Events
POLLINATOR PATHWAY
Cultivating Backyard Habitat for Pollinators in Every Season
Cultivating Backyard Habitat for Pollinators in Every Season
with Dr. Desirée Narango
The plant species you select for your garden is a critical decision influencing whether wildlife can thrive. In this talk, Dr. Desiree L. Narango will discuss her research evaluating which plant species and traits are best for supporting interactions with pollinating insects and songbirds. She will also provide information and online tools you can use to make informed decisions and contribute to community science.
Dr. Narango is a conservation scientist at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies in White River Junction, VT. Her research program focuses on understanding how global change impacts bird and insect populations and identifying biodiversity conservation solutions in human-dominated habitats. Dr. Narango co-authored the seminal research study (with Doug Tallamy and Peter Marra) which found that Carolina chickadees require a landscape with 70 percent native plants to keep their population steady. She also collaborated with Heather Holm to create the “Soft Landings/Keystone Plants” infographics.
HELP EXPAND MONARCH HABITAT
Collect Milkweed Pods
Drop off milkweed seed pods to Licking Soil & Water Conservation District in October
771 East Main Street, Suite 100
Newark, OH 43055
BE A BOUNTY HUNTER IN YOUR BACKYARD
Bradford Pear "Bounty" Program
Reward offered for removing invasive pear on your property
Bradford Pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) escaped cultivation, forming dense thickets that displace native plants and the pollinators and other wildlife that depend on them. It is now illegal to sell, grow, or plant Bradford pear trees in Ohio. To stop the spread of this harmful invasive plant, Pollinator Pathway launched a Bradford pear "bounty" program which offers a voucher toward a pollinator-friendly native tree for each invasive Bradford Pear tree removed by property owners in Licking County.
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Artwork by Morgan Seidling, a Pataskala-based artist & Pollinator Pathway supporter.
Dates to celebrate
National Seed Swap Day: January 27
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