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 | OH
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 | OH
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.

Some Good Fronds... via Zoom
2026-08-12 12:00 - 13:00 | OH
In the Garden with Some Good Fronds: Garden-worthy Native Ferns
Steve 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.
In his retirement, Steve still searches for rare ferns in both Ohio and Utah, where he is a volunteer botanist for Zion National Park.
Steve’s program will focus on native ferns that you can grow in your Ohio garden.
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.

Nature Blitz! Event
2026-08-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Novak Sanctuary, 382 Townline Road, Mantua, OH, 44202, United States
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.

Birding Workshop Event
2026-08-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Education Center, 382 Townline Rd, Aurora,, OH, 44202, United States
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.
Free to all. Registration will open August 1.

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. Registration opens on our website on August 1.
