Program Calendar

August 2025

Midwest Native Plant Conference

August 1-3, 2025 • 8:00am - 8:00pm Eastern •Bergamo Center, 4400 Shakertown Rd, Beavercreek,  OH 45430

Mark your calendars for annual conference.  This year's keynote speakers lined up include:  Neil Diboll, Prairie Ecologist and owner of Prairie Nursery; Heather Holm, with a focus on Wasps; and, Bill Finch of Paint Rock Forest Research Center on native plants in a climate crisis.  There will be breakout sessions covering a variety of topics and walks on the grounds on Friday and Saturday.  On Sunday, the conference will end with field trips to some exceptional habitats and gardens. https://midwestnativeplants.org/more-events/

Managing Meadows for Maximum Diversity

August 28, 2025 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern • Pine Hill Park, Crall Woods,263 Township Road 16-1, Greenwich, OH 44837 

Registration deadline Is 8/22/25

There will be a focus on managing and Improving existing upland habitat.  This is a great showcase project for people curious about the effects of prescribed fire or for people considering projects more suited ot the "ala carte" nature of hte EQIP program.   Snacks will be provided.  

September 2025

Rain Gardens

September 15, 2025 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern • Source Point, 800 Cheshire Rd., Delaware, OH  43015

Nora Hiland and Susan DeVol will discuss ideas, strategies and practices for creating a rain garden.

Invasives and Woodland Management

September 10, 2025 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern • Ohio State University Mansfield, 100 Ovalwood Hall, 1760 University Drive, Mansfield, OH 44906

Registration fee:  $10; deadline:  September 5, 2025

This workshop will cover some common invasive plants that woodland owners have to deal with. We will talk invasive species control and how to still implement some woodland management practices in a woods that has invasive species challenges.

Seed Saving

September 15, 2025 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm Eastern • Marion County Public Library, 445 E. Church Street, Marion, OH  43302

Delaware County Master Gardener Cathy Pickrel will make a presentation on seed saving as an introduction to the Marion County Library's new Seed Library.

The Future of Ohio's Woodslands is in Our Hands

September 19, 2025 • 9:00am - 3:00pm Eastern • Ohio State University Extension Hocking County, Savage Tree Farm, 1052 Dixon Mill Road, Chillicothe, OH  45601

Registration deadline:  September 12, 2025

Learn about the on-going efforts to improve the woodland and habitats on the Jim Savage Tree Farm. A maor focus is on managing the property for songbird diversity.  Learn about the on-going diversity study Caroline Savage is conducting in partnership with Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture.  Observe the results of prescribed fire and shelterwood harvesting to regenerate oak.  Visit tree planting, pollinator and native grassland areas to learn about establishment and maintenance practices.

ArborFest

September 20, 2025 • 10:00am - 2:00pm Eastern • Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main Street, Westerville, OH

Enjoy tree-climbing, limb walking/swinging, bucket truck rides, paper making, and stump painting.  Learn from the City's expert arborists and meet with local vendors about trees and the environment.  Find environmental and educational vendors, along with opportunities to purchase native trees and plants.  Free admission.

Help Us Keep Oaks in Our Future

September 26, 2025 • 10:00am - 4:00pm Eastern • Hepatica Falls Tree Farm, 79475 Freeport-Tippecanoe Rd., Tipecanoe, OH  44699
Registration Deadline:  September 19, 2025

The Ohio Woodland Stewards and A Day in the Woods programs elcome you to a field day all about oak forest management.  This program is hosted by Randy and Koral Clum at their Hepatica Falls Tree Farm.  Participates will leave this workshop with strategies and knowledge about how to manage oaks on their property for multiple objectives, including healthy forests, diversity, timber production, and wildlife habitat creation,.  This workshop will be outside.

Fall Foliage Open House at Arboretum North

September 28, 2025 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern • Arboretum North, Behind the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, 43210

Mark your calendars!  More information coming soon.  Have you ever visited Arboretum North, Chadwick Arboretum's largest garden site?  Join us for a family-friendly Open House exploring this hidden gem on campus that includes a lake, picnic area, 1000 native trees, a "net zero" tiny house, and more.