Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

Reap What You Sow via Zoom
2026-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | OH
Saving seeds is an economical and joyful way to renew the beauty of your backyard garden. Participants will learn how to identify various types of seeds, learn when seeds are ready for harvest, and how they can be stored for the following growing season. Join Seed Bank Manager, Kim Lessman, to learn about seed saving best practices in your own backyard.
Kim Lessman is the Seed Bank Manager for Holden Forests & Gardens. Initiated in 2023, the Holden Seed Bank is working to source, collect, and redistribute native seeds of local ecotype to support restoration and reforestation efforts innortheast Ohio.
To join the Zoom presentation please register
www.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs
Nature in My Backyard is administered by Ohio Native Plants with support from
Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland, Shaker Lakes Garden Club
and the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cuyahoga County.

Chagrin River Bird Quest Event
2026-09-11 16:00 - 2026-09-12 18:30 | West Woods Nature Center, 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, OH, 44072, United States
Get your team together and join us for the 12th annual Chagrin River Bird Quest at West Woods Nature Center in Geauga County!
24-hours of birding followed by our famous Celebration! with fresh food, awards for the most birds seen, and prizes just for showing up! What better way to spend a weekend?
Teams are 2 or more, friends, neighbors, family or co-workers. The more the merrier (up to a point!)–more people looking means more birds seen!
Come to the West Woods Friday between 4pm and 6pm to pick up checklists, t-shirts for every team member, and a chance to kibbutz with knowledgeable birding enthusiasts who can tell you where to get started. Guided bird walks are also offered. All free!
Participation is free, but please do register your team. Register HERE.

Fringed Gentian Walk Field Trip
2026-09-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Aurora Audubon Sanctuary, 896 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora, OH, 44202, United States
gCome and visit our treasured fringed gentian patch. Fringed gentian are an uncommon native plant with delicately toothed petals showing an amazing hue of blue. Fringed Gentian are among the last flowers to bloom in our area. Mother Nature may add the more common closed or bottle gentian and ladies tresses (which belong to the orchid family), to our autumn jaunt. Full sunshine will create an unforgettable display! Meet at the Brettschneider/Audubon parking lot on the north side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Rd. in Aurora.
