Programs that make a positive environmental impact  

 

Summer 2023:

• Wed. June 28, 7:00 PM  |  Compost Kickstart
• Sat. July 15, 10:30 AM  |  Native Plant Garden Tour at Wright Library
• Multiple dates | Historic Grotto Gardens Tours at VA Medical Center

 

About our programs

Wright Library's Local Ecology series includes book discussions, talks from naturalists and native gardeners, and practical guides on how you can make a difference in your own neighborhood. You will find resources that inspire you to have a positive impact on the natural world, literally in your own back (or front) yard.

Follow the development of Wright Library's Native Plant Gardens. 

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Past Events:

2023

Give your Garden Some Ecological Clout, April 21, 2023

Landscape Design with Native Plants, April 22, 2023

Foster Habitat in Your Own Backyard, April 22, 2023

Because We Love This Earth: Eco-Poetry for Earth Day, April 22, 2023

Recycling Update Expert Panel, April 22, 2023

Climate Change: Beyond Hopelessness, April 24, 2023

2022

Native Plant Social, September 22, 2022

BioBlitz Week, April 29 - May 3, 2022

• City-Wide BioBlitz 
• Nighttime Mothing Meetup, Hills and Dales MetroParks
• BioBlitz Guided Hikes
• Community Social

Chris Rowlands Children's Concert, 4/10/2022

Attracting Pollinators to Your Yard, 3/17/2022 

Discovery & Renewal on the Huffman Prairie (Far Hills Speaker Series), 2/20/2022  

2021

Prepare Your Yard to Support Wintering Pollinators, 10/5/2021

Native Plant Social at Wright Library,  9/29/2021

Oakwood Native Plant Yard Tour, 6/22/2021

Douglas Tallamy Author Visit, Nature's Best Hope, 4/29/2021 (RECORDING AVAILABLE)

Nature's Best Hope Community Read events, April 2021 (DISCUSSION GUIDE AVAILABLE)

Watching the Seasons in the Miami Valley: Notes by Bill Felker, 4/21/2021

2020

Landscaping with Native Plants with Eric Sauer, 4/20/2020 (RECORDING AVAILABLE)

Land Trusts: Protecting Natural Resources for the Future with Krista Magaw, 4/16/2020 (RECORDING AVAILABLE)