The Polygonia Foundation

09/25/2026

Seed Harvest Workshop - October 4 at Noon
As you know, one the Polygonia Foundation's focuses is the native seed sharing program. On the first Sunday of October each year we host a Seed Harvest Workshop at Butterfly Ridge, to teach folks best techniques for seed harvest. Every participant can go home with seed, if they like. This is the only Butterfly Ridge program that is completely FREE, and does not require paid admission, so please feel free to make a donation or visit the Butterfly Ridge gift shop! Email chris(at)butterfly-ridge(dot)com to reserve a spot at the workshop. Use the subject line SEED HARVEST WORKSHOP. Space is limited!

09/13/2026

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08/06/2026

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ROCKBRIDGE — Deep in the Hocking Hills lies Butterfly Ridge, a butterfly conservation center run by husband and wife duo Chris and Kris Kline, otherwise known as Mr. Chris and

06/26/2026

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What can you expect at the Dusk-2-Dawn mothing event? Well, at the 2024 event we documented 13 species of sphinx moth! Here is ten of them. From top left, Ash, Elm, Southern Pine, Small-eyed, Walnut, Pandorus, Abbott's, Big Poplar, Hydrangea, and Virginia Creeper. Registration is now open at either www.butterfly-ridge.com or www.polygoniafoundation.org 2026 Dusk-2-Dawn is Saturday night, August 1 at Butterfly Ridge in the Hocking Hills, Ohio.

03/29/2026

We had a great time at the 3rd Annual Hocking Hills Pollinator Gardening Symposium yesterday. A big thank you to all of our presenters including Dani Gill (Hocking Soil and Water), Gary Conley (Green Reach), Pike Fetgatter Butterfly Ridge/Hocking College), Courtney Denning (Deeply Rooted Landscapes), and me. All of the talks were informative and very well received.

Also a big thanks to our other sponsors and supporters including Logan in Bloom, Hocking Hills Lodging Owners Association, Precision Imprint, Brewery 33, and Hocking Hills Herbals. A big thank you to our volunteers who helped with set-up and tear-down, as well as the Polygonia Board: Brandon Kramer, Eileen Kline, and Andy Jackson (Hannah Kopp was not able to attend). A thank you to Logan Theater, it is great venue, especially with the new AV upgrades!

Most importantly, thank you to our 55 registered attendees. We are so glad that there is so much interest for protecting and helping our local pollinators!

01/31/2026

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01/07/2026

Registration for the 3rd annual Hocking Hills Pollinator Gardening Symposium is now open.

Join us for our third annual Hocking Hills Pollinator Gardening Symposium, which will be held at the historic Logan Theater in downtown Logan, Ohio on Saturday March 28.

The slate of speakers for this year’s event include:
Gary Conley (GreenReach LLC) - Managing Invasives
Dani Gill (Hocking Soil & Water) - EQUIP Grant and other programs to assist landowners
Courtney Denning (Deeply Rooted Landscapes) - Your Yard is Habitat
Garrett Fetgatter (Hocking College) - Unconventional Pollinators
Chris Kline (Butterfly Ridge) - Starting Your Pollinator Garden with Seeds

As always, we will have the seed sharing table, this year featuring close to 40 different species to pick from, and Butterfly Ridge will have books and other resources available for purchase! Pre-registration is required ($25) and space is limited. To register visit www.polygoniafoundation.org

01/03/2026

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12/23/2025

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12/22/2025

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A reminder that if you would like to receive our Butterfly Ridge/Polygonia Foundation electronic quarterly newsletter, go to www.polygoniafoundation.org and press the "Newsletter" link at the bottom of the page. The January, 2026 newsletter will go out in about a week.