September Pollinator News

You are invited to join the Pollinator News Blog and participate in this movement to support Monarch Butterflies, at-risk pollinators and the ecosystems that need the native plants that we can all include in the landscapes we manage, large and small.

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Can You Dig It!

There are still a few tickets left for the Can You Dig It! event October 2nd.
Can You Dig It! is a native plant sharing event. Bring your own shovel (or borrow mine) and a container to gently thin my pollinator garden. Bring a plant to share if you like. Donations to the non-profit, WebbedFoot Designs, are welcome but not required.

Registration is free but required. There are a limited number of tickets. Register HERE

Collect seeds of prairie plants for your garden October 1

Prairie Seed Collecting - October 1, 10 am: Here is your chance to try your hand at growing native prairie plants. Visitors to the free Saturday event may collect all the seeds they want from Denny’s Tallgrass Prairie and learn how to establish their own prairie gardens. Several prairie specialists will be on hand to answer questions and help identify various species of prairie plants.

Participants should bring hand pruners, and containers such as paper bags in which they can deposit and label the seeds they collect.

This “free to the public event" takes place at Denny’s Tallgrass Prairie which is a 20-plus acre prairie located in Knox County about 45 minutes north of Columbus. The street address is 6021 Mt. Gilead Road (SR95) Fredericktown, Ohio. From the junction of Interstate 71 and State Route 95, follow SR95 east just under 5 miles to the Knox County Line Just about 20 feet beyond on the North side of SR95 is the driveway where there will be an ONAPA events sign directing participants up the drive to the designated parking area.

​There is no limit on the number of participants, but we recommend participants sign up so that in case the events needs to be cancelled for any reason, we can let you know in advance. To register, email guydenny@centurylink.net. 

Free Webinar Series through Ohio State University
Pollinator Habitat 101: and introduction and refresher

October 14: Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware
Pollinators’ Best Hope: A New Approach to Pollinator Habitat That Starts in Your Yard

October 21: Harland Patch, Penn State University
Creating Pollinator Gardens: the Role of Plant Choice and Design

October 28: Heather Holm, Author and Biologist
Creating and Managing Habitat for Native Bees

November 4: Matthew Shepherd, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Deciding To Create A Pollinator Garden Is The Easy Step – What To Do Next?

November 11: Shana Byrd, The Dawes Arboretum
Getting Started with Wildflower Patches, Flower Strips, and Meadows

More details and registration HERE.

Native Plant and Seed Sales

Friends of Heights Park Native Plant Sale
When: Saturday, September 24 | 10am-3pm
Where: Forest Hill Presbyterian Church | 3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH
Learn More: here

West Creek Conservancy Native Plant Sale
When: Sunday, September 25 | 10am-2pm
Where: Watershed Stewardship Center | 2277 W Ridgewood Dr, Parma, OH 44134
Learn More: You can pre-order plants for pickup on the 25th by visiting the providing nursery, Plant It Native, website here, or you can just drop in the day of the sale. Selections available while supplies last!

Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District Seed Packet Sale
When: All year!
Where: Orders can be placed on their website here or by calling (216) 524-6580 ext. 1005
Learn More:  here

Summit SWCD & Ohio Prairie Nursery Seed Packet Sale
When: All year!
Where: Orders can be placed on the OPN website here. Be sure to use code summitswcd10 at checkout for 10% off!
Learn More: here

Lake Soil & Water Conservation District Backyard Restoration Sale
When: Orders must be placed by October 21 | Order pickup November 8
Where: Order pickup will be at 125 E. Erie St., Painesville, OH 44077
What: Do you have a lot of land that needs planting? Is your backyard stream or lakefront eroding? Check out these live stakes, native seed mixes, and cover crop seeds designed to help you restore your landscape.
Learn More: here