NATIVE PLANT SALE
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
9 a.m. - 12 noon: Program
12- 12:30: picnic lunch
Granville Land Lab | Granville Intermediate School
2025 Burg Street | Granville
*meet at shelter house near Granville Intermediate School playground*
Free. Registration Required.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join Pollinator Pathway for a morning at the Land Lab, a ~100-acre prairie and outdoor learning space just steps from Granville Intermediate School. This event explores how schools and other campuses can create living classrooms and contribute to community science.
Tour the Land Lab
Award-winning environmental science educator Jim Reding will lead guided tours through prairie, wetlands and other restored habitat, sharing the story behind this nationally-recognized space and the students and partnerships who helped make it happen.
Contribute to Community Science with iNaturalist
Learn to identify and document plants, pollinators and other wildlife using iNaturalist. Dr. Karen Goodell, professor of ecology at The Ohio State University at Newark and one of Ohio's foremost experts on native bees will share how to use this powerful tool to learn about the natural world while contributing to scientific research.
Connect & Collaborate
The morning program concludes with an optional BYO picnic lunch and networking at the Land Lab shelter house, overlooking the prairie.
This event is designed for school administrators, teachers, facilities leaders, Meadows for Monarchs Project participants, and friends of Pollinator Pathway at Otterbein Granville. Anyone passionate about conservation and outdoor learning is welcome.
AGENDA
9:00 – 9:10 a.m: Welcome & Opening Remarks, Susan King, Pollinator Pathway
9:10- 9:25: History of Granville Land Lab, Jim Reding, Environmental Science teacher
The vision and evolution of the Granville Land Lab
How land lab supports conservation, student engagement, and community partnerships
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Small Group Concurrent Session Rotation #1
Group A: Get a guided tour of the Granville Land Lab led by Jim Reding, Granville High School Environmental Science Teacher & Granville students & learn more about:
Student-led conservation projects
Outdoor classrooms, research plots and curriculum integration
Food forest, pocket forest, bat conservation… and GOATS
Group B: Use iNaturalist for community science & biodiversity monitoring, led by Dr. Karen Goodell, Ecologist & native bee specialist at the Ohio State University at Newark & learn more about:
How to use iNaturalist for identifying plants and pollinators in your meadow, land lab or yard
Why community science is important & how scientists utilize iNaturalist data
How to record biodiversity in Meadows for Monarchs Project plots, campus-based land labs and natural areas using iNaturalist
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Small Group Concurrent Session Rotation #2
(Groups switch sessions)
11:30 a.m. - 12 noon Group Discussion
Reflections & sharing ideas across schools and community projects
Challenges and successes in creating land labs and pollinator habitats
Resources and partnership opportunities
12:00 p.m. Picnic Lunch at the Shelter House (Optional)
Guided discussion, informal networking and continued conversation in the shelter house. Pack a lunch & continue the conversation in picnic space overlooking the prairie and wetlands.
Jim Reding is an environmental science teacher at Granville High School who helped to create and actively maintains the Granville Land Lab. He specializes in project-based environmental education and student-led conservation projects.
Dr. Karen Goodell is a professor at Ohio State University Newark, in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology. She specializes in plant-pollinator interactions, especially focusing on native bees.
WHAT TO BRING, WEAR & PREPARE
Please download the iNaturalist app & create an account prior to the event if you don't have one already.
Participants should plan to be outdoors walking through prairie and meadow areas. We recommend the following:
Sunscreen
Water bottle
Insect repellent
Hat
Comfortable closed-toe shoes suitable for uneven terrain
Light-colored clothing.
Long pants and socks are encouraged.
Please bring a reusable water bottle
Packed/picnic lunch.
Picnic table seating will be available at the shelter house overlooking the Land Lab.
