Get ready for some nature adventures right in your backyard! This special reading club for preschoolers includes stories that will kick-start imaginations and get you and your little one outside exploring and discovering. Participants can sign up anytime after August 23 and are asked to complete 6 books and 6 activities from the book club list. More information on programs and materials can be found online (www.metroparks.org/bookclub), or call (937) 277-6545.

The Gardener's Plant Exchange is an economical way to add variety to your garden. Guidelines for the Exchange will be available at the Garden Gate Desk. When making your reservation, please provide a brief list of plants you plan to bring. NOTE: Participants may drop off plants and pick up vouchers starting at 8:00 am on September 4. The exhange begins at 5 pm. Reservations required, call (937) 434-9005 for more information or to register.

Learn how to make late season changes, improve next season's garden, and eliminate invasive plants from your gardens. Reservations are requested. Please call (937) 434-9005 or register online.

Discover the fall beauty of Woodman Fen as MetroParks' Mike Enright leads us on a tour of this newly developed facility. We will meet at Wegerzyn and go in vans to the site. Registration required and limited. This program is weather dependent. Please check the MetroParks website for cancellation notice. Please call 277-6545 for information or register online.

We will be canning and preserving using the boiling water method. We will also investigate other 19th century preservation methods as well. If you are interested about learning the basics of canning please join us in the summer kitchen of the Daniel Arnold farmhouse.