College senior advocates for native plants

Goshen College student Hannah Guthrie show s the signage she created with information on the transformation of the Fishing Line Trail and the native ecosystem near the Gene-Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Rome City. Her educational wildflower display is her college capstone project.

ROME CITY — Spring is the time of college capstone projects, and Goshen College sustainability major Hannah Guthrie chose a project in her hometown, Rome City.

Guthrie selected an educational wildflower project. The signage she created to share information about native plants is on the Fishing Line Trail near the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site.

"Her final project consisted of adding a sign on the Fishing Line Trail near the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site with information on the transformation of the path and the importance of developing native ecosystems," said Noble Trails board president Dr. Terry Gaff.

"My goal was to get the community more engaged in their native environment and grow their place-based connections so that the community would have a deeper connection to the place we call home and be more inclined to protect it," said Guthrie about her project.

A second part of her project was to create plantable seed paper that was shared with guests of the Wildflower Walk on April 21 at Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site.

"Guests learned about Hannah's work and got the chance to make their own paper or take a sample with an informational flyer on it," said Northern Regional Director Tiffany Parker of Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site and Limberlost State Historic Site. "Knowing that the seeds she selected will be taken home to continue the impact of native plants in our area reinforces the importance of natives and gives people a small glimpse into the impact they can make on an area."

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