Chapters in Ohio

Wild Ones Greater Cleveland’s Ring in Spring series presents:

Plant ID Slow Hike

Spring Ephemeral Edition

🌸Join us for a leisurely stroll with Wild Ones Greater Cleveland and Summit Metro Parks as we explore the trails and identify spring wildflowers together. No need to rush; we'll be taking our time to appreciate the beauty around us and identify the flowers we encounter along the way.

🍃Make sure to wear comfortable shoes or boots suitable for walking on trails, rain or shine. Don't forget to bring water and sunscreen if needed. This hike won't be too strenuous; we'll be stopping frequently to admire flowers and practice identification.

If you happen to have a copy of Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, feel free to bring it along! Alternatively, you can check with your local library to see if they have a copy available for borrowing before our stroll.

Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary is a beautiful 100-acre undisturbed wet beech-maple woods, located east of Piqua in Miami County.  Every spring brings an impressive and ever changing display of woodland wildflowers well worth the long drive for most of us!  This is a very easy walk on a .7-mile long handicapped accessible boardwalk loop through the woodland habitat, with many of the trees, shrubs, and flowers labeled for easy identification.    There is an impressive display of large-flowered trillium and drooping trillium, followed by masses of wild hyacinth.  We will be relying on DAWO members’ identification skills on this walk!

Please note:  we are going to Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary on E. Statler Road, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ayDTCdHXBz2L3vHU9, not the nearby Garbry Big Woods Reserve on N. Casstown-Sidney Road!

Please join us for a Pre-Launch Party for Wild Ones Greater Cleveland's Northeast Ohio Native Habitat Corridor program!

On Friday May 3rd, you'll be able to come celebrate with fellow Wild Ones for this initiative. 

Swing by between 4pm - 5pm to be the first to purchase a yard sign ($25/ea), or come a little later at 5:30pm to celebrate! We'll have food on the grill, yard games (weather permitting), and lots of good conversation. (BYOB)

Shademakers has received an exciting shipment of native plants grown specifically for southwestern Ohio yards.  Wild Ones Miami Valley volunteers will join Shademakers staff for guided informational sessions through the display and help native plant enthusiasts find the best options to meet their landscaping goals. A special collection of native tree saplings will also be for sale for a limited time.

Community plant swap.