Owen County Conservationist Classes
will be held monthly beginning in February at the Owen County
Public Library located at 10 S. Montgomery Street in Spencer.
Classes will continue through December 2010. Hands-on activities
and accompanying materials will be available for the subject
matter of each workshop. The program and materials are free of
charge to participants. In addition, attendees will have the
opportunity to win fun stuff (such as books, birdfeeders or
other nature related materials) at each class. All learners who
attend at least 9 workshops will be awarded a special gift at
the end of the program in December.
In
order to give community members the best chance for attendance,
each class will be offered twice monthly. “Brown Bag Lunch”
classes will be held during the day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Evening classes will
also be available on the third Thursday of the month from 6:30 –
7:30 p.m. Both the day and evening class will cover the same
subject matter for that month.
Owen County Conservationist Classes will appeal to anyone who
desires to know more about the natural environment around them.
See the schedule below for dates and subjects.
February 4 & 18: Tweet Treats -
Inviting Birds to your Yard
March 4 & 18:
Discovering the Secrets of Soil – Don’t Treat Your Soil Like
Dirt
April 1 & 15:
Time to Get Off the Sofa – Preparing the Garden for Spring
Planting
May 6 & 20:
The Victory Garden – Know & Grow Your Food
June 3 & 17:
Compost Happens – Turning Yucky Stuff into Gardening Gold
July 1 & 15:
What’s Bugging You – Dealing with Those Pesky Pests
August 5 & 19:
Might as Well Try to Catch the Rain – Building a Rain Barrel
September 2 & 16: Your Contribution
to Cleaner Water - Build your Own Rain Garden
October 7 & 21: Grow a
Friend for Life – Planting and Caring for Trees
November 4 & 18: It’s OK to be a
Gourd Head – Growing and Using Gourds
December 2 & 16: "In the Bleak
Midwinter" – Winter Habitat
OWEN COUNTY 
