Tagged: Education

Native Plants for Birds & Insects
Rescheduled!

Birds, insects and native plants are inextricably linked in nature.  Whatever happens to one will have an effect on the others.  This talk explains those relationships, then shows you ways to enhance your personal landscape for birds, insects, or just for the beauty of native...

Pop-Up Garden Tour
Self-guided

A cooperative afternoon brought to you by the Nature in my Backyard Program of the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and the Shaker Lakes Garden Club. Four gardens in a closely defined area in Cleveland Heights, Beachwood, and Shaker Heights will be open to our...

Birding Workshop
Program

Novak Education Center 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States

Our annual pre-event Birding Workshop will help you renew your skills or learn new ones in preparation for Bird Quest on September 8-9! (See separate listing. You do NOT have to register for Bird Quest to attend the Birding Workshop.) Classroom work 9:00 – 10:15am...

Raptors of NE Ohio
Program

North Royalton Public Library 5071 Wallings Road, North Royalton, OH, United States

Raptors are birds that get their food by hunting other birds or mammals.  We know them as Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Owls.  Some live here year-round while others visit only during the winter.  Enjoy pictures and natural history of the 19 species typically found in...

Nature in my Backyard
Program

Parma-Snow Library 2121 Snow Rd, Parma, OH

Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County invite you to join us for our 2023 Fall Seminar "Flowers, Trees, Backyards and Bees" Keynote Speaker: Harvey Webster - formerly of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History presenting "Save the World: Nature in My Backyard" Parma-Snow Library Breakfast, Lunch...

Migrating Waterfowl & Winter Birds
Program

Stow-Monroe Falls Library 3512 Darrow Rd, Stow, OH

Meet the waterfowl and songbirds that will be migrating north through NE Ohio in February and March, on their way to breeding grounds in Canada and the arctic circle.

Entangled Life
Special Event

Novak Education Center 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States

Winter is made for reading, especially about nature! The Education Committee invites you to join us in reading Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds by Merlin Sheldrake this winter. We'll gather over warm beverages and snacks at the Novak Education Center to discuss this...

Nature Journaling Workshop
Program

Novak Education Center 382 Townline Road, Aurora, OH, United States

Join us for this special opportunity to begin (or expand) your illustrated nature journal. Guest artist and nature interpreter Carol Agnew will guide this afternoon of discovery and creativity. Participants will experiment with different approaches to observing nature’s details, field sketching and illustration, and creating...

May Day! May Day!
via Zoom

MAY DAY!  MAY DAY! We have lost 3 billion birds in the last 50 years and the decline is continuing …… What is a person to do?? Zoom in on MAY 1 at NOON  to hear….. PLANTING IS FOR THE BIRDS!  A primer for your yard. John...

Wetland Birds
Event

Gates Mills Library 1491 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, OH, United States

Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems that support aquatic AND terrestrial plants and animals.  They provide nesting habitat for many species in the summer and resting/feeding habitat for migrating waterfowl and passerines in spring and fall.  This presentation showcases iconic wetland species like Egrets, Herons, Ibis...