Come to Flint Ridge for an exciting exploration of the many vernal pools at Flint Ridge! This hands‑on program will introduce participants to the unique and vital world of vernal pools.

Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve
15300 Flint Ridge Road, Glenford, OH

Hosted by Licking County Pollinator Pathway & Licking Land Trust

Join us for an intimate evening of art and conservation as we celebrate the beauty of our local ecosystem. Led by artist Claire Wilson (of Smudge Studio), this workshop invites you to explore the delicate world of native plants and butterflies through watercolor.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you’ll spend the evening capturing the vibrant colors of the species our Pollinator Pathway works so hard to protect.

• When: April 10 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Where: Ingeborg Flora Co. 39 S Park Place, Newark

• Tickets: $60 (All materials provided)

While you paint, enjoy a seasonal spread of hot and iced teas, botanical mocktails, and small bites. It is a chance to relax, sip, and create in a beautiful studio space.

Bobcats are elusive, charismatic, and ecologically important carnivores.  Habitat loss and over-harvesting lead to their extirpation from Ohio by the mid-1800s, but in recent years, they have mounted a comeback.  Beginning in 2015, Project Wild Coshocton (a research team at The Ohio State University at Newark) began documenting the distribution of bobcats in east-central Ohio using trail cameras.  In this presentation, Dr. Shauna Weyrauch will discuss factors that have enabled bobcats to return, their current status in the state, the valuable role they play in ecosystems, as well as efforts underway to improve habitat for bobcats. Join us on April 16 at 5pm at Burton D. Morgan Lecture Hall.

Shauna Weyrauch, Ph.D.

Shauna Weyrauch is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University at Newark, where she teaches courses in biology and humanitarian engineering.  She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology from Wright State University, and her Ph.D. in EEOB from The Ohio State University.  Her research interests lie in applied ecology/conservation biology, with topics ranging from wetland restoration, to the effects of habitat fragmentation, to improving habitat for bobcats by creating artificial den sites.  She co-founded Project Wild Coshocton in 2015, a research program that seeks to document the recovery of Ohio’s bobcat population and learn more about the species’ habitat requirements.

THE DAWES ARBORETUM
Arbor Day Festival

This Arbor Day Festival is an opportunity to learn about and appreciate what Mother Nature provides, and to spend a spring day enjoying the outdoors.  An array of activities and educational displays takes place throughout the day, including tree climbing and kids’ crafts.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

The Dawes Arboretum
7770 Jacksontown Rd | Newark, Ohio