
Photo courtesy of Rob Core
FLOW projects
Tour some of FLOW’s projects via this story map (click to view)
Thanks to Shelly Douglas for creating this story map!
FLOW TREE NURSERIES
FLOW maintains two tree nurseries, one in Worthington on Godown Road next to the dog park, and one in Weinland Park on 8th Avenue. Both are cared for by volunteers.
The purpose of the Worthington nursery which was started in 2018 is to increase the size and survivability of trees that FLOW plants and gives to the community. The nursery gives FLOW more native plants at a better size. The nursery includes native species like sycamore, oaks, dogwood, spicebush, elderberry, filbert, black cherry, hickory, river birch, and bald cypress.
The Weinland Park nursery was started in 2015 and a raised bed was installed in 2020. The purpose of the nursery is to grow-up bare root stock in 3-gallon pots for distribution in the Weinland Park neighborhood and in the lower Olentangy watershed. Approximately 500 trees were distributed last year (2021). Last fall, Engineers Without Borders, an OSU student organization, built two additional beds to triple the capacity of the nursery. (1200 tress will be stocked in the nursery this spring). This year they’ll be working on improvements to the rain water capture and distribution system.
FLOW TREE NURSERIES
FLOW maintains two tree nurseries, one in Worthington on Godown Road next to the dog park, and one in Weinland Park on 8th Avenue. Both are cared for by volunteers.
The purpose of the Worthington nursery which was started in 2018 is to increase the size and survivability of trees that FLOW plants and gives to the community. The nursery gives FLOW more native plants at a better size. The nursery includes native species like sycamore, oaks, dogwood, spicebush, elderberry, filbert, black cherry, hickory, river birch, and bald cypress.
FLOW’s recent projects
Photos from recent events and projects can be found on our Facebook page
POLLINATOR GARDENS
FLOW has installed numerous pollinator gardens in the watershed, in partnership with a number of organizations.
This thriving garden is on Olentangy River Road at the Anheuser-Busch Sports Park. (click to enlarge) How many species can you identify?
TREE PLANTING
This is one of 17 tree planting events FLOW led in 2022; this one was sponsored by One Tree Planted, at Kempton Run. Click the photo to see the full gallery!