Recycling Information
Beth Boles
Questions about recycling? The following letter was sent to me from the County Recycling Center:
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Conservation and National Affairs and Legislation (NAL)
Robin Schachat
The Garden Club of America is made up of 200 members, which are independent garden clubs from across the United States. Shaker Lakes Garden Club has been one of these since 1919 – we are entering our hundredth year.
Read MoreSustainability Cleveland Information
Betsy Stueber
At our May 29 Membership meeting Cathi Lehn, from the Mayor’s Office of Sustainable and Sandra Albro, from Holden Forests and Gardens talked about the Sustainable initiatives in the Cleveland area. Below are links to Sustainable Cleveland, The Cleveland Tree Coalition, The Gardenwalk Cleveland pus dates for Sustainable Cleveland events this summer.
Read MoreNAL Revisited
Robin Schachat
It’s almost like being there – well, not really. But a few of the presentations Cynthia Druckenbrod and I enjoyed at the GCA’s NAL Meeting are available, as slide presentations, on the GCA website. The quality of professionalism and research represented in these presentations is astounding. Rather than recap all of them for you, I shall take this opportunity to refer you directly to the original material itself.
Read MoreHow and When Did it Start?
Ann Whitney
J. Sterling Morton and his wife moved from Detroit into the Nebraska Territory in 1854. Morton became editor of Nebraska’s finest newspaper and used journalism to share agricultural information and his enthusiasm for trees.
Read MoreHoliday Lights Recycling Program
Suzy Hartford
How does the program work?
It's easy to participate. All you have to do is send us your old Christmas lights for recycling and we'll send you a coupon good for 15% off HolidayLEDs.com LED Christmas lights.
Read MoreSurprising Water Facts
Ann Whitney
Due to our strategic location in Northeast Ohio, Shaker Lakes Garden Club has an on-going conservation theme for conserving water and protecting the Great Lakes.
Read MoreGCA Conservation Study Trip a Huge Success!
SLGC
They came to Cleveland from far and wide to attend this year's GCA Conservation Study trip, ably organized and led by SLGC's own Jane Ellison. This is what's being said about the intensive study of Lake Erie, its beauty and its challenges.
"I will always think of the Great Lakes with new eyes and intelligent understanding from here on out.
Read MoreConservation Field Trip
Ann Whitney
On August first Tom Rapini and Valerie Garratt graciously hosted a group of Shaker Lakes members, one daring husband, and one guest from GCC at their farm in Mentor.
Read MoreJane Ellison Wins Conservation Award
Leslie Marting
Jane Ellison was awarded the Garden Club of America Zone Conservation Award on June 14, 2017.
Read MoreThe GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip
Jane Ellison
Did you notice an announcement of a Conservation Study Trip here in Cleveland in your latest GCA Bulletin? Here's the scoop:
The GCA 2017 Conservation Study Trip will be an exploration of the largest fresh water ecosystem in the world; the history, the challenges, the successes, the beauty. It will be a grand adventure exploring Lake Erie's shores and islands between Cleveland and Toledo.
Read MoreOne of my Favorite Things
Ann Whitney
One of my favorite spring and summer activities is to take an appropriate early evening beverage, grab my better half, and head back to the bee hives to watch the girls returning to the hives with pollen. Pollen is a protein source for the bees.
Read MoreVisiting Gardens
Mary Anne Liljedahl
Wednesday, April 19 at 10:30
Walking Tour of Beaver Marsh
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Trekkers are sure to delight in Beaver Marsh, just north of the Ira Trailhead, where ingenious local beavers have dammed waterways with mud and sticks and can often be spotted mid-evening gearing up for more work on their wetlands projects.
RSVP by April 15: Email Gale Clarry or call 703-217-7639.
Read MoreSLGC Members Talk about Conservation & Environment
Mary Bruce Rae-Grant
On Wednesday, March 8, a small group of SLGC members met with Senator Rob Portman’s NE Ohio Director in downtown Cleveland. Jane Ellison, former Zone X Conservation Chair, led us in a lively discussion about conservation and the environment with Caryn Candisky. Senator Portman has shown strong leadership in conservation and environmental issues, most notably clean water and our National Parks. Caryn very patiently listened to us for 1½ hours as we presented topics from The Garden Club of America's Position Papers.
Read MoreNAL Conservation Report
Ann Whitney
The Garden Club of America’s 2017 National Affairs and Legislative (NAL) Annual meeting was held February 27 – March 2 in Washington DC. 300 delegates from 200 clubs across the country attended. The meeting had a rigorous agenda and focused on the GCA’s eight Position Papers: Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate Change, National Parks, National Public Lands, Native Plants, Sustainable Agriculture, and Transportation.
Read MoreConservation Corner
Ann Whitney
Our Shaker Lakes Garden Club member, and Founder of Bikes, Bees & Butterflies, Ann Cicarella, organized the second annual Pollinator Symposium held at Squire Valleevue Farm the end of October.
Read More2016 Cleveland Pollinator Symposium October 22
SLGC
October 22
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Squire Valleevue Farm
37125 Fairmount Boulevard
Hunting Valley, OH 44022
Read MoreConservation Camp
Carole Obernesser
On Monday April 25th over twenty Zone X conservation delegates spent "TWENTY EIGHT" hours in our prized jewel to the south of us... Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Peninsula. Our very own Jane Ellison (Zone X Chair) was our stupendous leader who spent a year prodigiously putting this together. The highlights are as follows:
Read MoreNational Pollinator Week
SLGC
National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them
Nine years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown into an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles.
Read MorePark It!
SLGC
GCA iscounting on every GCA club member to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. PARK it! with your club, family and friends by visiting one of the 408 sites of the National Park System. Share your photos and stories and register your visit in the GCA's Club Member Showcase at the GCA Showcase, and enjoy reading about other members’ fun park experiences!
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