Ohio Woodland Stewards Program

08/17/2026

Join Ohio State University Extension's Erika Lyon for a Lunch & Learn on culinary mushrooms Tuesday, August 25 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.!

Learn how to grow culinary mushrooms on hardwood logs in this hands-on workshop. Participants will drill, inoculate, and take home their own shiitake logs while learning the basics of outdoor cultivation.

Register to attend by Friday, August 20 at https://cfaes.osu.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-growing-culinary-mushrooms-logs.

School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University

08/13/2026

Want to gain professional development and learn more about spiders? Then look no further than our Understanding Spiders Workshop, offered on August 21 to August 23, 2026. Participants will learn field and lab techniques for finding, observing, and identifying spiders, including sampling and behavior documentation.

There is still time to register for this non-credit workshop! Register today at https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/education/stonelab/courses/vymws/understanding-spiders-workshop.

Pictured here is an attendee smiling while holding a spider in a container up to their eye during last year's Understanding Spiders Workshop.

Photo Credit: Clay Kessler.

Ohio Division of Wildlife School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University Ohio State - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

08/06/2026

07/23/2026

Are you interested in learning how to identify the shrubs in your woods? If so, considering joining us for an A DAY in the WOODS workshop on Friday, August 28th at University of Rio Grande. To learn more about this workshop please visit the following link. https://go.osu.edu/shrubid2026

Ohio Woodland Stewards Program Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry The Nature Conservancy in Ohio Ohio Forestry Association

07/20/2026

Are you interested in learning more about Woodland Pollinators? If so, considering joining us for an A DAY in the WOODS workshop on Friday, August 14th at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp located near Jackson, Ohio. To learn more about this workshop please visit the following link. https://go.osu.edu/woodlandpollinators2026

Ohio Woodland Stewards Program Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry The Nature Conservancy in Ohio Ohio Forestry Association

07/20/2026

07/13/2026

Attention students! We are hiring an event and marketing intern! Applications close July 20. Apply today! https://columbusaudubon.org/marketing-and-event-internship/

07/13/2026

07/07/2026

06/11/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗵𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, based in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, within the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University

A little about Marne: Marne provides a variety of educational programs, workshops, conferences, and publications centered on wildlife ecology and biology, habitat management for wildlife, and managing conflicts between humans and wildlife. She was fortunate to discover her passion for wildlife conservation and outreach education early in her career and now works to spark interest and love of nature in Ohioans of all ages. At home, she gets her inspiration from her own two little nature-enthusiasts, her daughters, Cora and Isla.

Join Marne Titchenell for an engaging look into the lives of Ohio’s bats. Where do they live, and how do they spend their time? Learn about their unique ecology, the threats facing their populations, and what you can do to help protect Ohio’s bats.

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽:

10:30am – Deer Resistant Gardening: Rick Van Gundy, Inspirations Landscaping
11:30am – Ohio’s Natural Areas and Their Restoration: John Watts, Columbus Metro Parks
12:30pm – Bee Bonanza: the bees to see in Ohio: Lizzy Sakulich, OSU, EEOB
1:30pm – Bringing Ohio’s Bats to Your Yard: Marne Tichenell, OSU, SENR
2:30pm – Attracting Ohio Butterflies: Chris Kline, Butterfly Ridge Conservation Center

We're getting so close now! Just two more days until the 2nd Annual Habitat Hoopla. What are you most excited for?