BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland - ECPv6.18.3//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: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/ LOCATION:OH 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T150000 DTSTAMP:20260928T160044Z CREATED:20260928T160044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T160044Z UID:13401-1791723600-1791730800@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Fall Color Saunter Field Trip DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spectacular and informative walk with long time member and naturalist\, John Lillich\, to view the scenic Chagrin River Valley put on its “grand finale” of the season. We are fortunate to have this gem of a wildlife sanctuary/state nature preserve to dazzle our senses and always present us with a wildlife surprise! Meet at the parking lot at the end of Skyline Drive off of River Road in Willoughby Hills. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/fall-color-saunter-field-trip/ LOCATION:Hach-Otis Sanctuary\, Skyline Drive\, Willoughby Hills\, OH\, 44094\, United States CATEGORIES:Field Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Valley-from-Hach-06-sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T160817Z CREATED:20260928T160817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T160817Z UID:13403-1791979200-1791982800@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:There's a Fungus Among Us! via Zoom DESCRIPTION:It’s been a wet summer and fall\, and mushrooms seem to be popping up everywhere! But what are all these strange and colorful fungi doing in our yards and gardens? Let’s take a closer look at the mushrooms we’re seeing\, discover why they appear when the weather gets wet\, and uncover the surprising ways fungi help keep soil healthy. From breaking down leaves and other organic matter to recycling nutrients and teaming up with plant roots\, fungi play important roles in our ecosystems\, helping decompose organic matter\, support plant growth\, and keep nutrients moving through the soil. \nJim Chatfield is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist with Ohio State University Extension\, where he has spent decades sharing his passion for plants\, plant health\, and horticulture. Known for his extraordinary teaching ability\, Jim makes even the most complicated horticultural topics fun\, engaging\, and memorable. When he’s not talking plants\, you may find him enjoying one of his other great passions: rock ’n’ roll! \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. \n  URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/theres-a-fungus-among-us-via-zoom/ LOCATION:OH CATEGORIES:Backyard Naturalist,nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Mushrooms-scaled-e1790611675604.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T113000 DTSTAMP:20261025T193053Z CREATED:20261025T193053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T193053Z UID:13426-1794043800-1794051000@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Autumn Leaf Crunch Field Trip DESCRIPTION:Join us for a saunter through the less traveled section of the Novak Sanctuary on the east side of Townline Road. We will pass through fields in transition returning to native species then into the forest which has been undisturbed since the mid-1900s. We will end at the site of our newly constructed Chimney Swift tower which is awaiting the spring migration. Meet at the Novak Sanctuary parking lot on the east side of Townline Road about a mile north of State Route 82 on the Aurora/Mantua border. URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/autumn-leaf-crunch-field-trip/ LOCATION:Novak Sanctuary\, 382 Townline Road\, Mantua\, OH\, 44202\, United States CATEGORIES:Field Trip ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Classic-Autumn-Leaves-Wallp-TLG-e1727188651429.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T200000 DTSTAMP:20261026T150917Z CREATED:20261026T150917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T150917Z UID:13428-1794250800-1794254400@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Owls of Ohio Program DESCRIPTION:Twelve species of owls have been spotted in Ohio. Several are residents\, some are migrants and a few are accidental visitors. Interesting owl trivia will be revealed. Some tips on how\, when and where to spot owls will be shared. (This is a power point presentation and no live owls will be exhibited) URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/owls-of-ohio-program-2/ LOCATION:Brookpark Library\, 6155 Engle Road\, Brook Park\, OH\, 44142-2198 CATEGORIES:Backyard Naturalist ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/snowyowl-file-sm.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T130000 DTSTAMP:20261025T192754Z CREATED:20261025T192754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261025T192754Z UID:13423-1794398400-1794402000@clevelandaudubon.org SUMMARY:Meadows of NE Ohio via Zoom DESCRIPTION:When European settlers first arrived in Ohio\, they found a land that was 98% forested and rich in wetlands. Gardeners of today know\, however\, that a number of our native flowers and grasses prefer sunny\, drier conditions. These include meadow species like little bluestem and nodding wild onion. What were the natural factors that allowed these plants to colonize our area and persist to the present day? This presentation examines meadow communities of northeast Ohio\, with an emphasis on their origin\, characteristic plant species\, and ecological significance. \nDave Tomashefski co-owns Meadow City Native Plant Nursery in Cleveland\, where he is head of educational programming. Prior to Meadow City\, Dave worked at the Soil\, Water and Environmental Lab at Ohio State\, where he also earned his M.S. in Environment and Natural Resources. He is a lifelong nature lover\, having grown up birdwatching in Lakewood. His gift is finding the perfect plant for everyone! \n\nTo join the Zoom presentation please register\nwww.natureinmybackyard.ohionativeplants.org/programs URL:https://clevelandaudubon.org/event/meadows-of-ne-ohio-via-zoom/ LOCATION:OH CATEGORIES:Backyard Naturalist,Education,nonASGC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://clevelandaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DaveTomashefski-e1792956412859.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR