Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association

February-March Stewardship Projects

Mentor Marsh gets attention from Valerie (left) and Randy (far right) under the direction of Ben (CMNH).

ONAPA has been busy this winter with several winter stewardship projects. Unfortunately the weather has not always cooperated, so we had to postpone or cancel a few projects. We have been getting some important work accomplished at a number of preserves and other natural areas. We did more hemlock woolly adelgid surveys at Crane Hollow (February 26) and Little Rocky Hollow (March 6), fortunately not finding any HWA at either site. We worked at a couple of sites for Eastern prairie fringed orchid, improving habitat by removing woody species - Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area (February 28) and Mallard Club Wildlife Area (March 12). We also removed bush honeysuckle and other woody invasives in the woods at Mentor Marsh (March 7th) in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. While our volunteer groups have been small this winter, we have accomplished good work at each project.

Little Rocky Hollow SNP is a permit-only preserve that volunteers have the opportunity to explore during an HWA survey. The hemlock forest is nestled among rugged sandstone cliffs. Brad examines branch for HWA.

(Above) ONAPA helps treat woody stems at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area and (right) Mallard Club Wildlife Area. Both sites provide habitat for prairie fringed orchid.

Save the Date - ONAPA Annual Meeting: August 17, 2019

This year's ONAPA Annual Meeting will be on Saturday, August 17
at Goslin Nature Center at Alley Park, south of Lancaster.
Planning for speakers & field trips is in progress.
(Photo courtesy of Lancaster, OH, Parks and Recreation).

ONAPA is looking for new stewardship assistants this year!
To qualify, you should be a recent college graduate with a background in biology or natural resources.
The part-time position will likely run from May-November. For more information and to apply, please click HERE.

2018 Stewardship Assistants Brad Von Blon, Brad Small, and Valerie Sasak

Mark your calendars for
April-November Stewardship Projects:
List is posted HERE.
Descriptions for Summer 2019 are HERE.
To sign-up for April through August, click HERE.

ONE LEFT! Winter 2019 Project
still needs Volunteers!
Click HERE to sign up.

Volunteer Stewardship Project Reports

For the latest Stewardship Project Reports,
CLICK HERE.

Member Activities

For the latest Member Activity Reports,
CLICK HERE,

Stewardship
Projects

We have several stewardship projects planned for 2019, 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.

Member
Field Trips

Preserve
Monitoring

The 2019 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.