Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association

Join the Ohio Invasive Plant Council for a Workshop Offered in Northwest Ohio

Invasive Plants in Your Backyard
Learn more about invasive plants, control techniques,
& alternatives for your landscaping & habitat
restoration needs.

Wednesday, October 17th, 10 a.m. -3 p..m.
W.W. Knight Nature Preserve
29530 White Road, Perrysburg, Ohio

Register at www.oipc.info

Myersville Fen Stewardship Project

ONAPA volunteers worked with preserve manager, Charlotte McCurdy on August 30th and September 13th to remove woody species in the northern fen meadow at Myersville Fen SNP, south of Akron. Glossy buckthorn and other woody species are taking over the fen meadows at the preserve. It is critical to cut and treat the woody stems, as well as haul the cut stems out of the meadow to allow more sunlight to reach the herbaceous fen plants. Working in the fen meadow in the recent hot, humid weather has been challenging, plus the volunteers are careful to avoid the poison sumac!

2018 Annual Member Meeting

ONAPA hosted its Annual Meeting at Owens Community College in Perrysburg on Saturday, August 18th. Approximately 75 people attended the morning and lunch session. There were 3 speakers in the morning and the lunch keynote: Guy Denny, Tim Schetter, and Greg Lipps (keynote). Guy spoke about the Oak Openings region, Tim spoke about the acquisition and restoration of Howard Marsh Metropark, and Greg spoke about conservation of reptiles and amphibians in northwest Ohio. They were all excellent presentations! The food was catered by Extra Virgin Food Services in Perrysburg and included morning pastries, sandwiches and wraps, salads, cookies, brownies, and beverages. After lunch, most people participated in one of 4 field trips to: Irwin Prairie SNP (led by Dick Moseley), Meilke Road Savanna WA and Girdham Road Dunes (led by Jennifer Windus and Tim Schetter), Wiregrass Lake MP (led by Karen Menard and Rick Nirschl), and Howard Marsh MP (led by Denis Franklin). It was a great day for celebrating the accomplishments of ONAPA and learning more about natural areas in northwest Ohio.

Richard E. Moseley, Jr., Awarded the Glenn Thompson Leadership Award

Dick Moseley, former First Lady, Hope Taft, and Eric Partee

On February 28, 1968, Ohio became a pioneer in river preservation with the passage of the Scenic Rivers Act, the nation’s first scenic rivers law and seven months prior to the passage of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Congress. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Ohio Scenic Rivers Act, the Ohio Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Little Miami Conservancy, along with numerous other conservation organizations, including ONAPA, sponsored a special state legislative reception this past February 28th in the Statehouse Rotunda.

At the conclusion of this very special event, Richard E. Moseley, Jr. retired ODNR administrator and currently ONAPA’s Secretary was awarded the very prestigious Glenn Thompson award for Dick’s pioneering efforts in developing the Ohio’s Scenic Rivers Program as the first administrator of the program. The late Glenn Thompson, publisher of the Dayton Journal Herald, was a major force behind the passage of the state’s as well as federal scenic river laws. Presenting the award to Dick Moseley were former First Lady Hope Taft and Eric Partee, Executive Director of the Little Miami Conservancy.

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Stewardship
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We have several stewardship projects planned for 2017, some of which are again on weekdays this year. We will include a short field trip on each project to see some of the preserve we are working at. RSVP HERE.

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Monitoring

The 2017 ONAPA member field trip schedule can be found HERE. Please remember to RSVP in advance so that we can plan accordingly. Not a member? Join HERE.

Any state nature preserve in your area can be visited and a report completed to help inform ONAPA and the preserve managers about the condition of the preserve. Click HERE for information.