Hundreds of native plants in Ohio could be in danger due to habitat loss, but a free workshop offered by the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District is intended to help gardeners increase and better maintain native plants.

Native species, like Buckeye trees, have existed in the state prior to its founding more than two centuries ago. Natives are essential to supporting local wildlife and maintaining the state's ecology.

"They've been here for tens of thousands, some hundreds of thousands of years," said Richard Gardner, chief botanist with Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Natural Resources and Preserves. "It's important to respect these species and try to protect them and have them here in Ohio so today's generation and future generations can enjoy them as we have enj

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