Events

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

April is Native Plant Month. Join Shari Bowers of Wild Ones for a discussion of Doug Tallamy's book Nature's Best Hope. After the discussion there will be a brief presentation on Wild Ones including future programming and events. There will be a native plant seedling giveaway while supplies last. 

You can pick up a copy of the book for discussion at the front desk or utilize one of our digital collections!https://www.bellevue.lib.oh.us/calendar

Join us in celebrating Earth Day! There will be fun for the whole family, including kids crafts, live animals, informative displays, food trucks, retail vendors, free face painting, the Ohio Wildlife Youth Art Show, GIVEAWAYS, and so much more! Osborn MetroPark, 3910 Perkins Ave., Huron. This is a FREE event! This event will happen rain or shine.

Coffee and Conversation: Ohio Native Plant Month,

- Book discussion of Doug Tallamy's, Nature Best Hope 

-Presented by Shari Bowers Wild Ones Ohio Islands to Inland
https://www.sanduskybookbar.com/

- Native plant seedling giveaway

- Raffle of books honoring the native plant movement (e.g. Braiding Sweetgrass) **entry to raffle provided upon purchase of non-alcoholic beverage of choice

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!