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NewsJune 6, 2022

A bumblebee diving head first covering itself in pollen from a Prickly Pear Cactus plant at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Center's Garden Walk on Saturday.
A bumblebee diving head first covering itself in pollen from a Prickly Pear Cactus plant at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Center's Garden Walk on Saturday.
Common Milkweed plant rooted, soaking up the sun in the ground outside of the Conservation Center.
Common Milkweed plant rooted, soaking up the sun in the ground outside of the Conservation Center.
Bees crawling on the Common Yarrow plant outside the Conservation Center.
Bees crawling on the Common Yarrow plant outside the Conservation Center.
A rabbit walking through the plants outside the Conservation Center on the Garden Walk.
A rabbit walking through the plants outside the Conservation Center on the Garden Walk.
A bumblebee searching for pollen among a group of Purple Poppy Malllow Plants at the Conservation Center.
A bumblebee searching for pollen among a group of Purple Poppy Malllow Plants at the Conservation Center.
A bumblebee searching for pollen in the White Wild Indigo plant during the Conservation Center's Garden Walk on Saturday.
A bumblebee searching for pollen in the White Wild Indigo plant during the Conservation Center's Garden Walk on Saturday.
Conservation Center's Jamie Koehler showing off  the Shining Blue Star plant at the Garden Walk on Saturday.
Conservation Center's Jamie Koehler showing off the Shining Blue Star plant at the Garden Walk on Saturday.
Conservation Center's Jamie Koehler talks to attendee Kay Kenner about the plants surrounding the Coservation Center.
Conservation Center's Jamie Koehler talks to attendee Kay Kenner about the plants surrounding the Coservation Center.
A butterfly lands on the side of a Marsh Milkweed plant at the Conservation Center.
A butterfly lands on the side of a Marsh Milkweed plant at the Conservation Center.
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A bumblebee crawling on a Wild Bergamot plant searching for pollen on the Garden Walk.
A bumblebee crawling on a Wild Bergamot plant searching for pollen on the Garden Walk.
Ants crawling on the inside of Showy Evening Primrose plant on the Garden Walk.
Ants crawling on the inside of Showy Evening Primrose plant on the Garden Walk.
A Showy Evening Primrsoe plant found through walking outside the Conservation Center on the Garden Walk.
A Showy Evening Primrsoe plant found through walking outside the Conservation Center on the Garden Walk.
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