Events
MEADOWS FOR MONARCHS PROJECT
Pocket Prairie Site Preparation
Pocket Prairie Site Preparation
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
VIA ZOOM
Ensuring that your planting site is properly prepared and ready for seeds or plants is vital to the success of your pocket prairie or meadow habitat. Join experts from The Dawes Arboretum as we discuss various methodologies and options for site preparation to create your own meadow for monarchs.
LED BY THE DAWES ARBORETUM & SPONSORED BY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
photo by Ian Meske
DINNER & DOCUMENTARY
Insecticides: A License to Kill
Insecticides: A License to Kill
DENISON UNIVERSITY | HUFFMAN DINING HALL PRESIDENTS ROOM
Monday, March 3, 2025
5:30 P.M.
The insect apocalypse is here. For decades, scientists have recorded plummeting insect numbers around the world. The documentary film INSECTICIDES: A LICENSE TO KILL makes a powerful case that neonicotinoids are to blame for this dramatic ecological collapse.
Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner. Film begins at 5:30. Run time: 58 minutes.
MEADOWS FOR MONARCHS PROJECT
Maintaining Your Meadow
Maintaining Your Meadow
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
VIA ZOOM
Learn how to maintain your pocket prairie and meadow habitat for Monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Led by experts at The Dawes Arboretum, this virtual program will discuss various maintenance methods to prevent and manage invasive weeds and maximize monarch habitat for future generations.
LED BY THE DAWES ARBORETUM & SPONSORED BY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
LICKING COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS
Saving Pollinators/Saving Ourselves
Saving Pollinators/Saving Ourselves
22nd Annual Four Seasons of Gardening Conference
Saturday, March 29, 2025
OSU Newark Campus | J. Gilbert Reese Center
1209 University Drive | Newark
8:30am - 3:30 pm
LEARN FROM BEE EXPERT SAM DROEGE
The best place for native bees is in your garden
The best place for native bees is in your garden
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.
NATIVE PLANTS FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE
Creating Pollinator-Friendly, Climate-Resilient Landscapes
Creating Pollinator-Friendly, Climate-Resilient Landscapes
April 9, 2025 | 2 p.m.
Homer Public Library | 385 South Street | Homer
Is your home landscape prepared for the challenges of a changing climate? Learn how to create a beautiful, resilient yard with native trees, shrubs, and perennials. Discover plant choices that not only enhance your landscape but also absorb carbon and support pollinators and local food webs. Presented by Pollinator Pathway of Licking County, this program will explore sustainable landscape design principles, climate-resilient plant options and innovations in sustainable lawn care.
THE DAWES ARBORETUM
Arbor Day Festival
Arbor Day Festival
& SPRING PLANT SALE
Saturday, April 26, 2025
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Dawes Arboretum
7770 Jacksontown Rd | Newark, Ohio
PLANT CHOICES FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE
Creating Climate-Resilient Landscapes
Creating Climate-Resilient Landscapes
April 29, 2025 | 7-8 p.m.
Granville Public Library | 217 E. Broadway
Is your home landscape prepared for the challenges of a changing climate? Learn how to create a beautiful, resilient yard with native trees, shrubs, and perennials that can weather extreme conditions like heavy rains and droughts. Discover plant choices that not only enhance your landscape but also absorb carbon and support pollinators and local food webs. Presented by Go Green Granville and Pollinator Pathway of Licking County, this program will explore sustainable landscape design principles, climate-resilient plant options and innovations in sustainable lawn care.
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
GRANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Plant Swap
Plant Swap
May 4, 2025 | 3-4 p.m.
Granville Public Library | 217 E. Broadway
Is your perennial garden overflowing? Did you start too many native plant or vegetable seeds? Bring your extras to trade with other gardeners. Participants will be able to walk away with one new plant for each one they bring. Plants considered invasive are prohibited from the plant swap. To encourage participants to remove invasive plants & plant native plants, Pollinator Pathway will be offering free native plants at the swap. Please label the plants you bring.
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
POLLINATOR PATHWAY
Cultivating Backyard Habitat for Pollinators in Every Season
Cultivating Backyard Habitat for Pollinators in Every Season
with Dr. Desirée Narango
LICKING PARK DISTRICT
Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor Adventures
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!
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.
LICKING PARK DISTRICT
Harvest Moon Festival
Harvest Moon Festival
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!
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Artwork by Morgan Seidling, a Pataskala-based artist & Pollinator Pathway supporter.
Dates to celebrate
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 30
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