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.