BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260606T193000 DTSTAMP:20260328T181550Z CREATED:20260328T181550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T181550Z UID:13242-1780758000-1780774200@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:ASGC Annual Dinner Event DESCRIPTION:ASGC Annual Meeting and Dinner \nJune 6\, 2026 \nVeterans Legacy Woods\, 14085 Ravenna Rd.\, Newbury Township\, OH \nSchedule of events: \nNature Walk…………………………3:00pm \nSocial Hour………………………….4:00pm \nMeeting & Awards………………..5:00pm \nDinner…………………………………5:30pm \nGuest Speaker…………………….. Jamey Emmert\, Avian Education Coordinator with the Ohio Division of Wildlife\, presents The Lake Erie Birding Trail. \nCaterer: “Vinny’s Italian Kitchen” \nCost: $35 per person.  \nTo RSVP\, make check out to Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and mail to: \nASGC Annual Dinner \nP.O. Box 391037 \nSolon\, OH 44139 URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/asgc-annual-dinner-event/ LOCATION:Veterans Legacy Woods\, 14085 Ravenna Rd\, Newbury Township\, OH\, 44065\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/vlw-lodge-freedom-13-e1746125035416.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T130000 DTSTAMP:20260602T155015Z CREATED:20260602T155015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T155015Z UID:13282-1781092800-1781096400@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Good Bug - Bad Bug via Zoom DESCRIPTION: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\na 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\nteam at Nature in My Backyard to help.\nMatt Valencic is a Master Gardener of Geauga County and Chair\nof the Education Committee of the Audubon Society of Greater\nCleveland. \nTo join the Zoom presentation please register\nwww.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs \nNature in My Backyard is administered by Ohio Native Plants with support from\nAudubon Society of Greater Cleveland\, Shaker Lakes Garden Club\nand the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cuyahoga County. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/good-bug-bad-bug-via-zoom-2/ CATEGORIES:nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Matt-Valencic..jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T130000 DTSTAMP:20260602T154629Z CREATED:20260602T154629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T154629Z UID:13279-1783512000-1783515600@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Butterflying in My Backyard via Zoom DESCRIPTION: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.\nIn 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\nbutterflies 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. \nTo join the Zoom presentation please register\nwww.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs \nNature in My Backyard is administered by Ohio Native Plants with support from\nAudubon Society of Greater Cleveland\, Shaker Lakes Garden Club\nand the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cuyahoga County. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/butterflying-in-my-backyard-via-zoom/ CATEGORIES:nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Eastern-Tiger-Swallowtail-on-Thistle-opt-e1681745877532.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T130000 DTSTAMP:20260804T192336Z CREATED:20260804T192336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T192336Z UID:13369-1786536000-1786539600@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Some Good Fronds... via Zoom DESCRIPTION:In the Garden with Some Good Fronds: Garden-worthy Native Ferns \nSteve McKee is from Mansfield\, Ohio\, where he served as director of the Richland County Park District for 35 years. He has been interested in ferns for about 50 years\, has studied them in several states and countries\, and has grown over 20 species of native ferns in his Ohio gardens.\nIn his retirement\, Steve still searches for rare ferns in both Ohio and Utah\, where he is a volunteer botanist for Zion National Park.\nSteve’s program will focus on native ferns that you can grow in your Ohio garden. \nTo join the Zoom presentation please register\nwww.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs \nNature 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. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/some-good-fronds-via-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Education,Event,nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Steve-McKee-e1785871397966.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T120000 DTSTAMP:20260803T183234Z CREATED:20260803T183234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T183234Z UID:13367-1786784400-1786795200@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Nature Blitz! Event DESCRIPTION:ATTENTION NATURE NERDS! Join us on Saturday August 15th from 9am – noon for a Nature Blitz at the Novak Sanctuary\, 382 Townline Road\, Aurora. Using the Citizen Science apps iNaturalist\, SEEK\, Pl@ntNet and Merlin\, we will walk the fields and trails to see how many species of flowers\, trees\, shrubs\, grasses\, sedges\, birds and insects we can identify with the help of apps and our volunteer guides. These are free apps you can download to your smart phone now and we will help you learn to use them. Rain date will be Sunday August 16th. Please RSVP to info@clevelandaudubon.org in case we need to contact you due to rain. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/nature-blitz-event/ LOCATION:Novak Sanctuary\, 382 Townline Road\, Mantua\, OH\, 44202\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Event,Field Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/512-5128513_inaturalist-logo-e1640807555942.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T120000 DTSTAMP:20260813T192935Z CREATED:20260708T162601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T192935Z UID:13351-1787994000-1788004800@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Birding Workshop Event DESCRIPTION:Get ready for Bird Quest with this comprehensive birding workshop! Designed for newer birders\, but experienced birders might learn something too! Includes one hour of classroom instruction followed by a guided bird walk in the Novak Sanctuary to practice what you learned! Presented by Matt Valencic. \nFree to all. Register HERE. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/birding-workshop-event/ LOCATION:Education Center\, 382 Townline Rd\, Aurora\,\, OH\, 44202\, United States CATEGORIES:Backyard Naturalist,Education,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Ed-Center-BN.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T130000 DTSTAMP:20260813T192636Z CREATED:20260813T192636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T192636Z UID:13372-1788955200-1788958800@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Reap What You Sow via Zoom DESCRIPTION: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.\nKim 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. \nTo join the Zoom presentation please register\nwww.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs\nNature in My Backyard is administered by Ohio Native Plants with support from\nAudubon Society of Greater Cleveland\, Shaker Lakes Garden Club\nand the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cuyahoga County. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/reap-what-you-sow-via-zoom/ CATEGORIES:Education,nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/kim-lessman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T183000 DTSTAMP:20260813T192820Z CREATED:20260708T160744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T192820Z UID:13346-1789142400-1789237800@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Chagrin River Bird Quest Event DESCRIPTION:Get your team together and join us for the 12th annual Chagrin River Bird Quest at West Woods Nature Center in Geauga County! \n24-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? \nTeams 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! \nCome 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! \nParticipation is free\, but please do register your team. Register HERE. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/chagrin-river-bird-quest-event-3/ LOCATION:West Woods Nature Center\, 9465 Kinsman Road\, Novelty\, OH\, 44072\, United States CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/BQT4-e1783526845950.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T143000 DTSTAMP:20260822T185625Z CREATED:20260822T185625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T185625Z UID:13389-1789909200-1789914600@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Fringed Gentian Walk Field Trip DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/fringed-gentian-walk-field-trip/ LOCATION:Aurora Audubon Sanctuary\, 896 E. Pioneer Trail\, Aurora\, OH\, 44202\, United States CATEGORIES:Field Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Fringed-Gentian.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR