Kick off the gardening season at Main Library with our Eco Fair. Learn about getting your trees & shrubs ready for Spring. Learn about soil, vegetables, flowers, and creating pollinator habitats.
Symposium on Trees | Dick Drake, Arborist for the City of Canton | 9:00-10:00 A.M. |
Alpacas and Their Benefits to the Eco System, Products from Their Fleece, Raising Them, etc. |
Kathy Williams | 10:00-11:00 A.M. |
Basket Making 101: History of Basket Making and a How-To Demonstration of Making Baskets |
Amy Erwin | 11:00 A.M.-Noon |
Intro To Herbs: Food and Medicine | Jessie St. Christopher, Cleveland Audubon Society |
Noon-1:00 P.M. |
Birding 101: The Exciting Spots |
Jessie St. Christopher, Cleveland Audubon Society | 1:00-2:00 P.M. |
Stark Parks and an Animal Ambassador | Stark Parks Educator |
2:00-3:00 P.M. |
Attracting Birds To Your Feeder |
Laura Dorman, Canton Audubon Society | 3:00-4:00 P.M. |
Lola Lewis, ODNR and Dick Drake, Arborist for the City of Canton
Amy Erwin, Basket Making
Kathy Williams, Alpacas
Canton Audubon Society
Elaine Regas, Master Gardeners of Stark County
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling District- how to recycle and products that are made from recycling
Canton City Health Dept.- Environmental Issues
The Wilderness Center
Huston-Brumbaugh Center of Minerva, Ohio
The Pollinator Stewardship Council of Ohio; Cindy Petitti Organic Gardening Center; and Others
Come pick up free seeds at the Community Seed Bank, made possible through a partnership with the Ohio State University Extension Stark County Master Gardener Volunteer Program.
The Main Library is located in the heart of downtown Canton and serves a diverse community of all ages and interests. This location houses the Genealogy Department and is well known for its unique architectural design.