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Sunday, June 1, 2025
1-4 p.m.
Livingston House | 1792 Graham Rd | Reynoldsburg
Join Reynoldsburg Parks and Recreation for an exciting Nature Adventure Day! Experience the thrill of tree climbing with Common Ground Center. Engage in conversations with local rangers, naturalists, and professionals to discover valuable plant care tips and tricks. Learn about the vital role bugs and bees play in our ecosystem.
Saturday, June 7, 2025
12- 5 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!
JUNE 24, 2025; 6 p.m.
James Bradley Center | Infirmary Mound Park | 4351 Lancaster Road | Granville
Join Meadows for Monarchs Project participants for an engaging panel discussion with representatives from Licking Park District, City of Newark and Ohio Native Concepts to discuss installing and maintaining wildflower meadows and prairie habitats across Licking County. Learn from their experiences—successes, challenges, and best practices—for establishing thriving prairies. Gain valuable tips and tricks, plus get answers to your question about creating high quality plots. Following the discussion, enjoy an optional walking tour of the prairie at Infirmary Mound Park to see habitat restoration in action.
Thursday, June 26th
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Licking County Library - Downtown Newark
Meeting Room A
101 W. Main Street | Newark
Climate change and biodiversity loss are creating existential threats to people and nature. But we can help. In this presentation, you’ll learn about how traditional landscape management is contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss and discover small steps we can all take in our own backyards and communities to steward our landscapes for nature and wildlife.
Book signing & benefit event featuring author Danae Wolfe
June 26, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Ingeborg Flora Co. studio | 771 E. Main Street | Newark
JULY 19, 2025 | Time TBD
Licking County Agricultural Service Building
771 E. Main Street | Newark
Discover the tools, timing, and techniques needed to successfully transform large plots of turf grass or agricultural fields into thriving wildflower meadows for monarchs and other pollinators. Join biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they demonstrate the same habitat restoration methods they employ on thousands of acres across Ohio. This hands-on demonstration will take place on a large patch of turf next to the Licking Soil & Water Conservation District office, which is being restored as pollinator habitat through the Meadows for Monarchs Project.
This event is in conjunction with the Master Gardeners Learning Garden Open House Event.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
6-7 p.m.
Red Barn Reserve at The Dawes Arboretum
7087 Davis Drive | Heath
Join restoration specialists at The Dawes Arboretum to explore prairies at various stages of establishment. Compare how habitats look 1 year, 2 years, and many years after planting, and gain valuable insights into their development over time. This tour offers a unique opportunity to explore the prairie ecosystems firsthand and learn prairie establishment and management best practices.
JOIN US FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
with Dr. Desirée Narango
Saturday, October 4, 2025
12- 5 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 | Carriage Rides | Bounce Houses | Crafts | Pumpkin Painting | + much more!
Artwork by Morgan Seidling, a Pataskala-based artist & Pollinator Pathway supporter.
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 19-25
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
POLLINATOR PATHWAY WEBINAR
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.