Ecology club promotes STEM education

Members of the Ecology Club plant flower seeds March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Native Kansas flowers were planted in order to provide a suitable living area for monarch butterflies and mason bees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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Ecology club promotes STEM education

Members of the Ecology Club paint rocks March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Painted rocks were placed near flowers that were planted in order to help attract monarch butterflies and mason bees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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Ecology club promotes STEM education

Members of the Ecology Club plant flower seeds March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Native Kansas flower seeds were collected from the three pollination stations that were built on base last year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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Ecology club promotes STEM education

A bee box waits to be placed in a tree March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The bee boxes were built with cylinders because the native mason bees prefer circular holes to live in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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Ecology club promotes STEM education

Members of the Ecology Club build bee boxes March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The bee boxes are a man-made substitute for holes that are within the trees. It allows more living space for mason bees to live in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)

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Ecology club promotes STEM education

Published March 21, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Members of the Ecology Club plant flower seeds March 20, 2018, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Native Kansas flowers were planted in order to provide a suitable living area for monarch butterflies and mason bees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker)