The Darke County Parks District Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 4pm at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center. This meeting is discuss matters of land.
Chicken Dinner - July 14
Get your presale tickets for a delicious chicken dinner to benefit your Darke County Parks
Tickets are $8.00 each
Dinners will be picked up
at the Bish Discovery Center
404 N. Ohio St., Greenville, OH 45331
on July 14, 2019 from 11:30am-1pm
Drive thru or a picnic area will be available.
While you are there stop in and visit the rummage sale that will be going on to benefit the Park District’s Raptor Education Program
from 9am-3pm.
Tickets can be purchased before the sale at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center at 4267 St. Rt. 502 W., Greenville, Bish Discovery Center, 404 N. Ohio St., Greenville or from your favorite member of the Friends of the Darke County Parks.
If you have donations for the rummage sale please drop off at the Bish Discovery Center, 404 N. Ohio St. from July 9-12 from 9am-4pm (Thurs and Fri til 7pm.)
Call 937-548-0165 for more information. Some dinners may be available at the door.
www.darkecountyparks.org
Raptor Rummage Sale - July 14
Darke County Parks’ Raptor Rummage Sale
DATE: Sunday July 14
TIME: 9am— 3pm
PLACE: Bish Discovery Center
404 N Ohio Street
Greenville, OH
Come out to purchase gently used items with all proceeds to benefit the raptors of Darke County Parks
HAVE ITEMS TO DONATE?
Clean household items and clothing on hangers may be dropped off at the Bish Discovery Center July 9-12 between 9am and 4pm.
Darke County Parks receives funding from ODNR
Earlier this year, the Darke County Park District was fortunate to receive boating safety education grant funds from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft. These funds, a portion of the total amount of nearly $250,000 awarded to 13 communities, will be used purchase updated kayaks, a new storage boat trailer and safety equipment. This equipment will allow the park district to continue to offer ACA-certified workshops on kayaking skills and safety to ensure local residents are safe while exploring Ohio’s waterways.
Thank you ODNR and we’ll see you on the water!
It's spring! Does that baby animal need rescued?
During the spring season, young animals are abundant! Sometimes when we encounter a “baby” animal, it may appear to be lost or injured… but is it really in need of our assistance? We all want to do the best thing to help… Check out THESE 5 Tips to determine if you need to help young mammals this spring!
Still not sure, call the Nature Center at 937-548-0165 and a naturalist will give you some suggestions.
Regular Board Meeting Date Change
The Darke County Park District Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Board Meeting on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 1pm instead of the regularly scheduled date at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center.
Special Board Work Session
The Darke County Park District Board of Commissioners will hold a Special Board Work Session on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 8am at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center. This meeting is being held to discuss strategic planning.
Native Plant Sale - May 11th
Our annual plant sale returns to Shawnee Prairie Nature Center. Favorite flowers of the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators are the focus this year. Please consider planting milkweed to help provide habitat for the struggling Monarch population.
Pre-sale forms and payment must be turned in by April 30th.
Plants are available for pre-sale only (a few select plants may be available during the sale).
Fill out this form with the number of plants you would like and return it, along with your payment, to the address on the reverse side. The Native Plant Sale will occur at the Shawnee Prairie Nature Center (4267 OH-502, Greenville). Pre-sale plants must be picked up during Saturday, May 11th between 10am and 4pm.
Please note: 1) Any plants not picked up by May 13th will be considered a donation to the Park District and will be planted within our prairies.
2) In the event the minimum of any plant is not met, we will try to replace it with a similar species to the best of our ability.
Cash or check only. Thank You.
Shawnee Prairie Preserve & Nature Center CLOSED SUNDAY Feb. 24
Shawnee Prairie Preserve trails and Nature Center are CLOSED today due to downed power lines.
Please do NOT enter the park at this time.
Treat all downed power lines as energized and dangerous.
We hope to resume normal operations come Monday.
Online Program Registration is almost here!
We have improved your program registration experience! We have transitioned to a new online registration system, making it much easier to register for all of the Parks’ programs from your computer, smart phone or tablet. Don’t worry though, phone and walk-in registration are still available! This new system will also allow us to accept credit card payments for both program registration and select event purchases (check and cash are still accepted).
In order to make this transition as smooth as possible, we recommend you hop online to www.darkecountyparks.org now to register your household with our system. Taking this one-time step now will save you time in the future when you register for programs. We are very excited about this new system. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask Robb at the Nature Center.