Outdoor Activities Groups and Events

Refresh, restart, reset! Can’t ask for a better weather day for a hike! Let’s explore the Quarry Trails together.

The plan is to hang out on the rooftop and enjoy the evening! 🌇 If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll just move the fun indoors. Food will be available inside if you’re feeling hungry, so come ready to relax, chat, and have a great time!

Update:*POSTPONED DUE TO HEAT ADVISORY* Wednesday, July 1, 2026 TENTATIVE RE-SCHEDULED DATE Monday, July 27, 2026 9 a.m. - 12 noon: Program 12- 12:30: picnic lunch Updates: https://www.lickingpollinatorpathway.org/land-lab-tour Granville Land Lab 2025 Burg Street | Granville MEADOWS FOR MONARCHS PROJECT Learning Landscapes Tour + Community Science at the Land Lab Wednesday, July 1, 2026 9 a.m. - 12 noon: Program 12- 12:30: picnic lunch *meet at shelter house near Granville Intermediate School playground* Free. Registration Required so we know to expect you,[ click here https://www.lickingpollinatorpathway.org/land-lab-tour](https://www.lickingpollinatorpathway.org/land-lab-tour) Want to make your own wildflower meadow? Residents of licking county can sign up for this free program to receive free seed and training https://www.lickingpollinatorpathway.org/meadows **ABOUT THE EVENT** Join Pollinator Pathway for a morning at the Land Lab, a ~100-acre prairie and outdoor learning space just steps from Granville Intermediate School. This event explores how schools and other campuses can create living classrooms and contribute to community science. * **Tour the Land Lab:** Award-winning environmental science educator Jim Reding will lead guided tours through prairie, wetlands and other restored habitat, sharing the story behind this nationally-recognized space and the students and partnerships who helped make it happen. * **Contribute to Community Science with iNaturalist App:** Learn to identify and document plants, pollinators and other wildlife using iNaturalist. Dr. Karen Goodell, professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University at Newark and one of Ohio's foremost experts on native bees will share how to use this powerful tool to learn about the natural world while contributing to scientific research. * **Connect & Collaborate:** The morning program concludes with an optional BYO picnic lunch and networking at the Land Lab shelter house, overlooking the prairie. **🌸Anyone passionate about conservation and outdoor learning is welcome🌸** **WHAT TO BRING, WEAR & PREPARE** * **Download the iNaturalist app (the new one vs. the "classic" one) & create an account prior to the event if you don't have one already.** * **Sunscreen** * **Water bottle** * **Insect repellent** * **Hat** * **Comfortable closed-toe shoes suitable for uneven terrain** * **Light-colored clothing.** * **Long pants and socks are encouraged.** * **Please bring a reusable water bottle** * **Packed/picnic lunch.** **Picnic table seating will be available at the shelter house overlooking the Land Lab**

We'll walk over to House Taco for good food and good times! Opportunity to gather post-meeting, tell stories (mostly lies), ask questions about burning photography/post-production issues, and ponder the future of our country and planet. Oh, and food... Location and time to be determined based on the specifics of the shoot immediately preceding this event.

Join us for a casual hike out at Franklin Park, the park around the Franklin Park conservatory. This will be a casual get together for people to meet greet and socialize with other introverts in our city. Come out and see some familiar faces, or make new friends too! 👉We'll meet right outside the conservatory, but not actually go into the conservatory. Its an easy spot for us to find each other to start the walk. 👈 🚨🚨Update - July 23 🚨🚨 👇 To those intending to join for the Franklin Park walk this coming Saturday. I'm going to do something a bit unorthodox here: I'm not going to be able to really host this weekend because I've come down with a headcold, and I don't want to get anyone sick. But I'm not going to cancel the event either. To everyone who wants to join, you can meet up at the front of the Conservatory as planned, and then take a walk together around the park to enjoy the greenery and the weather. I can't really guarantee that there will be a welcoming face to greet you all, because I don't have a backup organizer, but I've found most people who are part of the meetup community tend to be pretty open. And if anyone wants to volunteer to be the welcoming face, I'd be more than happy to make someone an event organizer for the walk too. You can also consider this an open invite to simply come out and enjoy some of Columbus's wonderful green spaces.

Ohio State Extension presents Let's Preserve It! Food Preservation Webinar Series Tuesdays | 12-12:30 p.m. (EDT) | ZOOM JOIN US FOR ONLINE LEARNING Free Food preservation season is officially here, and our professionals are hosting a series of educational workshops that focus on various food preservation methods. All workshops are virtual (12-12:30 p.m.). Register at the link in the comments to sign up. All meetings will be recorded and shared. DATES - June 9: Methods of Preserving June 23: Water Bath Canning Basics July 7: Pressure Canning Basics July 21: Freezing Basics July 28: Drying Basics Aug. 11: Making and Preserving Juice Not hosted on Meetup, click rsvp register at the link to get zoom link

Join us the 1st Monday of every month as we meet up to chat about relationships. Hope to see you there!

Hosted by Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) FREE WEBINAR! • • Learn how to turn lemons (aka invasive honeysuckle) into lemonade (aka a bench) FREE WEBINAR: Building a Honeysuckle Bench with George Anderson Monday, August 3rd, 6PM EST FLOW has been working hard for years to remove invasive honeysuckle from the watershed. One long-time volunteer, woodworker George Anderson, has found beauty in the wood of this aggressive woodland intruder, turning the logs into useful and attractive rustic benches. Come to the webinar and hear him share hints and tips for working with honeysuckle; how to choose the wood, what tools to use, how to finish the benches, and more. The webinar will begin with a short video taken in his woodworking studio, followed by a live question and answer session. Register for free at the link after you RSVP in order to get you personal zoom link for the webinar

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