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.
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!

ONAPA founding member Delores Cole
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
 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.
Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10 a.m.
Dragonflies, Damselflies and Other Invertebrates of the Clear Fork Area
Clear Fork of the Mohican River
Junction S.R. 97 and S.R. 3, Loudenville, Ohio
​Registration required. To register, email guydenny@centurylink.net. Please note your registration. You will not receive an email confirmation.

Naturalists Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche, co-authors of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeastern Ohio, are two of the foremost experts for identifying odonates in Ohio. They will be leading a wading field trip of the Clear Fork of the Mohican River to discover and identify dragonflies and damselflies of central Ohio.
No limit on the number of participants, but you must sign up. Sign up by emailing Guy Denny at guydenny@centurylink.net. Please include your cell phone number if you have one so we can stay in touch in the field if needed. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the parking lot at the junction of State Route 97 and State Route 3 in Ashland County just about 2-3 miles south of Loudonville, Ohio. We will actually be wading in the Mohican River, so make sure you have old tennis shoes or wading shoes to wear - not boots. Pack a lunch and water. In case of rain, we will reschedule the field trip to Monday, July 1.

UPDATE:
Speakers and Field Trips set for ONAPA Annual Meeting August 17
Registration coming soon!

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(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.

Morning and lunch speakers will include:
Doug Wynn, John Watts, Jennifer Windus, & Guy Denny

Field trips will include:
Rockbridge SNP, Boch Hollow SNP,
Rhododendron Cove SNP, and Clear Creek MetroPark

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