There’s a reason for falling leaves. It might look like the colorful beginning of the end (winter) to many, but like the three other seasons in Ohio, fall is just a necessary transition to the next. If spring is the “growing” season, fall is more than just harvest season; it’s the “replenishing” season.
That means we don’t just take things out of the fields or gardens. What’s left behind is important to native plants and animals, which depend on these cycles for survival.
Before you send the kids out with rakes and demands to see green grass under the newly fallen leaves. And before you start cutting everything down, piling things up, and shipping things away, take the weekend off, and think about the wildlife and the environment we call home.
Read the complete article here: Before raking leaves, know the role they play in natural process for plants, animals
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Huffman Prairie Flying Field Habitat Day
Saturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m. - noon
All ages. Free registration is required to get a headcount for light breakfast, full lunch, beverages and door prizes. A variety of tasks to encourage native plant growth and support biodiversity, including gathering seeds from native plants for overseeding in other areas, targeted removal of invasive species, and assisting with selective herbicide application.
Prairie Seed Collecting - Part of Conservation Kids series
Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
AGES: 3-13 | FREE
From the Five Rivers website: “We need seeds to care for our already existing prairies and to help us establish new habitat for pollinators. Join us on a seed-collecting extravaganza to help ensure the future of our biodiversity! Weather dependent.”
metroparks.org/programs-events-finder/?program_number=U94&api=programs&type=program
Natural Gardens
ohionativeplantmonth.org/plant-a-pollinator-garden
nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2023/Fall/Gardening/Fall-Gardening-Tips-Pollinators
fws.gov/story/how-build-pollinator-garden
Benefits of Leaving the Leaves
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