Thursday, February 13, 2020
Woody Species Control at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area
Woody Species Control at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area
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10:30am – 3:30pm
Franklin Street (CR 320), Holmesville (Holmes County) This 5,671-acre wildlife area is situated in northeastern Ohio in portions of Wayne and Holmes counties. The area extends north from Holmesville to three miles south of Wooster, and lies between State Route 83 on the east and State Route 226 on the west. The area is in a shallow, U-shaped glacial outwash valley. Approximately half of the wildlife area consists of marsh and swamp that is flooded during some portion of the year. This wetland complex is Ohio’s largest remaining marshland outside of the Lake Erie region. We will be working at one of the sites for Eastern prairie fringed orchid (PFO) which occurs at Killbuck Marsh. |
We will be cutting woody species, primarily dogwood, alder, and willow, hauling brush out of the sedge meadow, andtreating the cut stems with herbicide. Herbicide treatment will be done by DOW staff or trained ONAPA volunteers. ONAPA will provide loppers and handsaws.
Directions: This PFO site is located just outside of Holmesville on CR 320. From Holmesville on SR 83, proceed west on CR 320 to the Conservation Club located on the left side of the road. We will park at the conservation club’s parking lot and work in the meadow across the road.
What to bring: Lunch, water, muck or rubber boots, gloves.
PLEASE RSVP at 2020 WINTER STEWARDSHIP PROJECT REGISTRATION link. We need you to let us know you are coming to advise you of any changes or cancellation. If you have questions, please contact The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association HERE.
Directions: This PFO site is located just outside of Holmesville on CR 320. From Holmesville on SR 83, proceed west on CR 320 to the Conservation Club located on the left side of the road. We will park at the conservation club’s parking lot and work in the meadow across the road.
What to bring: Lunch, water, muck or rubber boots, gloves.
PLEASE RSVP at 2020 WINTER STEWARDSHIP PROJECT REGISTRATION link. We need you to let us know you are coming to advise you of any changes or cancellation. If you have questions, please contact The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association HERE.
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Save the date:
ONAPA Annual Meeting Saturday, August 22, 2020 West Woods Nature Center 9465 Kinsman Road Novelty, Ohio (Geauga County) Speakers and field trips are being planned |
Registration open for February's Ohio Invasive Plant Council Annual Meeting
When: Friday, February 21, 2020, 10am-3pm
Where: Blacklick Woods Metro Park, Reynoldsburg, OH
The 2020 Ohio Invasive Plants Council's Annual Meeting seeks to encourage continued interaction among land managers, researchers, the green industry, and the interested public concerning the ecology and management of invasive plants in natural and managed ecosystems. This year's meeting offers seven speakers on a variety of topics, including the OIPC Assessment Protocol, aquatic invasive species, recent research grant recipient's topics, and invasive plant control efforts at the Cincinnati Nature Center. See the AGENDA here and you can register HERE. Morning refreshments and lunch are provided as part of the registration cost. If you are interested in being a sponsor for this meeting, we welcome sponsors at the $100 level. This contribution can be made through EventBrite as a part of registration. Registration will close on Monday, February 17, so the lunch order can be placed. Walk-ins will be welcome, although lunch may not be provided.
When: Friday, February 21, 2020, 10am-3pm
Where: Blacklick Woods Metro Park, Reynoldsburg, OH
The 2020 Ohio Invasive Plants Council's Annual Meeting seeks to encourage continued interaction among land managers, researchers, the green industry, and the interested public concerning the ecology and management of invasive plants in natural and managed ecosystems. This year's meeting offers seven speakers on a variety of topics, including the OIPC Assessment Protocol, aquatic invasive species, recent research grant recipient's topics, and invasive plant control efforts at the Cincinnati Nature Center. See the AGENDA here and you can register HERE. Morning refreshments and lunch are provided as part of the registration cost. If you are interested in being a sponsor for this meeting, we welcome sponsors at the $100 level. This contribution can be made through EventBrite as a part of registration. Registration will close on Monday, February 17, so the lunch order can be placed. Walk-ins will be welcome, although lunch may not be provided.
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Woody Species Control at Myersville Fen State Nature Preserve 
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10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Myersville Road, Green Summit County Myersville Fen is a small, 27-acre wetland area owned by the City of Green containing two small fen meadows. It is one of only two fens in Ohio containing the naturally occurring, state-listed pitcher-plant (Sarracenia purpurea). Surrounded by a housing development and besieged by invasive plants from the residences, Myersville Fen is truly an island of unique plants under constant threat and in need of persistent stewardship. We will be removing invasive plant species such as purple loosestrife, glossy buckthorn, alders, and other invading woody species which are encroaching upon the north fen meadow. We will be cutting the stems and treating them with herbicide, as well as hauling the stems out of the meadows. Directions: Two miles west of Interstate 77, take State Route 241 to State Route 619 west, then on to Myersville Road. Turn south on Myersville Road to Turtle Bay Circle. Park along Turtle Bay Circle where the nature preserve signs are located. What to bring: Bring lunch, water, gloves, and muck boots. Herbicide treatment will be done by DNAP staff or trained ONAPA volunteers. Tools will be provided. PLEASE RSVP at 2020 WINTER STEWARDSHIP PROJECT REGISTRATION link. We need you to let us know you are coming to advise you of any changes or cancellation. If you have questions, please contact The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association HERE. |
Join us Feb. 20 for another board walk repair day at Fowler Woods
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ONAPA is assisting DNAP to make much needed repairs to the boardwalk at Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve after many trees had fallen on the boardwalk over the past few years, mainly ash trees. ONAPA and DNAP plan have the boardwalk repaired for the spring season.
Join us Thursday, February 20, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, to continue repairs started January 30. Please CONTACT US if you can help. Fowler Woods SNP is located at 7815 Olivesburg-Fitchville Road, Greenwich (Richland County). Bring a lunch, water and dress for the weather. A joint DNAP-ONAPA field trip will be scheduled Saturday, April 25. Details will be shared when available. |
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Another great day spent with Killbuck Watershed Land Trust
On Tuesday, January 28, seven ONAPA volunteers worked with Randy Carmel, president of the Killbuck Watershed Land Trust, at Brinkhaven Oak Barrens in Holmes County to cut and treat woody species in the southern barrens. We accomplished clearing a good section in the lower part of the barrens which was growing up in sumac and hazelnut. |
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HWA Survey Dates
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. Please review the job description posted here. 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. Please review the job description posted here. We hope to conduct interviews in early March.
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First of two winter stewardship projects at Lakeside Daisy site opens alvar clearing
For the first stewardship project on the new addition to Lakeside Daisy SNP, we had a wonderful turnout of 21 people on Thursday, January 23! The group represented partners from DNAP, ONAPA, USFWS, Richfield Heritage Preserve, and East Harbor State Park, all excited to help at the new addition. We worked in two small alvar openings, removing mostly red cedars along with other woody species invading the openings. By removing the woody species, the Lakeside daisy and other rare plants will have improved, more open habitat. Three employees from East Harbor State Park brought a chipper so that most of the woody material could be chipped and removed from the openings. While it was a cloudy day, we accomplished a significant amount of clearing, more than we expected. We have another project planned for Tuesday, February 25. A sincere thanks to everyone that helped us celebrate and restore this new DNAP acquisition!
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Richfield Heritage Preserve woody species removal day kicks off 2020 projects
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On Thursday, January 16, a group of 19 hardy ONAPA and Friends of Crowell Hilaka (FoCH) volunteers worked together at Richfield Heritage Preserve in Summit County to cut and treat invasive woody species. The most rewarding part of the day was removing a large group of 33 Amur cork trees, a newly identified invasive tree in Ohio. This tree, a member of the citrus family from Asia, has been introduced through horticultural plantings and has escaped into woodlands. Most of the trees were small, but three to four were larger and over 30 years in age. They have separate male and female trees with distinctive corky, yellow inner bark (see photos). The group also worked on removing glossy buckthorn near the lower lake in the preserve. It was a cold, snowy day, but great work with partners was accomplished!
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