In 2016, the Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District partnered with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department and Cargill, Inc. on an Earth Day Project and Celebration. The project focused on pollinators and connectivity to the outdoors for students. Student education included provision of soil and water stewardship materials and hands-on outdoor learning experiences. As part of the Earth Day celebration, Battle Ground Elementary and Intermediate School students were engaged in the establishment of a native plant community at the Tippecanoe County Battlefield Park.
The habitat was created to provide benefits to both pollinators and park visitors alike. Many pollinator species are in decline. For example, both monarch butterflies and honeybees have seen significant population declines in recent years. The plants in this habitat provide nectar and pollen that can help bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles and other pollinator species to survive. All plants installed in this habitat are native to Indiana, meaning that these species would have been found locally at the time of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.