Meetings & Events

Please join us for upcoming meetings and events. All are welcome!

Sustainable Worthington Open Meeting - Fall 2010 (specific date not yet set)

    Please join us to talk about sustainability in Worthington and connect with each other. We will talk about specific areas of interest including community gardens, education, outreach, helping to make Worthington more walkable/bikeable and local foods.

Community Event: INCREASING BIODIVERSITY IN SUBURBIA

    Beginning on September 16 the Worthington Garden Club and the Griswold Center are initiating a series of programs on "Increasing Biodiversity in Suburbia". The purpose of the series is to present positive courses of action that concerned suburban residents may follow to improve biodiversity within the confines of their own property and collectively in their neighborhoods and communities.

    These free programs will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on the third Thursday of September, October and November of 2010 and February, March and April of 2011 at the Griswold Center at 777 High Street in Worthington, (Phone: 614-842-6320). The focus of the six programs will be as follows:

    • September l6: An overview of the need and potential for suburban America to become islands of biodiversity and a discussion of upcoming programs.
    • October 21: The role of insects, other invertebrates and micro-organisms in developing and sustaining a healthy ecology through such activities as soil formation, pollination, and stocking the food chain.
    • November 18: The role and importance of native plants in our gardens and suburban environment presented by Jim McCormac.
    • February 17: Gardening for birds including recommendations for food, water, shelter, and nesting sites as well specific native plants to improve bird habitat including plants for hummingbirds.
    • March 17: Gardening for butterflies including an enumeration of specific host plants for butterfly larva as well as adults. Presented by Jim Davidson.
    • April 21: Additional actions homeowners may take to create a healthier, more diverse, enjoyable and sustainable environment including lawn care, water management, vegetable gardening, supporting farmer's markets, local agriculture and other ways of going green. This will also be an opportunity for participants to recommend subjects for future programs.

    The Worthington Library has kindly agreed to make selected materials available on the program topics for future reading.