ASGC Annual Dinner Event
2026-06-06 15:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Veterans Legacy Woods, 14085 Ravenna Rd, Newbury Township, OH, 44065, United States
ASGC Annual Meeting and Dinner
June 6, 2026
Veterans Legacy Woods, 14085 Ravenna Rd., Newbury Township, OH
Schedule of events:
Nature Walk…………………………3:00pm
Social Hour………………………….4:00pm
Meeting & Awards………………..5:00pm
Dinner…………………………………5:30pm
Guest Speaker…………………….. Jamey Emmert, Avian Education Coordinator with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, presents The Lake Erie Birding Trail.
Caterer: “Vinny’s Italian Kitchen”
Cost: $35 per person.
To RSVP, make check out to Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and mail to:
ASGC Annual Dinner
P.O. Box 391037
Solon, OH 44139

Good Bug - Bad Bug via Zoom
2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:00
Learn about increasing biodiversity in our landscapes to attract more beneficial insects and help control insect pests. We achieve these goals by removing non-native invasive plants, and adding
a variety of native flowers, shrubs and trees that beautify our yards throughout the growing season. More native plants will also attract more butterflies and birds for you to enjoy. You decide what you want it to look like and what plants you prefer. A list of resources will be provided, or you can invite the
team at Nature in My Backyard to help.
Matt Valencic is a Master Gardener of Geauga County and Chair
of the Education Committee of the Audubon Society of Greater
Cleveland.
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.

Butterflying in My Backyard via Zoom
2026-07-08 12:00 - 13:00
Mary Lynn Delfino, a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, became butterfly-obsessed more than a decade ago after discovering two butterflies named after punctuation marks: the Eastern Comma and the Question Mark. For the past 10 years, she has volunteered as a citizen scientist with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s butterfly monitoring program at Terra Vista Natural Study Area. Wherever she goes, she is butterflying, whether in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Costa Rica, Italy, or her Cleveland Heights backyard, where she is on a quest to shrink her lawn and create a habitat where all living creatures can thrive.
In her talk, Butterflying in Your Backyard, Mary Lynn will help participants identify butterflies most commonly seen in yards and natural areas in Northeast Ohio and match them to native plants
butterflies use as nectar sources and hosts for reproduction (so you can add them to your garden, of course!). And although it may be summer, she’ll also discuss simple ways you can prepare your yard this fall to support overwintering butterflies and other invertebrates.
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.
