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Volunteer Opportunity on Saturday, July 20
Invasive Species Control at Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve 10:30 am – 3:30 pm 7984 Fulton Drive NW, Massillon Stark County Jackson Bog, which is actually a fen, or alkaline wetland, lies at the foot of a dry, sandy kame (a glacially deposited hill or ridge). The belts of kames in this area of Stark County provide an extensive aquifer. These highly permeable gravel deposits readily absorb surface water and then hold it in staggering quantities as groundwater.
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The alkalinity is a limiting factor which dictates the types of unique plants which will grow there.
We will be removing invasive plant species such as narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail, glossy buckthorn, privet, and purple loosestrife which are encroaching in the fen meadows. We will be cutting and treating stems with herbicide, and removing the cut stems from the fen meadows.
Directions: Located in Stark County, 2 miles north of Massillon on Fulton Drive and a 1/2 mile west of the intersection of State Route 687 and State Route 241. The preserve is adjacent to Jackson Township Park.
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.
RSVP: If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association HERE.
We will be removing invasive plant species such as narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail, glossy buckthorn, privet, and purple loosestrife which are encroaching in the fen meadows. We will be cutting and treating stems with herbicide, and removing the cut stems from the fen meadows.
Directions: Located in Stark County, 2 miles north of Massillon on Fulton Drive and a 1/2 mile west of the intersection of State Route 687 and State Route 241. The preserve is adjacent to Jackson Township Park.
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.
RSVP: If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association HERE.
REGISTER for ONAPA 7th Annual Meeting in Ohio's Hocking Hills Region
(Photo courtesy of Lancaster, OH, Parks and Recreation).
This year's ONAPA Annual Meeting will be on Saturday, August 17
at Goslin Nature Center at Alley Park, south of Lancaster.
For Agenda and Field Trip descriptions, go to 2019 Annual Meeting.
at Goslin Nature Center at Alley Park, south of Lancaster.
For Agenda and Field Trip descriptions, go to 2019 Annual Meeting.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
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Our field trip leader will be Matthew Smith, ODNR Northeast Ohio Assistant Regional Scenic River Manager. We will meet at the Beaver Kettle Farm Cabin. Since this site is located in Columbiana County, a stone’s throw from the Pennsylvania state line, we will not meet at the cabin until 11:00 am in order to allow folks plenty of time to reach this destination. The cabin is near the junction of the North Fork of Beaver Creek and its main stem, and is actually situated in the little town of Fredericktown, within Columbiana County. Be prepared to carpool from the cabin since Matthew will be taking us to various special sites along the river where very limited parking is available. No limit on the number of participants, but we will have to limit the number of vehicles.
You must sign up ahead of time. Sign up by emailing Guy Denny your name at guydenny@centurylink.net. Please include your cell number if you have one so we can stay in touch in the field if needed. My cell number is (614) 570-5756.
We will actually be wading Little Beaver Creek so make sure you are wearing old tennis shoes or wading shoes, not boots. Pack a lunch and bring drinking water.
You must sign up ahead of time. Sign up by emailing Guy Denny your name at guydenny@centurylink.net. Please include your cell number if you have one so we can stay in touch in the field if needed. My cell number is (614) 570-5756.
We will actually be wading Little Beaver Creek so make sure you are wearing old tennis shoes or wading shoes, not boots. Pack a lunch and bring drinking water.
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Busy work day at Milford Center Prairie
On Wednesday, June 5, six ONAPA volunteers worked with preserve manager Michelle Comer at Milford Center Prairie to remove invasive plants and corn stubble (which had flooded into the prairie from an adjacent prairie). We cut and treated woody species that were invading some of the higher quality prairie and dug or pulled common teasel and sweet-clover. The woody stems and corn stubble were loaded into Michelle's truck and hauled out of the prairie. The corn stubble is another sign of high water this year - we have never had so much corn stubble in the prairie, two to three feet deep in the prairie and across the trail in one area. |
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Volunteers pull garlic mustard at Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve in May
On Tuesday, May 21, seven ONAPA volunteers and two DNAP staff worked at Lawrence Woods SNP to search for and pull garlic mustard. It was a cool, windy day with lots of walking to find garlic mustard in the preserve. The good news is we did not find much, but we did not cover the whole woods in four hours, so there is more searching to do next year. Most of the plants were in seed already so they were harder to find. Hopefully, our efforts will help to minimize the spread of garlic mustard in this beautiful, older growth woods in Hardin County! 
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ONAPA founding member Delores Cole
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We are sorry to report that we have lost a dear and irreplaceable Board member, Delores Cole. Delores was one of ONAPA's founding members, our webmaster, our newsletter editor, and an organizer of many of our events, as well as the designer of brochures and handouts. Her background in website design and maintenance, as well as membership management has been invaluable to ONAPA. In addition to ONAPA, Delores managed the websites
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for 6 other non-profit organizations, including the Ohio Invasive Plants Council, the Ohio Wetlands Association, and the Ohio Prescribed Fire Council. Delores fought a courageous battle with lung cancer and passed away May 5. Contributions may be made in her name to the Ohio Wetlands Association and Black Swamp Bird Observatory. We will greatly miss her talents, incredible organizational skills, and generous heart.
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