Adena Brook Community

We’re canceling this morning’s cleanup due to rain. 🌧️

Pulling young honeysuckle in the ravine this morning. Thanks neighbor!

It's never too early to remove invasive plants!

Scenic Rivers staff (Heather and Liesel) got an early start tackling the non-native invasive plant, garlic mustard, along the Little Darby Creek. Invasive species are plants or animals that aren’t native to their location and may negatively impact the ecosystem by pushing out native populations.

Garlic mustard is a common non-native, invasive plant in Ohio’s natural areas (and maybe your backyard). It was originally introduced to the U.S. for its medicinal properties. Unfortunately, this plant spreads easily and emerges before native plants begin to sprout, out-competing them for sunlight, water, and soil nutrients. Another challenge—garlic mustard releases a specialized chemical into the surrounding soil which inhibits the growth of other plants.

Young garlic mustard plants can be identified by their textured, round, green leaves. When you crush them between your fingers, they give off a garlicky aroma.

Our staff devotes hundreds of hours annually to clearing out all kinds of invasive plants (using herbicide, cutting, and hand removal techniques) from state nature preserves and scenic river lands across the state. Learn how you can support this critical ecomanagement by visiting ohiodnr.gov/donate and choose Natural Areas and Preserves.

Let’s try to keep all those election signs out of the trash. Recycle them at this event:

Election Sign Recycling Don't let your political signs end up in the landfill! Bring them to SWACO's collection event to make sure they're properly recycled.

This ravine is for everyone, help us keep it clean and thriving. Our group removes litter and invasive plants in the Adena Brook Ravine area, and maintains the rain garden at Overbrook Dr. and N. High St.

We usual work on the second Saturday in March, June, September and October starting at 9am. Join us at the rain garden on the corner of Overbrook and High St. Supplies provided.

Check this page for native plant giveaways in the spring!

If you pick up litter on your own time in the ravine, please report the time you spent and the bag(s) you collected to [email protected]. And thank you!

We're not holding official Second Saturday Clean Ups in July or August. We'll start up again in September. Thanks for everything you do to keep the ravines litter-free.

From neighbor Paul Brower: Just a quick message about Poison Hemlock and Wild Parsnip which is now here in Clintonville. Last year I pulled what I believe was a Poison Hemlock from the garden and today a Wild Parsnip. This stuff is nasty and you need to be very carefull with it. Learn more from the expert, Joe Boggs:

Poison Hemlock and Wild Parsnip are Bolting and Blooming Poison hemlock and wild parsnip are bolting with some plant blooming in southern Ohio: THE CONTROL CLOCK IS QUICKLY WINDING DOWN!!

Help out GreenColumbus: Please join us on Saturday, March 4th from 10 AM - 1 PM to prepare our Hilltop tree nursery for the spring. Located at 442 S Terrace Ave, this nursery will soon be home to 1,500 native trees. To plant and grow free trees, we first need to fill pots with mulch, organize the lines, and set ourselves up for success. Can you help up prepare?

Interested? Please head to https://givepul.se/8eoj7x to register. All supplies will be provided.

Hilltop Tree Nursery Workday - Earth Day Columbus | GivePulse To prepare for another successful year of tree giveaways, help us fill pots with mulch at our Hilltop tree nursery locat...

Columbus Recreation and Parks is asking for volunteers for the Conservation Event at Whetstone Park. Come to the prairie at Whetstone Park on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. to do some maintenance on the prairie. More information and to register: https://crpd.volunteerhub.com/event/52fbe442-0322-445e-b550-e844f37ad48d?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery =_

A reminder that we don’t have official Second Saturday Clean Ups in July or August. “On your own” clean up always much appreciated 👏👏. Please report your time and your trash bag size (kitchen, grocery bag for example) to [email protected]

Thank you all!

The City of Columbus is hosting multiple trash drop-off sites for spoiled food tomorrow, June 18th from 7am-1pm. Whetstone is a location! This will help reduce smell and rodent attraction since trash won’t be picked up again at our homes until next week.

The supply captain for Overbrook and High apologizes for neglectng to put out supplies today and also neglecting to edit the May Clean Up event to delete the part about the native perennial give away. We had that on May 7.

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Happy almost spring! Our first group event of 2022 is going to be KickButt Columbus on Saturday, March 19. We'll be tackling the Cooke Rd entrance and exit ramps to I 71. More information for our group will be posted closer to the event.

April 9 from 9am to 11am will be our first group ravine cleanup, plus we'll be giving away native trees for you yard -- FREE!

On April 23 we'll have free native plants (not trees) to give away in 3 locations near Overbrook Ravine.

More details on these events to come!

Sign up here if you'd like to help KickButt Columbus. We're Team #3, Exit 115.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kick-butt-columbus-trash-cleanup-presented-by-pacifico-preserves-tickets-271000488757

Adena Brook Community updated their business hours.

Awesome use of invasive honeysuckle! It’s comfortable too. This is by the Olentangy between the prairie and Northmoor Park. Has anyone seen any others?

Thanks to everyone who helps reduce the amount of litter in our part of Columbus!

Calendar of events | FLOW Calendar of Events FLOW relies heavily on volunteer participation to create positive change in our watershed. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we do have to limit numbers at any one event, so we are not posting events on the calendar at this time. Please contact us for information on how you can volunt...

Climate Change: below is a link to a downloadable summary of the UN report on climate change which includes a list of action items people can do individually to reduce their carbon footprint.

Action items for our community include planting more trees throughout the neighborhood, encourage reduction in lawn size, plant native perennials, shrubs & trees, for example. The Adena Brook Community has a native tree, shrub and perennial give away in the spring. Watch our page for details.

https://www.joingoodside.com/guides/reduce-carbon-emissions?gclid=Cj0KCQjwpreJBhDvARIsAF1_BU2RYUU6gDNgpuNFE9G1FifAHhxSQEOeDtgm4hV0EtU1_zOWtYWpiaoaAtZpEALw_wcB

Carbon Footprint Reduction: The Ultimate Guide | Goodside We can’t all be Greta, but anyone can help reduce global carbon emissions by lowering their carbon footprint. Here are 26 tried-and-true ways to do your part.

Another invasive to watch out for: poison hemlock.

It is highly toxic and can be fatal to humans and livestock.

It looks a little like carrot greens the first year and the second year it looks like Queen Anne's Lace. It's been spotted in a yard near Watterson High School.

More informatio: https://extension.umn.edu/identify-invasive-species/poison-hemlock

Poison hemlock Learn how to identify and report poison hemlock in Minnesota.

Be on the lookout for an invasive plant that looks a lot like green dragon. It's called pinellia and it's been spotted in two yards on Glenmont bordering the ravine. Here's more info: https://flnps.org/articles/green-dragon-or-prolific-imposter

Green Dragon or Prolific Imposter? | FLNPS (excerpted from an article in the FLNPS newsletter, Solidago, and the Adirondack Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Association newsletter, Green Dragon.)