The former Staten Island landfill site will receive 50,000 native violets through a federally-funded restoration project. The two-year initiative transforms the world’s once-largest landfill into pollinator habitat for monarch butterflies and bees. Scientists will monitor ecosystem development as the 2,200-acre site continues its transformation into Freshkills Park.
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