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Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month
Apr 22, 2025 6:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterSelecting Native Plants for Our Landscapes Understanding the natural condition of our landscape is the most important consideration for success as we reintroduce native plants into our garden designs. Selecting the right plant for the existing conditions makes establishment easier and will have a better outcome. We will discuss plant selection based on soil disturbance…
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Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month
Apr 15, 2025 6:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterNative Woody Plants You Should Know This talk will cover native plants that perform well in the landscape that are under-utilized or under appreciated. Speaker Bio: Paul Snyder is Operations Manager at Secrest Arboretum, where he oversees garden maintenance, plant production, education, plant records, and the volunteer program which includes the Secrest Master Gardeners. He’s…
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Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month
Apr 12, 2025 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterNative Plants for Birds, Insects and Biodiversity Birds, insects and native plants are inextricably linked in nature. Whatever happens to one will have an effect on the others. This talk explains those relationships then shows you ways to enhance your personal landscape for birds, insects, or just for the beauty of native plants. Lots of…
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Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month
Apr 05, 2025 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterOutdoor Mindfulness: Presence with Place How many seeds can one plant before the mind starts wondering? Can you walk the same trail and see it anew each time, with each step? What will you notice about the relationships in nature? In this session we cultivate present awareness through mindfulness practices aimed at deepening our connection…
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Restoring Ecological Services With Native Plants
Apr 15, 2023 12:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
A part of our free Come Grow with Us Series. Learn about your garden’s potential to help the planet and how to use that as a framework for selecting native plants, including important considerations for getting the look and visitors you want. Presentation by Jen Johnson with Native Roots. Sonia Bingham and Jen Johnson formed…
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The Harms Of Exotic, Invasive Plants On Our Ecosystem
Apr 29, 2023 12:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
A part of our free Come Grow with Us Series. Join us for a talk about various exotic, invasive plants, trees, shrubs, and insects that our Director of Forestry encounters in Ohio. Learn how to identify them and about their effect on the environment. Find out about options for controlling these invasives. Presentation by Adam…
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