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February projects in the field concentrate on woody species control
​Photos by Jennifer Windus
In February, a couple projects were cancelled, but we managed to accomplish seven projects at Crane Hollow (February 2), Beck Fen with The Nature Conservancy (February 14), Cedar Bog (February 15, 21, 28), W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna with Columbus Metro Parks (February 23), and Sheldon’s Marsh with DNAP (February 28).

​At Crane Hollow, we assisted Crane Hollow Inc. with clean-up of a white pine plantation which we are in the process of removing (planted years ago when it was owned by the Division of Forestry).  At the other natural areas, we were removing invasive woody species.  It was the first time for ONAPA to work at Beck Fen and W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna, so it was a great opportunity for volunteers to see different preserves with different partners. A super added benefit at Beck Fen was seeing a saw-whet owl at the end of the day – such a treat for all of us!

Two stewardship projects completed and a workshop on woody species ID mark January in the field

In January, we had to cancel a couple of projects, but we had a small crew work at Brinkhaven Oak Barrens with the Killbuck Watershed Land Trust (January 4) and a large group of 18 people work at Cedar Bog (January 19). 
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We also had a volunteer appreciation lunch and winter woody identification workshop with Bob Klips on January 25.  The weather was problematic, so only half the volunteers we planned for showed up for the workshop, but we had a great day at Highbanks Metro Park.  We learned how to identify woody species in the winter using a key and looked at great specimens provided by Bob. 

​At lunch, with box lunches from Chelley Belly in Delaware, we recognized several volunteers for their contributions to ONAPA.  In the afternoon, we went on a short hike at Highbanks to look at woody species near the nature center.

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Workshop with Bob Klips (standing) - Photo by Lydia Radcliffe
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