VALLEY GROWS CALENDAR

Garden Art: Alcohol Ink Tiles

When: Monday, 1-3 p.m.

What: Join our experts to make decorative tiles for your patio and garden.

Where: OSU Extension, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield.

Cost: $20 per person.

Details: Register by calling 330-533-5538

Info: Visit http://go.osu.edu/inktiles

AN URBAN GARDEN TOUR

When: Monday, 6-8 p.m.

What: Join OSU Extension staff and trained master gardener volunteers to learn about growing vegetables and see growing in action in Youngstown.

Where: Children’s Garden at Fellows Riverside Garden, 123 McKinley Ave., Youngstown.

Cost: Free

Info: Visit http://go.osu.edu/localflavor2017 or call 330-533-5538.

Edible Plants

When: Wednesday, 6 p.m.

What: Join the Trumbull County master gardener volunteers for an educational program in the garden.

Where: OSU Extension, 520 W. Main St., Cortland.

Cost: Free

Details: Bring a lawnchair.

Info: Call 330-638-6783

Maize Moon Kayak

When: Aug. 4, 8-10 p.m.

What: Join our guest interpreter on this paddle around Lake Newport and the wetlands under the nearly full “Maize Moon.”

Where: East Newport Boat Launch, East Newport Drive, Youngstown.

Cost: $12 Mahoning County residents, $15 NR.

Info: Call Ford Nature Center at 330-740-7107

BEES IN YOUR BACKYARD

When: Aug. 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

What: Author and biologist Olivia Carril will review bee biology, practice hands-on bee identification through microscopes and explore plants and bees in field activities.

Where: Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, Canfield.

Details: Olivia has been studying bees for more than 20 years and is the author of “The Bees in Your Backyard, A Field Guide to North America’s Bees.”

Cost: $65 for the day, including lunch. For $15 more, you get Olivia’s book.

Details: Register at http://go.osu.edu/gobees

Info: Call 330-823-7487.

Reptile, Amphibian Show

When: Aug. 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

What: Bring the whole family to the Reptile & Amphibian Show to learn more about these impressive creatures from experts and through engaging activities. Members of the Northern Ohio Association of Herpetologists and Keith Gisser of “Herps Alive” will have their menageries on exhibit.

Where: MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield.

Cost: Free

Info: Call Ford Nature Center at 330-740-7107

Wildlife Paddle

When: Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-noon

What: Join MetroParks naturalist Arika Preas for a paddle around Lake Newport. Navigate around open waters and through wetlands searching for wildlife.

Where: East Newport Boat Launch, East Newport Drive, Youngstown

Cost: $12 Mahoning County resident, $15 NR.

Info: Call Ford Nature Center at 330-740-7107