The Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District are pleased to announce that they are again co-sponsoring the Northwest Ohio Woodland & Wildlife Family Festival on May 17th, 2014. This year’s festival is being held on the beautiful and historic grounds of the Wood County Historical Center and Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402. This event is free of charge and is for the whole family.
“This Festival is a great event and I enjoy serving on the committee,” states Amanda Podach, Education and Information Specialist for the Fulton County Conservation District. “It has so much to offer, and so many great things to check out from Woodland events to Wildlife events. We are hosting raffles and there will be local food vendors!”
Some of the events that will be offered are Name that Tree, Edible Mushrooms, The Buzz on Bees, Tree Cookies and more. There will also be activities for the kids including crafts, face painting, scavenger hunt, SK Worm and Wood Magic.
Organizations that will be attending include Abundant Soap, Black Swamp Herb Society, Black Swamp Raptor Rehab Center, Maumee Valley Archeologically Society and much more!
Local vendors such as Stimmel’s Market, Pagliai’s Pizza and Poppin’ George’ kettle corn will be in attendance.
This event is sponsored in part by The Anderson’s, Maumee and the regional Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Defiance SWCD, Fulton SWCD, Henry SWCD, Lucas SWCD, Ottawa SWCD, Van Wert SWCD, Williams SWCD and Wood SWCD. For more information, contact Amanda Podach at 419-337-9217 or visit http://swcd.fultoncountyoh.com.