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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Lakeside Daisy Preserve (new addition): Woody Species Control 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Alexander Pike, Marblehead (Ottawa County) |
.Although it does not currently have an extensive number of the federally-listed plants, the new 118-acre preserve provides valuable alvar habitat to restore the Lakeside Daisy population on what will be the largest reserve in the U.S. for this endangered plant. The addition also has unquarried glacial grooves, and can be accessed by permit only. We will be cutting and treating cedars and other woody species in two small openings to improve the alvar habitat for Lakeside daisy and other rare plants.
Directions: Meet at the Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve on Alexander Pike in Marblehead at 10:30 am. (We will carpool to the new addition which is just south of the current preserve.)
What to bring: Bring lunch, water, hiking boots, gloves, and hand tools such as hand saws and loppers (if you wish). ONAPA and DNAP will provide tools and herbicide, and conduct herbicide application. Please REGISTER HERE.
Directions: Meet at the Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve on Alexander Pike in Marblehead at 10:30 am. (We will carpool to the new addition which is just south of the current preserve.)
What to bring: Bring lunch, water, hiking boots, gloves, and hand tools such as hand saws and loppers (if you wish). ONAPA and DNAP will provide tools and herbicide, and conduct herbicide application. Please REGISTER HERE.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Woody Species Control at Brinkhaven Oak Barrens 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Township Road 13, Brinkhaven (Gann) (Holmes County) |
Brinkhaven Oak Barrens was designated as a state natural landmark in 2005 for being the best example in north central Ohio of what famous Ohio ecologist, Paul Sears called “oak openings.” The 114-acre preserve owned by the private non-profit organization, Killbuck Watershed Land Trust, protects two oak barrens containing 6 state-listed plants, including the threatened thyme-leaved pinweed. ONAPA has been assisting the KWLT with habitat management to restore the two oak openings. We will be working in the southern opening, cutting and treating woody stems. Trained KWLT and ONAPA volunteers will conduct the herbicide application.
Directions: From Brinkhaven (Gann) on U.S. Rt. 62, drive about 4 ¼ miles east on U.S. Route 62 to Holmes Co. Rd. 25. Drive about ¾ mile north to an intersection and turn left (west) on to Township Road 13. Drive for about 1.2 miles and the parking lot will be on the right. The parking lot is about 500 feet beyond the old railroad overpass, on the right (hard to see as it is a grass parking lot with no signage).
What to bring: Bring lunch, water, hiking boots, gloves, and hand tools such as hand saws and loppers (if you wish). ONAPA and KWLT will provide tools and herbicide, and conduct herbicide application. Please REGISTER HERE.
Directions: From Brinkhaven (Gann) on U.S. Rt. 62, drive about 4 ¼ miles east on U.S. Route 62 to Holmes Co. Rd. 25. Drive about ¾ mile north to an intersection and turn left (west) on to Township Road 13. Drive for about 1.2 miles and the parking lot will be on the right. The parking lot is about 500 feet beyond the old railroad overpass, on the right (hard to see as it is a grass parking lot with no signage).
What to bring: Bring lunch, water, hiking boots, gloves, and hand tools such as hand saws and loppers (if you wish). ONAPA and KWLT will provide tools and herbicide, and conduct herbicide application. Please REGISTER HERE.
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Fowler Woods boardwalk to get some needed repairs 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 7815 Olivesburg-Fitchville Rd Greenwich (Richland County) As promised, we have scheduled our first date to work at Fowler Woods SNP to assist DNAP with boardwalk repairs. DNAP has cleared all the fallen trees from the boardwalk and we have documented over 110 boards that are damaged. We will be working with preserve manager, Charlotte Trolio, to either replace the boards or remove the boards to make walking the boardwalk safer for visitors. Our first work day will be Thursday, January 30th, 10am-3pm. If you are interested in helping on this project, please contact us HERE. We need to know how many are coming so we can plan for tools and materials. We may ask you to bring tools if you have them, such as crowbars for removing boards. |
This is not a typical ONAPA stewardship project, but it will greatly help DNAP be able to open the boardwalk to the public before spring.
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HWA Survey Dates
Thursday, January 16, and Saturday, January 25 Wednesday, February 5, and Sunday, February 16 Saturday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 24 Saturday, April 4 |
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Surveys at
Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (all hikes) Gibisonville (Hocking County) Crane Hollow, a privately-owned dedicated state nature preserve in the Hocking Hills, will once again be monitoring for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) this winter. If you would like background information on HWA, it can be found HERE. As in years past, we will have volunteer days where we will systematically hike through the preserve looking for HWA. Although HWA was found on a volunteer day in 2018, we did not discover any new populations within Crane Hollow last year. The rugged hikes will nearly be entirely off trail and will include several stream crossings. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes that can deal with getting wet. Walking sticks are recommended for the rugged and potentially icy terrain. Opportunities for viewing beautiful ice formations exist, depending on weather. We will lunch out in the field, so bring a sack lunch and beverage with you. We are happy to offer you some hot chocolate or tea when you get back to the office. Please sign up on the CRANE HOLLOW WEBSITE. Driving directions and additional information will be emailed to participants after they sign up. Any cancellations due to weather concerns will be emailed to participants. |
ONAPA looking for Stewardship Assistants for 2020 May-November season
ONAPA is once again looking for stewardship assistants for the 2020 season, May through November. Stewardship assistants may be college seniors (in the fall of 2020), graduate students, or recent college graduates with majors in biology, botany, zoology, natural resources, or related fields. We are looking to contract with interested individuals for 2-3 days a week for 6 months, working on habitat management, rare plant surveys, and similar projects on state nature preserves and other natural areas in the state. If you are interested, please send us a message HERE. We will send you the job description with additional information. We hope to conduct interviews in early March.
ONAPA is once again looking for stewardship assistants for the 2020 season, May through November. Stewardship assistants may be college seniors (in the fall of 2020), graduate students, or recent college graduates with majors in biology, botany, zoology, natural resources, or related fields. We are looking to contract with interested individuals for 2-3 days a week for 6 months, working on habitat management, rare plant surveys, and similar projects on state nature preserves and other natural areas in the state. If you are interested, please send us a message HERE. We will send you the job description with additional information. We hope to conduct interviews in early March.
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November projects enhance open habitats by clearing woody species
ONAPA had three stewardship projects in November: The month started with a second project at Cranberry Bog on November 5. We accomplished a significant amount of clearing in the bog meadow near the boardwalk with four ONAPA volunteers, five DNAP staff, and two volunteers from the Native Orchid Preservation & Education Society in Cincinnati. We will plan another work day at the bog this winter. On November 6, eight ONAPA volunteers and three DNAP staff cut, cleared, and treated woody species at the Medway site for Eastern prairie fringed orchids. ONAPA has been working with USFWS and DNAP at this site, which is owned by the City of Dayton, for several years to control woody species invasion and improve orchid habitat. Finally on November 19, a small crew of three ONAPA volunteers and four DNAP staff cut and cleared red cedars from a newly acquired 10-acre property at Whipple Preserve in Adams County. We worked in some of the small prairie openings to enhance habitat for numerous prairie plants occurring there. We are excited to see the results next summer! Three or four projects will be scheduled each month during January through March, so watch the website and eNews for the new dates and details. Some of the natural areas will include Cranberry Bog, Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, Mallard Club Wildlife Area, Cedar Bog, Bonnett Pond Bog, and Flatiron Lake Bog. |
November Cranberry Bog crew suited up
Medway PFO site volunteers
Bob Klips checking out lichens at Whipple.
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Lakeside daisy population gets a helping hand from ONAPA, DNAP and USFWS
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On Tuesday, October 15, 19 people from ONAPA, USFWS, and DNAP worked together to transplant over 400 Lakeside daisy plants from the active Lafarge Quarry in Marblehead to the new preserve addition. This effort continues an annual recovery program to salvage plants from the quarry and establish new populations on protected, public lands. In the past, plants were moved to Kelleys Island State Park. Plants are carefully dug from areas in the quarry slated for blasting, moved and planted in appropriate habitat, and watered. The hope is these plants will become established, flower and produce seed, and increase genetic diversity in the existing population.
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