Valley Grows calendar
Volunteer training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer program for 2022. Training starts Tuesday in Canfield. The program provides intensive training in horticulture who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities. Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge, but simply a passion for learning about gardening and sharing this knowledge with others.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/mgv2022app
Volunteer naturalist training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program. This certificate program provides intensive, nature-focused training. Applicants to the program should be willing to share their passion for the natural world and to promote environmental stewardship while giving back through community service at any volunteer site of their choosing. OCVNs provide educational services to their communities by volunteering at local parks and nature centers.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/ocvn2022app
Gardeners of Greater Youngstown
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
What: Join a meeting of the Gardeners of Greater Youngstown to hear Angie Bowman from Park’s Garden Center as she discusses sustainable gardens.
Cost: Free
Location: Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown
Info: https://gg-yo.org/
Weather Workshop
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
What: How do weather trends affect farms? Gardens? Changes in the weather are directly impacting all of these — in more ways than we may realize. Join us to learn from Aaron Wilson, a climate specialist with the OSU Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and OSU Extension Specialist.
Cost: Free
Location: Mahoning County Extension, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/weather22
Pond Management
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10
What: Pete Conkle and Blaine Winger from the local Soil and Water Conservation District will discuss best pond management, how to set up ponds and aquatic life for a successful future, and where to find the best resources.
Cost: $10
Location: Columbiana County Extension Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/managepond
Return of river otters to Ohio
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11
What: The return of river otters to Ohio is one of the state’s great conservation success stories. This presentation will outline the reintroduction efforts that kickstarted this return, and the recovery that otters have made throughout the state in the 30 years since. The speaker will be Katie Dennison, wildlife biologist, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohiootters
Return of the bald eagle
When: 6:30 p.m. March 24
What: Join Jamey Emmert from the Ohio Division of Wildlife to learn more about the rise, the fall, and return of the bald eagle.
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/eaglesrise
Valley Grows calendar
Master Gardener Volunteer Training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer program for 2022. Training starts Feb. 1 in Canfield. The program provides intensive training in horticulture to participants who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities. Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge, but simply a passion for learning about gardening and sharing this knowledge with others.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/mgv2022app
Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist Training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program. This certificate program provides intensive, nature-focused training. Applicants to the program should be willing to share their passion for the natural world and to promote environmental stewardship while giving back through community service at any volunteer site of their choosing. OCVNs provide educational services to their communities by volunteering at local parks and nature centers.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/ocvn2022app
Gardeners of Greater Youngstown
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 2
What: Join a meeting of the Gardeners of Greater Youngstown to hear Angie Bowman from Park’s Garden Center as she discusses sustainable gardens.
Cost: Free
Location: Fellows Riverside Gardens, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown
Info: https://gg-yo.org/
Pond Management
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10
What: Pete Conkle and Blaine Winger from the local Soil and Water Conservation District will discuss best pond management, how to set up ponds and aquatic life for a successful future, and where to find the best resources.
Cost: $10
Location: Columbiana County Extension Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/managepond
Naturalist Series: The Return of River Otters to Ohio
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11
What: The return of river otters to Ohio is one of the state’s great conservation success stories. This presentation will outline the reintroduction efforts that kickstarted this return, and the recovery that otters have made throughout the state in the 30 years since. The speaker will be Katie Dennison, wildlife biologist, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohiootters
Naturalist Series: Beautiful & Bouncing Back: The Return of the Bald Eagle
When: 6:30 p.m. March 24
What: By the latter half of the 20th century, the bald eagle, our national symbol, was classified as an endangered species. Through the diligent efforts of wildlife biologists and a concerned public, the bald eagle population is recovering at an astonishing rate. Join Jamey Emmert from the Ohio Division of Wildlife to learn more about the rise, the fall and return of the bald eagle.
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/eaglesrise
Mahoning County
For a complete list of events, visit https:// mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the extension office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Plant and pest clinic hours vary during the winter months. Stop by or call to ask questions or drop off samples.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Master Gardener volunteers
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer program for 2022. Training starts Feb. 1 in Canfield. The program provides intensive training in horticulture who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities. Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/mgv2022app
Volunteer naturalist training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program. This certificate program provides intensive, nature-focused training. Applicants to the program should be willing to share their passion for the natural world and to promote environmental stewardship while giving back through community service at any volunteer site of their choosing. OCVNs provide educational services to their communities by volunteering at local parks and nature centers.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/ocvn2022app
Who-who’s who of Ohio’s owls
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
What: Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension’s Wildlife Program specialist explores the lives of Ohio’s owls. Learn how to ID Ohio owls by sight and by their calls, how owls use unique abilities in their lives, and what they need in terms of habitat.
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohioowls
Greenhouse production
When: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday
What: Join experts from Ohio State University to learn about production in greenhouses, including controlled environment management and hydroponics. Pesticide credits will be available.
Cost: $35.
Location: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield.
Registration and info: http://go.osu.edu/greenhouse2022
Pond management
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10
What: Pete Conkle and Blaine Winger from the local Soil and Water Conservation District will discuss best pond management, how to set up ponds and aquatic life for a successful future, and where to find the best resources.
Cost: $10
Location: Columbiana County Extension Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/managepond
The return of river otters
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11
What: The return of river otters to Ohio is one of the state’s great conservation success stories. This presentation will outline the reintroduction efforts that kickstarted this return, and the recovery that otters have made throughout the state in the 30 years since. The speaker will be Katie Dennison, wildlife biologist, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohiootters
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office.
For more information and a complete list, contact the extension office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Master Gardener
volunteer training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer program for 2022. Training starts Feb. 1 in Canfield.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/mgv2022app
Certified volunteer
naturalist training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program. This certificate program provides intensive, nature-focused training.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/ocvn2022app
Who-who’s who
of Ohio’s owls
When: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18
What: Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension’s Wildlife Program specialist explores the lives of Ohio’s owls.
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohioowls
Greenhouse production
When: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 21
What: Join experts from Ohio State University to learn about production in greenhouses, including controlled environment management and hydroponics.
Cost: $35.
Location: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield.
Registration and info: http://go.osu.edu/greenhouse2022
Pond management
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10
What: Pete Conkle and Blaine Winger from the local Soil and Water Conservation District will discuss best pond management, how to set up ponds and aquatic life for a successful future, and where to find the best resources.
Cost: $10
Location: Columbiana County Extension Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/managepond
The return of river
otters to Ohio
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11
What: The return of river otters to Ohio is one of the state’s great conservation success stories. The speaker will be Katie Dennison, wildlife biologist, Ohio Division of Wildlife
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/ohiootters
Naturalist series:
Return of the bald eagle
When: 6:30 p.m. March 24
What: By the latter half of the 20th century, the bald eagle, the national symbol, was classified as an endangered species. Through the diligent efforts of wildlife biologists and a concerned public, the bald eagle population is recovering at an astonishing rate. Join Jamey Emmert from the Ohio Division of Wildlife to learn more about the rise, the fall and return of the bald eagle.
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom videoconference
Info: http://go.osu.edu/eaglesrise
Valley Grows calendar
Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Mahoning County Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact the Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield, at 330-533-5538.
Plant and pest clinic hours vary during the winter months. Stop by or call to ask questions or drop off samples.
For a complete list of events, visit https://mahoning.osu.edu/events.
Master Gardener volunteer training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer program for 2022. Training starts Feb. 1 in Canfield.
The program provides intensive training in horticulture who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities. Volunteers are not required to have gardening skills or knowledge, but simply a passion for learning about gardening and sharing this knowledge with others.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/mgv2022app
Certified volunteer naturalist training
What: OSU Extension is accepting applications for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program.
This certificate program provides intensive, nature-focused training. Applicants to the program should be willing to share their passion for the natural world and to promote environmental stewardship while giving back through community service at any volunteer site of their choosing.
OCVNs provide educational services to their communities by volunteering at local parks and nature centers.
Info and registration: 330-533-5538 or http://go.osu.edu/ocvn2022app
Greenhouse production
When: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 21
What: Join experts from Ohio State University to learn about production in greenhouses, including controlled environment management and hydroponics.
The course will cover scouting and managing pests through IPM and more. Pesticide credits will be available.
Cost: $35.
Location: Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield.
Registration and info: http://go.osu.edu/greenhouse2022
Pond management
When: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10
What: Pete Conkle and Blaine Winger from the local Soil and Water Conservation District will discuss best pond management, how to set up ponds and aquatic life for a successful future, and where to find the best resources.
Location: Columbiana County Extension Office, 7989 Dickey Drive, Lisbon.
Info: http://go.osu.edu/managepond
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