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April 28, 2021 THE OAKWOOD REGISTER www.oakwoodregister.com Vol. 30, No. 16 April 28, 2021 Oakwood Schools Foundation Backyard conservation provides wildlife habitat By Tracy Staley bees, wasps, and butterflies names new board members This month, Wright like. The Forneys have com- Two Oakwood residents will be Memorial Public Library post piles, a worm bin, and lending their knowledge and expertise has invited the community a Bokashi bucket to process to the Oakwood Schools Foundation. to read and discuss Nature’s waste material. Amy (Borgert) Martin and John Best Hope: A New Approach “Everything from card- Hadley are the newest elected mem- to Conservation That Begins board boxes, food scraps and bers of the OSF Board of Trustees. in Your Yard by Douglas yard trimmings goes in,” he Martin, an Oakwood native, attend- Tallamy. said. ed E.D. Smith School and graduat- As part of the communi- Forney, a teacher at ed from Oakwood High School in ty read, the library sought Harman Elementary, helps 1998. Following high school grad- examples from Oakwood share ecological knowl- uation, she attended the University residents who are already edge with students, a prac- of Dayton, earning a degree in busi- embracing the central prem- tice happening across the ness administration. She worked as ise of Tallamy’s book: that Oakwood City Schools in a project specialist in the James M. homeowners everywhere various ways. At Harman, Anderson Center for Health Systems can turn their yards into he works with the Green The Crowe family garden in Oakwood Excellence at Cincinnati Children’s conservation corridors that Thumbs Club, which helps Hospital Medical Center. After serv- provide wildlife habitats. ularly post and comment in the Green students learn where their food Amy Martin ing as a volunteer on the Oakwood Here are some of those stories. Oakwood Facebook group on the comes from. The Oakwood Historical Alumni Association Advisory Board, “Future of sustainability” planting of native trees and flowers, Society, which has maintained a gar- Martin became the director of the den for 11 years, also has programs Michelle Abernathy began garden- removal of encroaching non-natives Oakwood Alumni Association from for children. After a two year hiatus, ing when she moved to Oakwood in and reduction of harmful chemicals. 2015 to 2020. She and her husband its programs will return this summer. 2014. In her first yard in Oakwood, “This week alone we have seen Keith have lived in Oakwood since Wright Library is also working on she maintained a beautiful yard com- posts and supporting comments on 2013. They have three children at plans for native plants on its grounds. plete with registered Monarch Way organic gardening, wildlife conserva- Smith Elementary. In her free time, In Nature’s Best Hope, Tallamy writes Station and a labyrinth full of herbal tion, reducing indiscriminate chemical Martin enjoys hiking, traveling and about corporate and community land- and medicinal plants. Now living else- mosquito repellents and herbicides, exploring new places, yoga, needle- scaping as well as residential. Oakwood where in Oakwood with a larger yard, and advice on how to prevent the point and spending time with family resident Nadja Turek joined forces she and her family are in the pro- collapse of our beautifully diverse and friends. Her experience as the with coworkers at Woolpert in 2014 cess of converting into an ecologically ecosystems. It seems many more resi- director of OAA enabled her to devel- to native, low-maintenance, no-chem- sustainable micro-farm: manipulating dents of Oakwood are looking at ways op relationships with many alumni ical, bee-and-butterfly-friendly plants water drainage from downspouts to our wonderful city can become kinder and understand the motivation behind on a patch of land on its corporate use their water well; planting native to the environment, beautify our land- philanthropy to Oakwood Schools. campus. She offers a piece of advice: bushes, grasses, flowers, and trees, a scapes and live in harmony with our be patient. Native plants take sever- Hadley grew up in Wisconsin, mini-orchard, plants for pollinators flora and fauna,” said group co-leader John Hadley al years to establish. The Woolpert spending most of his school years in and predator bugs. The list goes on. Cheryl Lloyd. Green Bay. He graduated from St. A backyard garden marketing department made a sign for Louis University with a degree in mar- loves Oakwood, the history and pride “I truly believe the future health of the garden to let people know that a At their home on Orchard Drive, keting, finance and pre-law. He earned associated with Oakwood Schools, and our planet and our children depend on wildflower garden was in progress. Scott and Megan Forney have turned his MBA at Indiana University, with a is excited to make a difference for this,” she said. “The future of sustain- It’s well worth the wait, Turek their small backyard into a garden focus on investment banking. Hadley Oakwood students through OSF. ability is everyday people in everyday believes. yards, whether six-tenths of an acre in with raised beds for vegetables, grow- has more than 35 years experience in These two new members join cur- “Once the plants are established East Oakwood or three acres in West ing tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, the business world, working for com- rent Board of Trustees members Emma you get a riot of color, height and tex- Oakwood, using their land well.” blueberries, and more. panies such as AEGON, NCR, GE as Butler, Katherine Cezeaux, Chris ture that we - and bees and butterflies well as Interbrand and now serves as Conard, Ashley Coyne, Lindsey Deck, Abernathy started the Facebook “I believe in growing heirloom veg- – enjoy by the back entrance to our President of ARC Abrasives in Troy. Edman Gray, Laura Lee John, Kevin group Oakwood Homesteaders to etables to preserve the genetic diversi- building,” she said. Jones, Yusaku Kawai, Jamie Mhaskar, connect with others who have sim- ty of our food,” said Scott Forney. “I Hadley has lived in Oakwood since “It benefits us all...” 2004. He and his wife Margot have six Lisa Sanford and Linda Woods. ilar interests. It is one of two sus- save seeds so plants can adapt to our children with their youngest in eighth For 40 years, the Oakwood Schools tainability-focused, Oakwood-centric local growing environment.” When Laurel Crowe moved to grade at Oakwood Junior High. In his Foundation has provided significant Facebook groups. Both groups have He’s working to grow more native Dayton in 2011, she began training free time, in addition to reading, he annual support to the Oakwood school connected local residents to share plants, adding coneflower, goldenrod, and volunteering with Five Rivers is a sports fan following the Green district by funding grants, scholarships information, support, and advice. milkweed and Virginia bluebells. In MetroParks, learning about compost- Bay Packers, Tottenham Hotspur and and special wish list items, all for the In recent months, Green Oakwood the front yard, you’ll find mason bee ing and gardening and helping the FC Cincinnati. Hadley also enjoys benefit of Oakwood students. To learn has seen an uptick in member interest houses and a small bird house. The parks eradicate honeysuckle, plant fly fishing and spending time on the more about OSF visit www.oakwood- in earth-friendly gardening practices. Forneys also try to provide pollen and new prairies, and build trails. This beach in Florida with his family. He schools.org/community/osf. Nature-loving Oakwood residents reg- nectar for pollinators with plants that See Habitat on page 2 u THE LARGEST OUTDOOR KITCHEN & GRILL SHOWROOM IN OHIO 2601 W Dorothy Ln, Dayton, OH 45439 MON FRI 10AM 5PM SAT BY APPOINTMENT ONLY UNFORGETTABLE 937534.1105 EVENINGS ARE CALLING. WWW.APPLIANCEGALLERYDAYTON.COM DISCOVER A NEW WAY OF COOKING OUTDOORS! 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