ONAPA IS LOOKING FOR TWO STEWARDSHIP ASSISTANTS IN 2018
For the third year, ONAPA will be contracting with 1-2 individuals to assist us with stewardship activities in state nature preserves and other natural areas in Ohio. Applicants must have graduated from college with a degree in biology, botany, zoology, natural resources, or other related field. Stewardship assistants will be on contract with ONAPA from May-November for approximately 1-3 days per week. If you are interested, click HERE for more information.
Rhododendrum Cove SNP Stewardship Project
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On Thursday, April 5th, 13 ONAPA volunteers and 2 DNAP staff worked together at Rhododendron Cove SNP to pull garlic mustard. This continued work that ONAPA helped with last year to remove garlic mustard that is competing with the native spring wildflowers on the slopes below the rhododendron.
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ONAPA has been busy over the winter with a few stewardship projects:
On January 24th, 6 ONAPA volunteers assisted DNAP with a hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) survey at Sheick Hollow SNP in Hocking County. We learned about HWA and fortunately did not find any at Sheick Hollow yet.
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On February 6th, 4 ONAPA volunteers assisted DNAP and USFWS by cutting and treating woody species at the Medway Prairie Fringed Orchid site in Clark County. This is a continuation of our work to help open the meadow back up for the orchids.
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On February 27th, 4 ONAPA volunteers assisted Division of Wildlife and USFWS staff by cutting and treating woody species at Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area in Lucas County. This also continues our work here to open the savanna understory to improve habitat for rare plants and butterflies.
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On March 14th, 4 ONAPA volunteers assisted the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and DNAP by cutting and treating large bush honeysuckles along the edge of the marsh at Mentor Marsh SNP in Lake County. This area will be used for access to the marsh and possibly for an observation deck in the future.
The official season for stewardship projects will begin on Tuesday, March 27th at Rhododendron Cove SNP in Fairfield County for garlic mustard control - we hope to see you there!
The official season for stewardship projects will begin on Tuesday, March 27th at Rhododendron Cove SNP in Fairfield County for garlic mustard control - we hope to see you there!
Richard E. Moseley, Jr., Awarded the Glenn Thompson Leadership Award
Dick Moseley, former First Lady, Hope Taft, and Eric Partee
On February 28, 1968, Ohio became a pioneer in river preservation with the passage of the Scenic Rivers Act, the nation’s first scenic rivers law and seven months prior to the passage of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Congress. In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Ohio Scenic Rivers Act, the Ohio Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Little Miami Conservancy, along with numerous other conservation organizations, including ONAPA, sponsored a special state legislative reception this past February 28th in the Statehouse Rotunda.
At the conclusion of this very special event, Richard E. Moseley, Jr. retired ODNR administrator and currently ONAPA’s Secretary was awarded the very prestigious Glenn Thompson award for Dick’s pioneering efforts in developing the Ohio’s Scenic Rivers Program as the first administrator of the program. The late Glenn Thompson, publisher of the Dayton Journal Herald, was a major force behind the passage of the state’s as well as federal scenic river laws. Presenting the award to Dick Moseley were former First Lady Hope Taft and Eric Partee, Executive Director of the Little Miami Conservancy.
At the conclusion of this very special event, Richard E. Moseley, Jr. retired ODNR administrator and currently ONAPA’s Secretary was awarded the very prestigious Glenn Thompson award for Dick’s pioneering efforts in developing the Ohio’s Scenic Rivers Program as the first administrator of the program. The late Glenn Thompson, publisher of the Dayton Journal Herald, was a major force behind the passage of the state’s as well as federal scenic river laws. Presenting the award to Dick Moseley were former First Lady Hope Taft and Eric Partee, Executive Director of the Little Miami Conservancy.
Bonnett Pond SNP Stewardship Project
On Tuesday, January 9th, nine ONAPA volunteers and two DNAP employees, Rick Gardner and Charlotte McCurdy, worked on the bog mat at Bonnett Pond Bog SNP clearing shrubs. This was a follow-up project to the one last November as we could not access the bog mat unless the water was frozen. It was a beautiful, sunny day and all 11 people had a great time cutting and treating woody species, including poison sumac! It was exciting to see large cranberry, round-leaved sundew, and other bog plants, even in the snow. The sphagnum bog mat has been encroached upon by highbush blueberry, poison sumac, winterberry holly, and other native woody species, so it was an excellent opportunity to work on the bog mat when the water is frozen. Although there is still more to clear, we got a lot accomplished and look forward to seeing the results later this year. It was another successful stewardship project and a great start to the year!
Medway PFO site - February 6th (rain date of February 13th) - for details and to signup click HERE.
Meilke Road Savanna WA - February 27th (rain date of February 28th) - for details and to signup click HERE.
Medway PFO site - February 6th (rain date of February 13th) - for details and to signup click HERE.
Meilke Road Savanna WA - February 27th (rain date of February 28th) - for details and to signup click HERE.
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