From protecting your legs from the snow, to giving tiny blue birds a place to call home, to creating a landscape you can enjoy year-round, to maple sugaring, come out to your Geauga Park District this winter – we’ll show you how it’s done.
Sew Your Own Gaiters Workshop (School age and up)
Fee: $20
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1-3 p.m., Big Creek Park’s Donald W. Meyer Center in Chardon Twp.
Sew your own pair of waterproof gaiters to help keep your feet dry when snowshoeing, skiing or tromping through the deepest snow. We’ll provide the materials – you provide the sense of adventure! Bring your own sewing machine or borrow one or ours.
Make a Bluebird House (School age and up w/adult)
Fee: $10
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1-3 p.m., Big Creek Park’s Donald W. Meyer Center in Chardon Twp.
Build and take home a house that any bluebird would be proud to call home! We’ll also give you some pointers on where and when to place your birdhouse to attract bluebirds – and thwart rivals! We’ll be assembling using hammers, nails and glue. Your fee covers all supplies; please register “by the birdhouse” rather than “by the person.”
Winter Wonderland & Wine (Age 21+)
Fee: $24
Saturday, Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m., The West Woods Nature Center in Russell Twp.
Join artist Carlene Exline to paint a beautiful winter landscape on an 8×10″ board suitable for framing, while enjoying wine, cheese and great company! This step-by-step instruction requires absolutely no painting experience. Your fee covers all materials and refreshments.
Maple 101 Workshop (School age and up)
Fee: Free
Saturday, March 5, 9 a.m. – noon, Swine Creek Reservation in Middlefield Twp.
Beginners and experience producers wishing to hone sugaring skills, learn everything you need to know, including tree biology and identification, why sap flows, tapping, collecting methods, sugar bush management, producing the finished product, canning and packaging, as well as some local sugaring history.
Registration is limited and required for all of these workshops. Register for the gaiters, bluebird or wine workshops or by calling 440-286-9516, which may also be contacted with questions. Register for Maple 101 through the office of the co-presenter, the Geauga County OSU Extension Office, at 440-834-4656.
All workshops are wheelchair/stroller accessible; however, weather conditions may limit outdoor accessibility at Maple 101.
