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2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
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Our Visit to Kelleys Island to Explore the Lakeside Daisy Recovery Effort

Photos by Jan Kennedy
​The ONAPA field trip to Resthaven Wildlife Area and Kelleys Island on Tuesday, May 16th was a great day, attended by 20 people, both ONAPA members and others who have volunteered with the Lakeside daisy recovery efforts on Kelleys Island.  We visited the Castalia Prairie at Resthaven where the state endangered small white lady's-slippers were in peak bloom and spectacular, after a recent prescribed burn by the Division of Wildlife.  A number of other rare prairie and fen plants were seen at the site as well.  

We then took the ferry to Kelleys Island and took a trolley to Kelleys Island State Park campground, where we had lunch.  We went to one of the Lakeside daisy introduction sites, north of the glacial grooves, which was initiated by the Division of Natural Areas & Preserves in 1989.  The flowering plants were in fine shape and attendees were able to see the results of many years of transplanting plants and seeds from the Lafarge Quarry on Marblehead.  We visited the impressive glacial grooves next, then went on to Huntley-Beatty Preserve to see another introduced Lakeside daisy population.  This one was started only using seeds beginning in 2012 by US Fish & Wildlife Service staff, ONAPA volunteers, and the Division of Natural Areas & Preserves.  It was easy to see the difference between a 4-year old population and a 27-year old population, but both are doing well.  It is an amazing recovery success, which does not happen often with rare plants, but we still hope to protect more habitat on Marblehead Peninsula.

Member Field Trips and Stewardship Projects

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​Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Invasive Wood Species Control Stewardship Project
Brinkhaven Barrens State Nature Preserve

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Rhododendron Cove State Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard Control Stewardship Project™

Wednesday, April 6, 2017
Christmas Rocks State Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, April 8, 2017, 10 a.m.
Moss and Liverwort Identification Field Trip
Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve
Leader: Dr. Barbara Andreas, ONAPA Board member.

Saturday, April 22, 2017. 10 a.m. 
An In-depth Look at the Woodland Wildflowers of Knox County
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Fredericktown, Ohio
Leader: Guy Denny, retired DNAP Chief & ONAPA president

Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 10 a.m.
An In-depth Look at the Woodland Wildflowers of Knox County.
Fredericktown, Ohio
Leader: Guy Denny, retired DNAP Chief & ONAPA president

Sunday, April 30, 2017, 8 a.m.
Early Spring Birding in the Hocking Hills
Clear Creek Metro Park

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Miller Preserve State Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, May 6, 2017, 10 a.m.
Explore the Spring Wildflowers of Shawnee State Forest.
Leader: Dave Kuehner, Adams County Field Naturalist.

Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 10 a.m. (all day trip)
Visit Kelleys Island to Explore the Lakeside Daisy Recovery Effort
 
May 17, 2017
Collier Preserve State Nature Preserve
Garlic Mustard Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, May 27, 2017, 10 a.m.
Ferns and Wildflowers of Salt Fork State Park
Leader: Jason Larson, Naturalist and Director of Gorman Nature Center

Saturday, June 3, 2017
Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Volunteer Field Training

Monday, June 12, 2017, 10 a.m.
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northeastern Ohio
Singer Lake & Jackson Bog
Leaders: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche, two of the foremost experts on Odonates in Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Saturday, June 10, 2017
Daughmer Savannah State Nature Preserve
Teasel Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project
Wednesday, June 28 – Thursday, June 29, 2017

ONAPA fieldtrip to West Virginia: Dolly Sods and Cranberry Glades.
Leaders: Dick Moseley, Jennifer Windus, Cheryl Harner, and Guy Denny
 
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Daughmer Savannah State Nature Preserve
Teasel Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, July 15, 2017, 10 a.m.
Ferns That Rock
Leader: Steve McKee, Naturalist and retired Director of the Gorman Nature Center


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Saturday, July 22, 2017
Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve 
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, July 29, 2017, 10 a.m.
I Phone Landscape and Nature Photography
Fredericktown, Ohio
Leader: Ian Adams, Naturalist and Professional
Photographer

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Myersville Fen State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, August 19, 2017
Annual Member Meeting
Der Dutchman Restaurant, Plain City, Oh
Presenters include:
Guy Denny (fens of west-central Ohio),
John Watts (prairies & savannas of the Darby Plains), and
Mitch Magdich (bumblebees & other pollinators of the Oak Openings

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Gott Fen State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Karlo Fen State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, September 9, 2017
Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Springville March State Nature Preserve
Cattail and Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, September 23, 2017, 10 a.m.
Prairie Seed Collecting Event at Denny’s Tallgrass Prairie
Fredericktown, Ohio
Host: Guy Denny, retired DNAP Chief & ONAPA president

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Kent Bog State Nature Preserve
Buckthorn and Other Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project
 
Saturday September 30, 2017, 10 a.m.
Lichens Identification Field Trip
Leader: Ray Showman, Ohio’s leading lichen expert

Saturday, September 30, 2017
Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve
Cattail, Loosestrife, and Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
Karlo Fen State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, October 21, 2017
Brinkhaven Barrens State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve 
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, October 28, 2017, 10 a.m.
Clifton Gorge Geology Tour
Leader: Tim Snyder, Retired Regional Preserve Manager and ONAPA Board Member

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Medway Prairie Fringed Orchid Site 
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project

Saturday, November 11, 2017, 10 a.m.
Winter Twig Tour
Leader: Steve McKee, Naturalist and retired Director of the Gorman Nature Center.

Saturday, November 18, 2017
Bonnett Pond Bog State Nature Preserve
Woody Invasive Control Stewardship Project
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ONAPA Sponsorships
  • Ohio Botanical Symposium in March
  • ​Midwest Native Plant Society Meeting in July
  • 2016 Flora-Quest Event at Malabar Farm in August
  • Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s 12th Annual Conservation Symposium in September
  • ONAPA and The Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society each donated $500 to ODNR for a botanical inventory of Travertine Fen State Nature Preserve

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​Preserve Monitoring
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ONAPA volunteers and Stewardship Assistants visited 35 preserves and handed in 46 reports.


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Ohio State Fair Prairie 

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In 2011, ONAPA Volunteers assumed responsibility for the year-around maintenance of the ODNR State Fair Prairie Display in order to free up Natural Areas staff. This prairie garden requires year-round maintenance to look its best during the state fair, and continues to be an on-going work project for ONAPA. If you are interested in helping, let us know.
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