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Field Museum staff help parish promote native life, plants in garden

Parishioners, parents and youth from Our Lady of Snows Parish, 4810 S. Leamington Ave., came together to plant spring bulbs, weed and install official signs to designate their Seeds of Hope garden and official “Laudato Si’” garden on Sept. 25, 2021. Staff from the Field Museum is helping the parish cultivate native plants and foster a good environment for butterflies and other pollinators. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sylwia prepares to do some weeding. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sammy Salinas digs a new perimeter for the garden. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The volunteers work in the garden. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Johnathan Mondragon spreads mulch. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Field Museum staff Colleen McVeigh, an urban conservation education specialist, and Izabella Redlinski, a conservation ecologist, discuss plans for the garden. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Stanley Rataj, pastor, blesses the volunteers and new addition to the garden. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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