Bike tour kicks off day of events at Cedar Bog in Urbana

The Cedar Bog Nature Preserve’s Earth Day Art Show and Bike Tour will be on Saturday, April 30. Local artists will share their creations and proceeds from their sales benefit the Cedar Bog Association. A bike tour kicks off the event and all proceeds from the tour go toward school transportation costs to take field trips to Cedar Bog. Free naturalist led tours will be held hourly along with free admission all day long.

Cedar Bog’s Orchid Walk is also scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Visitors can see one of the largest populations of Showy Lady Slipper Orchids.

Jim McCormac will also stop by Cedar Bog on Saturday, Sept. 10, to offer a program on “Aster, Goldenrods, Fall Flora & Their Pollinators” as part of the Second Saturday Workshop Series.

To round out the year, the Cedar Bog Association will continue to host Boo in the Bog, which is slated for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15 for a night walk on the boardwalk. For more information on events at Cedar Bog, please call 937-484-3744 or email cedarbog@ctcn.net. STAFF REPORT

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