Licking County Ohio Gardening Meetup

Hosted by Penn State

Native Tree and Shrub Species Overview and Q&A
July 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

ABOUT THE LIVE WEBINAR

Transform your yard into a thriving habitat for wildlife while supporting cleaner, healthier waterways—one native plant at a time. Planting native trees and shrubs not only enhances biodiversity but also plays a vital role in improving local stream health and water quality. In this interactive webinar, a Penn State Extension Urban Forester and Master Watershed Stewards will guide you through selecting the right species for your unique landscape conditions. You’ll also learn more about the carefully curated selections available in this year’s Annual Native Tree and Shrub Fundraiser, helping you make informed choices that benefit both your backyard and the broader environment.

WHEN

July 10, 2025
(6:00 PM-7:30 PM ET)

Register By: July 10, 2025
This event is free of charge.

Participants are encouraged to submit questions for the webinar in advance and to help make the right tree and shrub selections for your property.

Moth Night with Butterfly Ridge
Friday,
July 11, 2025

Join Chris Kline from Butterfly Ridge for an evening learning about and identifying our nocturnal pollinating friends, the moths!! The program lasts a few hours, but you can leave on your own schedule.

Free! Registration not required.

Christopher Kline’s interest in butterflies began in 1997 when he began tagging Monarch butterflies in Indiana. Since 1997, he has tagged thousands of Monarchs, co-founded the Central Arizona Butterfly Association, and founded the Southwest Monarch Study.

He has also served as the Butterfly Specialist at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus, Ohio.

He now is the Director of Butterfly Ridge Butterfly Conservation Center in Rockbridge, Ohio where he and his wife have converted 21 acres of fields and forests into butterfly friendly habitats and have quintupled the butterfly population in the process.

He has authored several books including A Field Guide to Tropical Butterflies of American Conservatories, Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants, Butterfly Rider, Moths of Butterfly Ridge, and the Beginner’s Guide to Mothing.

8:45PM - 11:30PM
Location: Arena Area, Infirmary Mound Park

Note Construction on 37 this summer- the road is closed south of the Park entrance but GPS should re-route you.
You can get to the park directly from the North/Granville side - there are “no thru traffic” signs but you can go around them to the park entrance.

As for accessing the park. INFIRMARY MOUND PARK IS OPEN DURING S.R. 37 DETOUR. Per the Ohio Department of Transportation, beginning Monday, June 2 (and for 120-days), motorists will NOT be able to access Infirmary Mound Park from the south on S.R. 37. Motorists will be unable to access S.R. 37 from Union Station Road or Hayes Road.

At the request of ODOT, please follow the route below to get to Infirmary Mound Park (4351 Lancaster Rd., Granville, OH 43023). If traveling from intersection of S.R. 37 & I-70:
Travel east on I-70
Exit at S.R. 79
Travel north on S.R. 79
Merge onto S.R. 16 west
Travel west on S.R. 16
Exit at S.R. 37 (Granville exit)
Travel south on S.R. 37, beyond James Road to park entrance

If traveling from areas west of S.R. 37:
Travel east on S.R. 16
Exit at S.R. 37 (Granville exit)
Travel south on S.R. 37, beyond James Road to park entrance

However, you can access the park from the south on a shorter route. Take 37 to Beaver Run. Turn right and then turn left on Canyon Rd. Follow Canyon to James and take a left.

Hosted by Licking Land Trust

Naturalist Series: Invasive Species
Control at the Denison Bioreserve

Saturday, July 12, 9-11 am

Meet at the Anderson Field House.

Led by Dr. Andy McCall, Denison University, Dept. of Biology