Heritage Trails Park District invites you to explore the Dr. Elizabeth Yahl-Kuffner Nature Preserve for a spring wildflower hike! Enjoy a self-guided hike along the wooded trails of this unique nature preserve, where numerous species of Ohio’s native wildflowers can be found, including the official State Wildflower of Ohio, the Large-flowered Trillium. Signage will be located along the trail to help you identify wildflowers first-hand and learn fun facts about each species. Pick a day & time that works for you, dawn to dusk, April 20th through May 4th (event may be extended if flowers are still blooming). Bring the whole family, hike at your own pace, learn as you go along, and spend some quality time outdoors! The Dr. Elizabeth Yahl-Kuffner Nature Preserve is located at: 14840 County Road 66A, just north of St. Marys. Interpretive signage will be up from April 20 – May 4, but we invite you to experience the wildflowers at the preserve any week this spring, as they are ever-changing through the season. The

Heritage Trails Park District & the St. Marys Community Public Library invite you to a Gardener’s Swap and Share on Wednesday, May 14th. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., meet at the St. Marys Library parking lot area with your plant divisions and miscellaneous garden plants to swap and share with others. Then join us for a presentation at 7:00 p.m. given by Alicia Lensch of Forage Gardens, who will talk about “Landrace Seeds and Gardening.” Learn about selectively saving seeds, sharing seeds, purchasing from multiple cold climate sources, and not babying plants. Representatives from the St. Marys Garden Club will be available to answer your gardening questions and you can share your own gardening tips and tricks. Learn about local farmer’s markets. Enter a drawing for a chance to win a prize. The Gardener’s Swap and Share continues all week, from May 12th to May 17th. During St. Marys Library hours, a plant swap cart will be stationed near the entrance of the library to swap or share your potted seedlings, plants