BACKYARD CONSERVATION DAY
Fridays in May
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
RACCOON CREEK FARMS
3351 Raccoon Valley Road | Granville
Join us to help pot up native plants
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
771 E. Main Street | Newark
Backyard Conservation Day: 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Learn more about creating and maintaining a Meadows for Monarchs Project and how to identify seedlings (and common weeds) in a first year meadow.
Plant Sale: 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Discover a great selection of native plants, veggies, garden gifts and crafts.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Infirmary Mound Park
4351 Lancaster Rd. | Granville
Visit the Pollinator Pathway booth for a free native plant!
Food Trucks | Farm Petting Zoo | Rock Climbing | Archery | Bounce Houses | Crafts | + much more!
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Granville Land Lab
2025 Burg Street | Granville
National Seed Swap Day: January 25
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: February 26- March 3
Ohio Native Plant Month: April
Earth Day: April 22
Arbor Day: April 25, 2025
Stewardship Week: April 30-May 7
American Wetlands Month: May
World Bee Day: May 20
National Pollinator Month: June
National Pollinator Week: June 16-22
National Moth Month: July
National Moth Week: July 22- 30
National Public Land Day: Sept 21
World Habitat Day: October 4
Soil Health Week: November 10-16
Wildlife Conservation Day: December 4
Artwork by Morgan Seidling, a Pataskala-based artist & Pollinator Pathway supporter.
David L. Wagner, PhD., is professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton) and seven other books on butterflies and moths.
with author Uli Lorimer
Do straight native species provide more for insects than cultivars? Is genetic diversity crucially important in ecological horticulture? Learn more about the evolving research behind gardening for wildlife from Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture for the Native Plant Trust & author of the Native Plant Primer.
With native bee expert Sam Droege
Author and renowned bee expert Sam Droege takes us on a deep dive into the relationship between native plants and native bees. Discover why native bees are so important and how our landscaping practices impact these keystone species. Learn more about the plants needed by our rarest “specialist” bees who gather pollen from a single family, genus, or even a single plant species, and are most in need of conservation.
with Dr. Desirée Narango
Learn from Dr. Desiree L. Narango about which plant species and traits are best for supporting interactions with pollinating insects and songbirds. A conservation scientist at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies in White River Junction, VT., Dr. Narango's research focuses on understanding how global change impacts bird and insect populations and identifying biodiversity conservation solutions in human-dominated habitats.
Learn about actions we can take at the state and local levels to challenge the use of pollinator-toxic pesticides in our landscapes. Panelists include:
Emily May, Agricultural Conservation Lead with the Xerces Society
Dan Raichel, Director of the Pollinators & Pesticides Initiative with the Natural Resource Defense Council's Nature Program
Dina Brewster, Farmer, founder Northeast Seed Collective
Thursday, February 5, 2026
6:30 PM EST
via Zoom