{"id":98160,"date":"2026-04-07T04:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=98160"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:39:34","slug":"native-plant-mural-in-carlson-library-highlights-area-ecology-student-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/04_07_2026\/native-plant-mural-in-carlson-library-highlights-area-ecology-student-collaboration","title":{"rendered":"Native Plant Mural in Carlson Library Highlights Area Ecology, Student Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toledo-based artist and 2025 UToledo alumnus Liam Ginter works on a new native plant mural inside Carlson Library. The collaborative experiential learning project, which bridges art, science and sustainability, depicts Lucas County&#8217;s rare oak prairie biome and native flowering plants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98161\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6197.jpg\" alt=\"Toledo-based artist and 2025 UToledo alumnus Liam Ginter works on a new native plant mural inside Carlson Library. The collaborative experiential learning project, which bridges art, science and sustainability, depicts Lucas County's rare oak prairie biome and native flowering plants.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6197.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6197-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Currently a work in progress, the mural is slated to open following the conclusion of the spring semester. The artwork will serve as a focal point for upcoming library programming, including a sustainability summit scheduled Thursday, April 16, from 5 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98162\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6121.jpg\" alt=\"A new native plant mural inside Carlson Library.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6121.jpg 748w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6121-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/04_07_2026\/native-plant-mural-in-carlson-library-highlights-area-ecology-student-collaboration\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/04012026-6197-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Toledo-based artist and 2025 UToledo alumnus Liam Ginter works on a new native plant mural inside Carlson Library. The collaborative experiential learning project, which bridges art, science and sustainability, depicts Lucas County&#039;s rare oak prairie biome and native flowering plants.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Toledo-based artist and 2025 UToledo alumnus Liam Ginter works on a new native plant mural inside Carlson Library. The collaborative experiential learning project, which bridges art, science and sustainability, depicts Lucas County&#8217;s rare oak prairie biome and native flowering plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":98161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,45,1,71],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98160"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98166,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98160\/revisions\/98166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}