13th Kingwood 5K Run, Walk On Saturday, June 10th
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13th Kingwood 5K Run, Walk On Saturday, June 10th
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New director named at Kingwood Center Gardens
After a national search, Josh Steffen was selected as the next executive leader at the public garden, only the fifth director since Kingwood’s opening in 1953. He will begin on June 14 following the retirement of Chuck Gleaves, who has served in that role for 23 years.
Steffen brings a broad scope of both education and experience with him. Most recently he held the position of horticulture and facilities manager at the Wellfield Botanic Gardens in Elkhart, Indiana, according to a news release from Kingwood.
Work in Creston and Cleveland
Prior to his leadership position there, he was a softscape foreman at Stoney Creek Landscaping in Creston, Ohio, and the Hershey Children’s Garden manager at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. He is skilled in project and staff management, exhibit and landscape design, organizational capacity building and stakeholder engagement, according to the news release.
MANSFIELD â The Storybook Trail at Kingwood Center Gardens will feature a new book for the winter season beginning Jan. 4, 2021.Â
Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story is by authors Sean Taylor and Alex Morss and illustrated by Cinyee Chiu. This award-winning story follows a child and his grandma through a winter landscape exploring how the Earth goes to sleep for winter. You will spot the sleeping animals as the tale unfolds, then learn about their hibernation habits.
The Storybook Trail is open during Kingwoodâs winter hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located along the Nature Trail that begins at the Peacock Playhouse. Jan. 4 is also Free First Monday at Kingwood. Admission is free for everyone on the first Monday of every month. A new Scavenger Hunt for the kids will also debut on Jan. 4.Â