I had to change the format of this listing, thanks to Blogger's (my platform) unfortunate decision to require html coding to do even formerly simple tasks like add a sidebar of speaking engagements. That's beyond me and at this point, I'm not taking time to learn how to do that. I will provide this roster as a live link at the top right side of the blog, that's the best that I know how to do it for now. Also, Blogger got rid of the email notification service about new posts. I regularly get queries about what happened, and that's the answer. I don't know a work-around at this point. I thought technology was supposed to advance, not go backwards :-) Anyway, here's the 2026 slate of gigs, and I'll update it as needed.
January 8, 2026: Delaware County Master Gardener Association. The Importance of Native Plants. Zoom meeting. 9:30 am.
January 13, 2026: Phipps Conservatory. Plant Photography. Zoom Program. 7 pm.
January 15, 2026: River Oaks Garden Club's Sadie Gwin Environmental Seminar. Growing Caterpillars: A Tangled Tale of Birds, Plants, and Conservation. Houston Museum of Fine Arts. 10 am.
January 24, 2026: Licking County Land Trust. Winter Hike Series at Spring Valley Nature Preserve. Shauna Weyrauch and I will lead the hike through an interesting newer acquisition. Granville, Ohio, 10 am.
February 2, 2026: Phipps Conservancy. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Zoom Meeting, 6:30 pm.
February 10, 2026: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The Great Lakes. Zoom Meeting. 6:30 pm.
February 14, 2026: Fernald Preserve. Sparrow talk in visitor's center, followed by an excursion around the grounds to find real sparrows. Fernald Visitor's Center, Hamilton, Ohio. 8 am.
February 27, 2026: The Wilderness Center. Native Plants: Building Blocks of Biodiversity. The Wilderness Center, Wilmot, Ohio. 9:30 am.
March 7, 2026: Summit County Master Gardeners. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Summit County Extension Office, 440 Vernon Odum Blvd., Akron, Ohio. 9 am.
March 13, 2026: Brooks Bird Club. Growing Caterpillars: A Tangled Tale of Birds, Plants, and Conservation. Zoom Meeting, 7 pm.
March 14, 2026: Clark County Park District. Great Lakes talk. Springfield, Ohio. 10 am.
March 21, 2026: Midwest Native Plant Society's Native Tree & Shrub Symposium. Growing Caterpillars: A Tangled Tale of Birds, Plants, and Conservation. Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Ohio. 10 am.
May 1-3, 2026: Spring Nature Safari (put on by the Midwest Native Plant Conference). Give presentation on warblers, lead field trips. Shawnee Lodge & Conference Center, Friendship, Ohio.
May 12, 2026: Worthington Women's Club. Growing Caterpillars: A Tangled Tale of Birds, Plants, and Conservation. Worthington Hills Country Club, Worthington, Ohio. 1:15 pm.
June 3, 2026: Phipps Conservancy. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Zoom Meeting, 7 pm.
June 4, 2026: Clary Gardens. Native Plants: Building Blocks of Biodiversity. Coshocton, Ohio. 9 am.
June 16, 2026: Phipps Conservancy. Growing Caterpillars: A Tangled Tale of Birds, Plants, and Conservation. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6:30 pm.
June 17, 2026: Worthington Library. Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage. Worthington, Ohio. 7 pm.
June 20, 2026: Cedar Bog Nature Preserve. Birds of the Bog. Following a brief primer in the nature center on local birds, we'll head afield on the boardwalk to see/hear as many species as possible and learn what we can about them. Urbana, Ohio. 8 am.
July 17-19, 2026: Arc of Appalachia. Mothapalooza! The coolest mothing event, anywhere. I'll lead field trips and help with nocturnal mothing/caterpillaring. Highlands Nature Sanctuary, Bainbridge, Ohio.
July 22, 2026: Mt. Cuba Center. Mysterious Moths! Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Zoom Meeting, 6 pm.
July 31-August 2, 2026: Midwest Native Plant Society. Annual Midwest Native Plant Conference. Lead field trips. Bergamo Center, Dayton, Ohio.
August 15, 2026: Scioto Gardens Nursery. An evening of mothing, along with Chelsea Gottfried. Delaware, Ohio. Dusk until whenever.
August 20, 2026: Ohio Wildlife Center. Beautiful Ohio: Extraordinary Flora and Fauna. A new talk that features some of the most fascinating species of our flora and fauna. 7:00 pm.
August 29, 2026: Arc of Appalachia Forest Museum. Caterpillar Roundup. Visit the Forest Museum between Noon and 4 pm to see a dazzling array of caterpillars that were captured the prior night and are temporarily detained for educational purposes. Bring your camera. All caterpillars are eventually released back to the wild, where they were captured. Highland County, Ohio.
September 10, 2026: Montgomery County Master Gardeners. Moths: The Darker Side of Butterflies. Based loosely on the book Gardening for Moths, by myself and Chelsea Gottfried. Centerville, Ohio. 6:30 pm.
September 12, 2026: Cleveland Metro Parks, West Creek Reservation. Bird Photography talk, followed by hike. Cleveland, Ohio. 10 am - Noon.
September 24, 2026: Phipps Conservatory. Plant Photography Talk. Zoom Meeting, 7 pm.
September 25, 2026: Fernald Preserve. Mothing program, followed by mothing. At the Visitor's Center. Hamilton County, Ohio. 7 pm.
September 26, 2026: Oxford Lane Library. The Great Lakes. Time to be announced. Oxford, Ohio.
October 19, 2026: Garden Club of Ohio annual meeting. Photographing Nature, especially plants. Independence, Ohio. 6 pm.
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