From left: Sierra Flynt, Ostin Kirkpatrick, Maura Linthicum, Avie Kalmar, Ridge Cook, Sarah Maracz, Becca Wagenknecht and Katy Campbell. Photo by Dr. Rebecca Snell.
By Hope Roberts
This year, Ohio University’s Plant Club has a lot of fun, educational activities and other plans in store, as well as new officers to welcome for its 2019-20 run.
New officers include President Alberta Dempsey, Vice President Laura Wimer, Secretary and Social Media Chair Sarah Maracz, and Treasurer Becca Wagenknecht.
In a recent activity, the Plant Club assisted Dr. Rebecca Snell with a prairie restoration project at the Ridges, putting in more than 160 plants on Oct. 20.
They also helped clean up a garden bed below Baker Center, had a pumpkin carving event, and went to see “Fantastic Fungi,” a documentary playing at the Athena. Future activity ideas in the works include a project to help conserve another prairie, at Strouds Run, by removing redbuds, which shade out prairie plants, and a pre-holiday plant exchange.
Maura Linthicum and Avie Kalmar pause their planting efforts on the Ridges
to enjoy other wildlife. Photo by Dr. Kim Thompson
Events for spring semester are not finalized, but a workshop on making natural dyes, a workday at the OHIO Student Farm in the spring, a garlic mustard pull with the grad students, and possibly an aquatic plant or propagation seminar are being discussed.
Students who are interested in becoming involved in the Plant Club can contact the club through OrgSync or reach out to Dr. Kim Thompson at thompsk3@ohio.edu.
Plant Club helps to restore native prairie plants.
A seed treat made at a plant club pumpkin carving event,
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