Sustainability Events
Creation Care Nurture Nature Events 2026
Date & Time: Saturday, April 18 from 10AM–12PM
Overview: Angie Lyvers, birdwatcher and hummingbird lover, will lead a class about inviting and caring for hummingbirds in your backyard.
Date & Time: Saturday, May 9 at 10AM
Location: Hardin County Library at 100 Jim Owen Dr., Elizabethtown, KY
Overview: Join Growing Natives KY-Hardin County Swap Group for this presentation led by Alicia Bosela from Ironweed Nursery.
Date & Time: June 2026 (Exact date and location to be announced)
Overview: Come dressed to walk with Dr. Gerard & watch as he extracts the turtles from traps, buried two days prior in ponds. Help him identify these turtle types.
Date & Time: Saturday, July 11 at 9AM
Overview: Susan Bell, a farmer and certified composter, will walk us through composting basics. Beginners and proficient composters alike will enjoy this class, as Susan has many excellent tips and tricks for composters of all skill levels! (PS - this class is a precursor to an advanced composting class in September!)
Date & Time: Saturday, August 15 at 10AM
Overview: Join us for a FUN educational presentation by FPC's own Ann Kelley. Ann is a monarch butterfly enthusiast, and dare we even say, expert! Cross your fingers from now til August, because we're hoping to release some monarchs in our native wildflower meadow.
Date & Time: Saturday, September 12 at 9AM
Overview: Susan Bell continues the conversation from her beginners July class, describing this follow-up presentation as, "A deep dive into non-traditional composting techniques."
Date & Time: Saturday, September 26 at 10AM
Location: FPC
Overview: Join avid foragers, Megan Martin & Sarah Sotkiewicz for an exciting journey through nature as we explore the wonders of foraging together as a family! Explore the local flora & learn about edible plants, sustainable foraging practices, & how to identify safe & healthy food sources.
Date & Time: Saturday, October 24 at 10AM
Overview: This is a family class for all ages to learn about the value of bats & their conservation. Naturalist and lifelong bat-defender Kat Ylagan will explain the challenges that bats face in Kentucky & how you can protect these misunderstood creatures. Children will make a simple bat paper craft. The class is followed by trick-or-treating through the meadow trail behind the FPC. Costumes are encouraged!
Plant for the Planet
ECTC received a grant from LGE/Plant for the Planet. 12 trees were purchased along with gator bags and planted on campus during summer 2025.
Three helping to set the tree.
Plant for the Planet
Setting a tree.
Adding water for the tree.
Many trees in the yard.
Questions? Please call (270) 765-7663 for more information.
Previous Events
ECTC’s Sustainability Committee sponsored a tree giveaway in honor of Arbor Day during the CommUNITY Fair!
The Sustainability Committee had a booth at the Pathfinder event in September 2025 with information on reducing plastic use and a community garden.
