The Polygonia Foundation

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.

12/04/2025

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What will be new in 2026? For one thing, we will be starting a quarterly newsletter. It will showcase upcoming events and fun discoveries for both Butterfly Ridge and our non-profit The Polygonia Foundation. Here is a sample page from the January, 2026 edition. To receive the newsletter, go to https://www.polygoniafoundation.org/ and at the bottom of the page add your email address and click subscribe. If you have already subscribed, then you are already on the list! The full January issue will arrive in your email around January 1, 2026.

10/03/2025

Join us for a Seed Harvesting Workshop at Butterfly Ridge on Sunday, October 5 at 2pm. Everybody will go home with seed, if they want. Learn how to identify particular species growing on the BR property, their uses by pollinators, and tell when they are ready to harvest. BYOBB (Bring Your Own Brown Bag!) Sponsored by Hocking Hills Wild Ones. No pre-registration required.

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06/07/2025

A reminder that tonight's Dusk-2-Dawn mothing event has been moved to Friday June 20 over weather concerns. Thanks

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06/06/2025

Our Dusk-2-Dawn Mothing event is being moved to Friday June 20 due to weather concerns for tomorrow night. My apologies. If you have already registered please check your email ASAP.

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05/06/2025

Register at www.polygoniafoundation.org
$20
Saturday June 7 - 9PM - 5AM
Avalanche Pizza donating food! At last year's event we documented 283 species!

04/09/2025

Wanted to let folks know that registration ($20) for our 2nd Annual Mothing Zone Dusk-2-Dawn event is now open. D-2-D will take place Saturday June 7 at Butterfly Ridge (Hocking County), 9PM - 5AM. At last year's event we documented 283 species. Should be a great time! https://www.polygoniafoundation.org/tickets/p/the-mothing-zone-dusk-2-dawn