2017 YEAR IN REVIEW
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.
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. 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 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 |
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 ONAPA volunteers and Stewardship Assistants visited 35 preserves and handed in 46 reports. |
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Ohio State Fair Prairie 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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