Friday, March 17, 6:45pm, Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio

Put on your mud boots and grab your flashlight! It’s time for the spring awakening in the wetlands. Bring the whole family for a night hike to the vernal pool, listen for mating calls and look for salamanders, frogs and egg masses. You will be participating in a state-wide preservation effort of one of Ohio’s disappearing ecosystem.

Cost: $5 per family or $3 per person.

Register online at stratfordecologicalcenter.org or call 740-363-2548.