California Woods Nature Preserve and Center

Join our team for one date or all of them. We will restore our beautiful native forest by killing invasive plants or stopping their spread. From late Fall through Winter and early Spring we'll cut and stack bush honeysuckle and other woody invasives. In Spring we'll pull and bag garlic mustard. In late Summer and early Fall we’ll pull and bag Japanese stilt grass and Japanese chaff flower, and throughout the year we may engage in other habitat restoration projects. This will usually be off trail in wooded, often hilly terrain.

Build outdoor confidence as you make a cozy shelter with natural insulation. Unplug from modern supply chains as you twist thread, twine, or rope from of the stalks of plants. Reconnect with human history as you coax a roaring fire from moving wood. More skills or extra practice will be offered as time permits. Success is likely but not guaranteed. Much of the practice will be outdoors. Meet in the Lindberg Nature Center. Sign up for any or all classes in the series.

Led by naturalist Lara Wardlow along with Eliza Guerra – Being + Interbeing Whether you’re a proficient outdoorsperson or new to the outdoors, we’d love to have you join us. Hike + Write is a series of programs that will bring together UC writers and Cincy Parks naturalists to explore outdoor/wild spaces throughout the city. Hike + Write is for anyone who

Build outdoor confidence as you make a cozy shelter with natural insulation. Unplug from modern supply chains as you twist thread, twine, or rope from of the stalks of plants. Reconnect with human history as you coax a roaring fire from moving wood. More skills or extra practice will be offered as time permits. Success is likely but not guaranteed. Much of the practice will be outdoors. Meet in the Lindberg Nature Center. Sign up for any or all classes in the series.

Families and adults can follow a beautiful, luminaria-lit trail on a leisurely self-guided walk through the night-time forest. Decorate your own home-baked holiday cookies, make crafts and enjoy lively acoustic music by local band Ceol Mhor, beside a crackling fire. Fee: $6 per person. Online Registration Required.