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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Join Us On the Hunt for Ohio Spiders Field Trip Guy Denny's Tallgrass Prairie 6021 Mt. Gilead Road, Fredericktown 11:00 AM 
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Our field trip leader will be Dr. Richard A. Bradley, Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University, and President of the American Arachnological Society. Dr. Bradley is also author of Common Spiders of North America, published by University of California Press.
No limit on the number of participants, but you must sign up. Sign up by emailing Guy Denny your name and cell phone at guydenny@centurylink.net. We will meet at 11:00 AM at Denny’s Tallgrass Prairie located in Knox County at 6021 Mt. Gilead Road, Fredericktown, Ohio. If it is a hot day, dress accordingly and bring drinking water. We will be catching, identifying and learning about some Ohio spiders. In the event of rain, the field trip will be rescheduled for Sunday, August 25. |
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Please Join Our Stewardship Project: Invasive Species Removal at Kiser Lake Fen State Nature Preserve 10:30 am – 3:30 pm 3975 Kiser Lake Road, St. Paris Champaign County |
This 51-acre preserve is located within Kiser Lake State Park and contains two separate prairie fen areas (Headwaters and Grandview Heights sections) which are the last vestiges of a 360-acre area known as Mosquito Lake Bog. This large fen complex occupied the upper Mosquito Creek Valley prior to the construction of Kiser Lake. Both areas contain alkaline fen and marsh habitat with summer prairie and fen wildflowers. Unusual plant species present include shrubby cinquefoil, Kalm's lobelia, grass-of-parnassus, smaller fringed gentian, big bluestem, queen-of-the-prairie, Ohio goldenrod, and poison sumac.
The Grandview Heights section in the southcentral part of the park includes a meadow on the edge of the lake. The Headwaters section in the southeast part of the park includes meadows, marsh, and woods with a trail and boardwalk. For this stewardship project, we plan to work in the Headwaters section to cut and treat woody species to maintain the open fen habitat.
Directions: The Headwaters section of Kiser Lake State Nature Preserve is located at the eastern end of Kiser Lake (3975 Kiser Lake Road). We will meet in the small parking lot near the Kiser Lake State Nature Preserve sign. From St. Paris, proceed north on North Springfield Street. As you head out of town, this will become Kiser Lake Road; follow this road to the east side of the lake.
What to bring: Lunch, water, hat, muck/knee boots, insect repellent. DNAP and ONAPA will provide tools. DNAP staff and trained ONAPA volunteers will apply the herbicides.
RSVP: If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association to register HERE.
The Grandview Heights section in the southcentral part of the park includes a meadow on the edge of the lake. The Headwaters section in the southeast part of the park includes meadows, marsh, and woods with a trail and boardwalk. For this stewardship project, we plan to work in the Headwaters section to cut and treat woody species to maintain the open fen habitat.
Directions: The Headwaters section of Kiser Lake State Nature Preserve is located at the eastern end of Kiser Lake (3975 Kiser Lake Road). We will meet in the small parking lot near the Kiser Lake State Nature Preserve sign. From St. Paris, proceed north on North Springfield Street. As you head out of town, this will become Kiser Lake Road; follow this road to the east side of the lake.
What to bring: Lunch, water, hat, muck/knee boots, insect repellent. DNAP and ONAPA will provide tools. DNAP staff and trained ONAPA volunteers will apply the herbicides.
RSVP: If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association to register HERE.
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Purple loosestrife removed and boardwalk repaired at Jackson Bog, thanks to volunteers
On a very hot and humid Saturday, July 20, eight ONAPA volunteers and two DNAP staff worked at Jackson Bog SNP to remove purple loosestrife and repair a section of boardwalk. Several worked on removing loosestrife, which is very abundant this year in the fen meadows. A smaller crew removed a damaged section of boardwalk and replaced it. The new boardwalk section looks great, thanks to Ron Massoli, one of our ONAPA volunteers. Preserve manager Charlotte was especially grateful for his help. |
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Cedar Bog's meadow habitat gets some help from ONAPA volunteers
On Wednesday, July 10, 12 ONAPA volunteers worked with preserve manager, Mike Crackel from Ohio History Connection, to remove woody species in two different areas at Cedar Bog. Cedar Bog, which is actually an alkaline fen, needs open meadow habitat to maintain the many rare species of plants and animals it harbors. Volunteers worked near the visitor center to begin to re-open a meadow which is currently tall dogwoods and willows. They also worked in one of the fen meadows along the boardwalk to remove woody species, including invading tulip trees and white cedars. ONAPA is happy to partner with OHC to help manage these important habitats.
On Wednesday, July 10, 12 ONAPA volunteers worked with preserve manager, Mike Crackel from Ohio History Connection, to remove woody species in two different areas at Cedar Bog. Cedar Bog, which is actually an alkaline fen, needs open meadow habitat to maintain the many rare species of plants and animals it harbors. Volunteers worked near the visitor center to begin to re-open a meadow which is currently tall dogwoods and willows. They also worked in one of the fen meadows along the boardwalk to remove woody species, including invading tulip trees and white cedars. ONAPA is happy to partner with OHC to help manage these important habitats.
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