Dear BYGLive! Co-Horts:
This a reminder that
the second monthly
S.W. Ohio BYGLive!
Diagnostic
Walk-About for 2010
will be held
Monday, May 10, at
the Cincinnati Zoo
and Botanical
Garden, 3400 Vine
St., Cincinnati,
45220 (park and
enter through the
NEW Vine Street
entrance; see
driving directions
below).
Don't miss this
hands-on training
for Green Industry
professionals. We
will start at 12:00
pm., and walk-about
with our hosts Steve
Foltz (Director of
Horticulture) and
Brian Jorg (Manager
of Horticulture)
looking at plants,
plant pests and
diseases, animals,
and other points of
considerable
interest until 3:00
pm. Points of
particular interest
will be viewing the
storm water
mitigation
installations (rain
gardens, rooftop
garden, permeable
pavers, etc.). The
Zoo’s goal is to
achieve zero storm
water runoff from
the grounds.
ISA Certified
Arborist CEU's will
be available, AND
this training event
counts for ONLA Ohio
Certified Nursery
Technician credits.
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS:
please print this
notice and bring it
with you to show the
Zoo staff at the
entrance gate.
See you on Monday,
May 10, at the
Cincinnati Zoo and
Botanical Garden!
J.B.
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1) FOR YOUR CALENDER:
Dates and Locations
for the 2010
Southwest Ohio
BYGLive! Diagnostic
Walk-About
Professional
Training Series:
Standard Walk-Abouts:
June 14:
Stanley M. Rowe
Arboretum, 4600
Muchmore Rd., Indian
Hill, 45243
July 12:
Glenwood Gardens
[Hamilton County
Park District],
10623 Springfield
Pike, Woodlawn,
45215
August 9:
Spring Grove
Cemetery and
Arboretum, 4521
Spring Grove Ave.,
Cincinnati, 45232
September 13:
Boone County
Arboretum, 9190 Camp
Ernst Road, Union,
Kentucky 41091
Special BYGLive!
October 4: 13th
Annual
Buckeye-Bluegrass
BYGLive in
Lexington, KY.
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2)
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
to Cincinnati Zoo
and Botanical
Garden, 3400 Vine
St., Cincinnati,
45220 [the NEW
Vine Street parking
area and Zoo
entrance: we will
meet just inside the
new entrance after
crossing the Vine
Street entrance
bridge]:
From I-74
- Go East to I-75
North
- Take I-75 North to
Mitchell Avenue exit
#6
- Turn right onto
Mitchell Avenue
- Turn right onto
Vine Street
- Continue south on
Vine Street for
approx. 2 miles from
Mitchell
- Zoo entrance is on
your right hand side
From I-75 Northbound
(From Kentucky,
Downtown Cincinnati,
etc)
- Take Mitchell
Avenue exit #6
- Turn right onto
Mitchell Avenue
- Turn right onto
Vine Street
- Continue south on
Vine Street for
approx. 2 miles from
Mitchell
- Zoo entrance is on
your right hand side
From I-75 Southbound
(From Dayton,
Fairfield, Norwood,
etc)
- Take Mitchell
Avenue exit #6
- Turn left onto
Mitchell Avenue
- Turn right onto
Vine Street
- Continue south on
Vine Street for
approx. 2 miles from
Mitchell
- Zoo entrance is on
your right hand side
- The Auto Entrance
is on the right
From I-71 Northbound
(From Kentucky,
Downtown Cincinnati,
etc)
- Take the Dana
Avenue exit
- At exit ramp
light, turn left
onto Duck Creek
- At 2nd light, turn
left onto Dana
Avenue
- Turn left onto
Victory Parkway
- At 2nd street on
right, turn right
onto Rockdale Avenue
- Follow Rockdale as
it changes names to
Forest Avenue
- Turn left onto
Dury Avenue, and go
past the OLD Zoo
entrance
- Turn right on
Erkenbrecher
- Turn right on Vine
Street, then an
immediate left into
the Zoo entrance
From I-71 Southbound
(From Columbus,
Mason, etc)
- Take the Dana
Avenue exit
- Turn right onto
Dana Avenue
- Turn left onto
Victory Parkway
- At 2nd street on
right, turn right
onto Rockdale Avenue
- Follow Rockdale as
it changes names to
Forest AvenueTurn
left onto Dury
Avenue
- Go past the OLD
Zoo entrance
- Turn right on
Erkenbrecher
- Turn right on Vine
Street, then an
immediate left into
the Zoo entrance
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"Learning is not
attained by chance,
it must be sought
for with ardor and
attended to with
diligence."
-- Abigail Adams,
1780
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Joe Boggs
Assistant Professor,
Ohio State
University Extension
Commercial
Horticulture
Educator, OSU
Extension, Hamilton
County
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Ohio State
University Extension
Hamilton County
Suite 315
110 Boggs Lane
Cincinnati, OH
45246-3145
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Phone: 513-946-8993
Cell: 513-260-1474
Fax: 513-772-6126
E-Mail: boggs.47@cfaes.osu.edu