SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Union County 4-H has partnered with Union County Electric to launch a wildflower planting initiative that will be located beneath the company's newly installed solar arrays.

Union County 4-H youth will plant and establish plants underneath the solar panels, according to a news release. The project will teach members about pollinators' critical role in local ecosystems and how they can create community habitats that are pollinator-friendly.

There will be three phases of the project, including sowing wildflower seeds on site in January and February, cultivating wildflowers under grow lights throughout the spring, and transplanting the flowers outdoors in early summer.

"This solar project will not only benefit our Cooperative, but it will educate people, help th

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