(Note: you can watch videos of some of our past programs on our YouTube channel.)
Garlic Mustard Pull at Irwin Prairie (stewardship event)
Date: Tues, May 14, 2024
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve, 9987 W. Bancroft St., Holland, OH
Join us for our first Blue Week event for 2024! We’ll be helping DNAP staff and ONAPA staff remove invasive garlic mustard from Irwin Prairie State Nature preserve.
Please note that there are no on-site restrooms, but there are restrooms at nearby Secor Metropark.
Please RSVP for this event here and fill out the ODNR volunteer form if you have not done so this year.
Trek the Burn Breaks (hike)
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: See below for carpool instructions
Our second event for Blue Week 2024 will be Trek the Burn Breaks at Lou Campbell State Nature Preserve. We’ll join DNAP staff on a hike to learn about the importance of prescribed fire and the preparation leading up to the burns.
Parking is limited, so we’ll meet at Kitty Todd Nature Preserve and carpool to Lou Campbell. Meet at Kitty Todd (10420 Old State Line Road, Swanton, OH) prior to the carpool.
Please RSVP for this event here.
Wild Ones Family Walk: The Forest is With You!
Date: Tues, June 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
Location: Wildwood Metropark
Join Kim High and take a walk along the river to explore its habitat while engaging in light-hearted activities that show how nature ‘has our back!’ This program promises a balanced blend of fun facts about floodplain wildlife communities and imaginative ways to tap into the healing elements of nature. For the adults in the group, Kim will provide follow up resources on the lifelong benefits of Forest Therapy.
This program is limited to 18 people, and reservations are required by calling Kim at 419-705-2203. She will then call you back to confirm and give further details about the meeting location. Depending on the interest level we may add an additional hike date.
Kim High has 40+ years of experience teaching about local natural areas and is a trained herbalist and Certified Forest Therapy Guide. She currently offers programs through her own project– Nature By High. To learn more or be on her email list for program offerings, contact her at kimhigh0918@gmail.com.
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You can find more information about programs in our chapter newsletter and on our Facebook page.
Wild Ones Oak Openings Region (NW Ohio & SE Michigan) 