June: Late Wildflower Hike – Hisey Park

    Meeting Location: Hisey Park - Parking Lot, 5443 Middletown Rd., Waynesville, OH        

    Date &Time: Saturday, June 10, 9:30 – 11:30 AM

    Info:  We should see some exciting new summer plants to indlue3 Wild Leek, Thimbleweed,      

             white avens and more (See Warren County Ohio Parks Web Photo section Hisey Pk).

    Leader:  Bill Lindauer, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN), retired elementary school   

                   teacher at Lebanon City Schools, Member Friends of Warren Cty. Parks District

    Register (Not necessary but helpful): E-mail Bill Lindauer with number attending by 6/7          

              Send to:       lindauergolf@yahoo.com

    Weather Option:  In the event of inclement weather, Bill will e-mail all and reschedule.

 

 

June: Wheat Harvest at Hisey Park

(I need at least 10 Participants for this event. See below to register)

     Meeting Location: Hisey Park – Parking Lot, 5443 Middletown Rd., Waynesville, OH        

    Date &Time: Saturday, June, 24, 12:30-3:30 PM

    Info: Weather permitting we will be using tools from early farming days to cut and harvest our      

        wheat field, then tie the wheat in bundles, and then a wheat shock. We will also use a flail to    

        separate the chaff from the wheat grains, and winnow it to remove chaff. There will be a display

        of scythes, hand drills, and other tools used in olden days, as well as a 1951 SC Case Tractor

        and a John Deere 2-bottom plow, and disc used for working ground in the late 40’s and 50’s. We   

        are encouraging both spectators and participants. If you are interested in being a participant,  

        contact Bill Lindauer prior to June 21. We need at least 10 participants to do the event.    

        Youngsters are encouraged to participate in the ‘hands on’ activities including collecting the cut   

         wheat and helping to tie it into bundles and create shocks.

    Leader:  Bill Lindauer, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN), retired elementary school   

                   teacher at Lebanon City Schools, Member Friends of Warren Cty. Parks District

    Register (Registration needed-minimum of 10 needed): E-mail Bill Lindauer with number   

                 attending by 6/21. Call at 937 760 0620 or E-mail at: lindauergolf@yahoo.com

    Weather Option:  In the event of inclement weather, Bill will e-mail all and reschedule.

 

 

 

July: Native American and Pioneer Uses of Nature – Hisey Park

      Meeting Location: Hisey Park - Parking Lot, 5443 Middletown Rd., Waynesville, OH

      Date &Time: Saturday, July 8, 9:30-11:30 AM

     Info:   Bring Insect Repellent. We will take a hike around Hisey Park, looking at plants used   

          during earlier times and how they were used. Along the way we will encounter tools used in

          earlier times. We’ll use hands on skills to try them out. We will learn about such plants as  

          soapwort, teasel, rhubarb, and elderberry, and tools like the corn sheller, corn grinder,

           froe, and draw knife

Leader:  Bill Lindauer, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN), retired elementary school   

                   teacher at Lebanon City Schools, Member Friends of Warren Cty. Parks District

    Register (Not necessary but helpful): E-mail Bill Lindauer with number attending by 7/12.

              Send to:       lindauergolf@yahoo.com

    Weather Option:  In the event of inclement weather, Bill will e-mail all and reschedule.

 

Reminder: Our 2017 Hisey Fall Festival will be on Saturday, October 7, so mark your calendars now!

 

Note: I may be doing events in August, September, and October after the Hisey Fall, and if I decide to do them, I will post them here by the end of July. 

Possible Later Hikes (To be announced)

 

August 19: Learn about Armco Park’s Tree Trail - Meet at Kiosk across from shelter 27 (Bring insect repellent) 9:30 - 11:30 AM

 

September 9: Trees,, Shrubs & Small Trees of Hisey Park (Bring Insect Repellent)  1:00 - 3:00 PM

October??: Shrubs & Small Trees of Hisey Park 1:00 - 3:00 PM