessarily by temperature,” Oliver said.
This was just one of many events that the Rinard Orchid greenhouse hosts. They plan to hold at least one event every single month with different themes to encourage people of all ages to go. All events are free and open to the public
If you are interested in learning more about future events held at the greenhouse, you can check out their Instagram page @bsufseec
Contact Wyatt Maher with comments Wyatt Maher
