Volunteers Karen Flanagan, left, and Mary Emmett spread mulch Saturday at the Jennings Environmental Education Center in Brady Township.

BRADY TWP — Members of a volunteer group supporting the area's state parks spent some time over the weekend at Jennings Environmental Education Center planting blazing stars, the park's signature purple flowering plant, where they can be seen by people, especially those who might have a difficult time seeing them elsewhere.

The Moraine, McConnells Mill and Jennings Commission (3MJC) planted blazing stars and many other native plants at the Prairie Gateway Gardens for people with disabilities who might not be able to walk to the prairie to see the plants growing in their natural environment.

This is an excerpt from a story that appears in Monday's Butler Eagle.