Join Bob as he takes you on a tour of all of B-W Greenway’s Easements. Please contact Bob to RSVP. bobjurick3@gmail.com. The tour will take about 2 hours.
Removal of the invasives! Barb Hensley leads the crew! Please meet at 2855 Union Rd, Medway, OH 45341.
Join us for our 21st Chautauqua at the Bath Township Building, 1006 W Yellow Springs-Fairfield Rd, Fairborn, OH. Light refreshments will be provided. More info to come!
Visit us at our interactive booth. Learn about our conservation efforts, and meet our friendly volunteers.
Calling all artists! (and anyone else that likes to hike) Koogler Prairie Wetland Reserve is our inspiration for Landsacapes2025. Hike the reserve with us!
Join the fun at the Jurick Homestead! Help to remove invasives. Please dress for the weather.
Visit us at our interactive booth to learn more about our conservation efforts, and to meet our friendly volunteers.
Join Bob as he takes you on a tour of all of B-W Greenway’s Easements. Please contact Bob to RSVP. bobjurick3@gmail.com. The tour will take about 2 hours.
May 8, 10am: Juried Art Hike
June 28-29, 1-3pm: Art work accepted at the Fairborn Art Association Gallery
July 13, 1-3pm: Opening Reception-prizes awarded at 2:30
July 13, 20, 27, 1-3pm: Gallery open to the public
July 27, 1-3pm: Final day of exhibition
July 27, 3-4pm: Artwork pick=up
Join Bob and the Highway crew! Help keep our section of I675 clean. More info to come!
Join Bob as he takes you on a tour of all of B-W Greenway’s Easements. Please contact Bob to RSVP. bobjurick3@gmail.com. The tour will take about 2 hours.
Open to the public! Bring your family, friends, neighbors, and your favorite dish to share. We will have limited flatware, so please bring extra and your favorite drink.
Hack the honeysuckle with our own Honey Suckle Hackers! Meet at Garland Wetland Reserve, 1271 Commerce Center Blvd, Fairborn, OH. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a water bottle.
Join us for our 21st Chautauqua at the Bath Township Building, 1006 W Yellow Springs-Fairfield Rd, Fairborn, OH. Light refreshments will be provided. More info to come!
Join Bob as he takes you on a tour of all of B-W Greenway’s Easements. Please contact Bob to RSVP. bobjurick3@gmail.com. The tour will take about 2 hours.
Public welcome! Please contact Heidi at Admin@bwgreenway.org for more information.
Join the fun at the Jurick Homestead! Help to remove invasives. Please dress for the weather.
Join Bob and the Highway crew! Help keep our section of I675 clean. More info to come!
Join Bob and the Highway crew! Help keep our section of I675 clean. More info to come!
Fairborn Senior Center, 325 N. Third St. Fairborn, OH 45324. Join us for a fun, informative evening including Jennifer Windus’ presentation, Green Heart Award, State of the Trust, songs, comradery and refreshments.
Jennifer is currently the Vice President of the Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association (ONAPA). She coordinates ONAPA's stewardship program which conducts habitat management in natural areas throughout Ohio.
She worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Natural Areas & Preserves and Wildlife) for 31 years, retiring in 2014. In both divisions, she worked with land management, invasive species, and rare species on nature preserves and wildlife areas. She is also the President of the Ohio Invasive Plants Council.
Hack the Honeysuckle with our own Honey Suckle Hackers! Meet at Garland Wetland Reserve, 1271 Commerce Center Blvd, Fairborn, OH. Please dress appropriately for the weather and bring a water bottle.
Second Thursday of each month, 5:30-6:30 via Google Meet. Public Welcome. Please contact Mike Cox at michaelcox2525@gmail.com for more information.
Public welcome! Please contact Heidi at Admin@bwgreenway.org for more information.
B-W Greenway is partnering with the Little Miami Watershed Network for a hike at Estel Wenrick Wetland Reserve. Wenrick Wetlands 2855 Union Rd, Medway, OH 45341 Open to the public. Please dress for the weather.
Calling all High School Students! Bob and the Highway Crew will be cleaning B-W Greenway’s section of 675. Please help make I-675 look clean for the Holiday Season. Please meet at the old Fairborn High School dressed for December weather.
Hack the honeysuckle at Garland Wetland Reserve on the corner of Commerce Center Blvd and Garland Ave, Fairborn, with B-W Greenway’s Honeysuckle Hackers! Please wear appropriate attire and bring a water bottle.
Fairborn Community Park Reserve Clean-up!
Saturday, November 2, 9am-Noon
Access off of Meadowlands Drive or at the bottom of Fairborn Community Park across Beaver Creek. Please dress appropriately and bring a water bottle.
Please RSVP to Bob Jurick at bobjurick3@gmail.com
Hack the honeysuckle at the Jurick Homestead, 8957 Haddix Road,
Fairborn, OH with B-W Greenway’s Honeysuckle Hackers! Please wear appropriate attire and bring a water bottle.
The topic is "Supporting Local Food Growers" This topic was chosen from a survey B-W Greenway conducted earlier this year.
Date/time: 7 - 8:30 pm, Thursday, October 17, 2024
Location: Bath Township Building, 1006 Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road, Fairborn
Format: A panel of 4-6 local experts including farmers, grocers, nutritionists, chefs with a moderator. The panel will respond to questions from the moderator as well as from the audience. Refreshments will be served.
Join Tom Duffee, Chief Steward, and Heidi Geron, Land Stewardship Coordinator, on October 16 at 5:30 for the Land Stewardship Meeting via Zoom. Learn more about our acquired easements and how we maintain them. Please contact Heidi at bwgreenway3@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
Help Barb Hensley clean-up Estel Wenrick Wetlands at 2855 Union Rd, Medway. Estel Wenrick Wetlands is part of the Clark County Park District. B-W Greenway has been helping to maintain this beautiful public area. Please wear suitable attire and bring a water bottle.
Get your hike on! The Juried Art Hike will be at Koogler Prairie Wetland Reserve at 11am. Please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle. All are welcome!
Calling all High School Students! Bob and the Highway Crew will be cleaning B-W Greenway’s section of 675. Please meet at the Fairborn High School at 9:00 am (Old).
Bring a friend, bring a neighbor, bring your family. All are welcome! Our Annual Potluck Picnic is back with stories and entertainment at Fairborn Community Park, pavilion 4. Please bring a dish to share, along with your utensils and preferred drink.
Would you like to learn more about B-W Greenway and explore our natural areas? Join Bob Jurick for a two-hour tour of the incredible sites conserved by B-W Greenway Saturday, August 3 at 1:00pm. Bob will share the history and highlights of each property, offering an enriching and informative experience. Please RSVP to Bob at bobjurick@bwgreenway.org.
Join Tom Duffee, Chief Steward, and Heidi Geron, Land Stewardship Coordinator, on July 17 at 5:30 for the Land Stewardship Meeting via Zoom. Learn more about our acquired easements and how we maintain them. Please contact Heidi at admin@bwgreenway.org if you would like to attend.
TIMELINE for 2024 Exhibition
May 2 from 10:00-12:00, Juried Art Hike at Valle View III
Until June 29, 2024- Create art at Valle View Reserve I, II, III
Saturday, June 29 & Sunday, June 30, 1-3 pm - Work accepted at Fairborn Art Assn. Gallery
Sunday, July 14, 1-3 pm - Opening Reception -- prizes awarded at 2: 30 pm
Gallery open to public Sundays, July 14, 21, & 28, 1-3 pm
Sunday, July 28 - Final day of Exhibition
July 28, 3-4 pm - Artists to pick up work at Fairborn Art Assn. Gallery ( art will not be available for pick up until 3pm)
Family activities, information, ice cream social with Cyber Cream Dayton and volunteer appreciation for local organizations that are making a positive impact on the health of our communities. More information at LMWN.org or email Alison at execdirector@lmwn.org
Visit our booth! Main Street Commons. Main St and Grand Ave, Fairborn Ohio.
Calling all High School Students! Bob and the Highway Crew will be cleaning B-W Greenway’s section of 675. Please meet at the Fairborn High School at 9:00 am (Old).
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Environmental Branch will host its sixth annual Pollinator Expo on June 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wright Brothers Memorial. Visit B-W Greenway at our booth to learn more about pollinators and the wetlands in our community!
Join us Saturday, June 1, at Anderson Fen for a honeysuckle clean up!
We are at meeting at 9:00am at Anderson Fen, 5506 West Enon Road.
We suggest wearing old clothes. Something like a T-shirt with a long sleeve shirt, pants, sturdy shoes and a hat would work great! Also please bring loppers if you have them. We hope to see you there!
A walking tour of Valle View III Reserve has been scheduled to assist artists in experiencing the beautiful features of the reserves for the B-W Greenway/Fairborn Art Association 2024 Juried Art Competition. The tour will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 10am starting at the cul-de-sac behind TJ Chumps.
Mark the date!! The 5K will start at 9:30am at Fairborn Community Park with the festivities beginning at the Fairborn High School from 10am-2pm.
Come see us at our display booth at The Yellow Springs Annual Earth Day Event. We look forward to seeing you!
Help Barb Hensley clean-up Estel Wenrick Wetlands at 2855 Union Rd, Medway. Estel Wenrick Wetlands is part of the Clark County Park District. B-W Greenway has been helping to maintain this beautiful public area. Please wear suitable attire and bring a water bottle.
WHERE: Bath Township Building, 1006 Yellow Springs-Fairfield Road
The format of this community discussion will include a moderated panel of local experts in natural landscaping sharing their perspective on the following topics:
Avoiding invasives Boardwalks, observation decks Carbon sequestration
Comprehensive planning recommendations, zoning regulations, Construction materials such as treated wood, composite lumber Cultivars
Water features
Home owner associations and maintenance of natural presence Improvements with pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers
Integration of renewables such as solar or wind
Integration with home gardening Location of compost piles/containers
Location of wildflower and prairies plantings Model natural landscaping communities
Natural lawn care Night lighting Noise attenuation
Ornamentals at nurseries
Parking lots – size, pervious surfaces Permaculture concepts
Placement of native trees, shrubs, gardens Planting exotics
Riparian buffers
Safety, visual obstruction School and Church landscaping
Signage, pedestal, electric, hours of operation Tree “litter”
Use of hardscapes
Panelists include Debbie Downes, Green County Master Gardener; Terry Fredrich, Retired Owner of Habitat Creations; David Nolin, retired Five Rivers Metroparks Conservation Manager and author of “Discovery and Renewal of Huffman Prairie”; Tom Krunkenmeyer, President, Buckeye EcoCare; Elisabeth Rothschild, Regional Butterfly Expert; a representative from a garden center and Facilitator, Dotti e Meade, Chair, Fairborn Operation Pollination Committee.
