ONAPA ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING & SOCIAL
August 18, 2018
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Door open at 9:30 a.m.
Wiregrass Lake Metropark ------------------- Howard Marsh Metropark ------------------ Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
Veterans Hall, Owens Community College
30335 Oregon Road, Perrysburg, Ohio
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Doors open for registration at 9:30 a.m.
2nd Floor (Elevator available)
Campus Map (Veterans Hall is Circle 3.)
Get directions HERE.
Download directions HERE.
Registration closes Wednesday, August 15th at midnight.
This location is conveniently located just off I-75 and will be easy access to a number of excellent field trip locations
in NW Ohio in the afternoon. There will be 3 morning speakers, a business meeting and lunch, before the field trips.
We hope you can join us for the day!
REGISTRATION:
$30 for ONAPA members <> $25 for students (high school, college) & children (16 or under)
To Join or update your membership: https://www.onapa.org/join.html
$30 for ONAPA members <> $25 for students (high school, college) & children (16 or under)
To Join or update your membership: https://www.onapa.org/join.html
Choices for lunch sandwiches: (turkey, ham, roast beef, vegetarian, or gluten-free)
SPEAKERS
Guy Denny, ONAPA President
An Overview of the Oak Openings of Northwestern Ohio
Tim Schetter, Director of Natural Resources, Toledo Metroparks
Howard Marsh Metropark: Balancing Ecological Restoration and Public Use in Lake Erie’s Western Basin
KEYNOTE:
Gregory Lipps, OSU Biodiversity Conservation Partnership
Conservation of Northwest Ohio's Amphibians and Reptiles: Challenges and Opportunities
Guy Denny, ONAPA President
An Overview of the Oak Openings of Northwestern Ohio
Tim Schetter, Director of Natural Resources, Toledo Metroparks
Howard Marsh Metropark: Balancing Ecological Restoration and Public Use in Lake Erie’s Western Basin
KEYNOTE:
Gregory Lipps, OSU Biodiversity Conservation Partnership
Conservation of Northwest Ohio's Amphibians and Reptiles: Challenges and Opportunities
Greg Lipps with a spotted turtle
Greg is the Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Coordinator for the Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership at Ohio State University. A lifelong resident of Ohio, Greg attended high school in the Animal Care & Conservation Program (now Zoo Academy) at the Cincinnati Zoo, and completed his B.S. and M.S. in Biology at Bowling Green State University. A former keeper at the Toledo Zoo, Greg has been conducting surveys, monitoring, and conservation projects focused on amphibians and reptiles since 2002. For the past decade, Greg has spent much of his time investigating the status and distribution of the state endangered Eastern hellbenders and Eastern massasaugas, determining threats to the viability of populations, and working with partners to restore habitat and populations. Greg is an editor and contributing author to the recently released book Amphibians of Ohio and the forthcoming Reptiles of Ohio. He is an active member of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), previously being co-chair of the Midwest Regional Working Group, and currently serving as co-chair of the newly formed Ohio PARC. In 2017, he was awarded PARC’s Alison Haskell Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation..
FIELD TRIPS:
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Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area & Girdham Road Dunes at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Meilke Road Savanna Wildlife Area is located in west central Lucas County. It is 22 acres in size, mostly woodland and remnant oak savanna. Management goals for this area are to restore and maintain the oak savanna habitat to encourage numerous state-listed plants and butterflies. Meilke Road Savanna is a release site for the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly. One of the most impressive sand dunes areas in the Oak Openings occurs in the Oak Openings Preserve Metropark on Girdham Road. We will visit these dunes and walk one of the trails. Maximum: 20 people. |
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Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve
The core of this 207-acre preserve is a treeless, wet sedge meadow dominated by several species of sedges, rushes and wetland grasses. It is the finest remaining sedge meadow in the state. Tallgrass wet prairie communities, sedge meadow, shrub swamp, grass meadow, and swamp forest are all represented. More than 26 state-listed species of plants occur here, as well as several rare animals. The preserve has a boardwalk which provides access through Irwin Prairie. The boardwalk is a 1-1/4 mile loop trail beginning at the parking lot. Maximum: 20 people. |
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Howard Marsh Metropark
Howard Marsh showcases six miles of water trail for canoeing and kayaking and five miles of dike-top trails for hiking. The Metropark, which was previously a working farm, is adjacent to the Metzger Marsh State Wildlife Area in a region that also includes Maumee Bay State Park, Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area, and the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. One of the most ambitious projects in Metroparks’ history is to restore part of a 1,000-acre wetland near the lakeshore. Maximum: 30 people. |
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Wiregrass Lake Metro Park
Purchased in 2006, Wiregrass Lake Metropark features a man-made lake that was developed prior to the site being purchased by Metroparks. Some of the best examples of the Oak Openings Region’s globally rare wet prairie community exist at this park, and it has been a site of extensive restoration by Metroparks staff. This small Metropark harbors numerous state-listed rare species. There are more species of dragonflies and damselflies known to Wiregrass Lake than anywhere else in Ohio, and songbird diversity is exceptional. There will be two field trips leaders, including one from Toledo MP, at least one knowledgeable on dragonflies and damselflies. Maximum: 20 people. |
DRAFT AGENDA
Time |
Activity |
09:30 a.m. |
Check-in, registration, & refreshments at Veterans Hall |
10:00 a.m. |
Welcome; Overview of the Oak Openings - Guy Denny, ONAPA President |
10:45 a.m. |
Howard Marsh Metropark - Tim Schetter, Toledo MP |
11:30 a.m. |
Break |
11:45 a.m. |
ONAPA business meeting |
12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
01:00 p.m. |
Keynote: Conservation of Northwest Ohio's Amphibians and Reptiles Gregg Lipps, OSU Biodiversity Conservation Partnership |
02:00 p.m. |
Leave for field trips; 5 field trips include: Irwin Prairie SNP, Meilke Road Savanna WA & Oak Openings MP, Howard Marsh MP, and Wiregrass Lake MP |
05:00 p.m. |
Field trips conclude |
LODGING SELECTIONS:
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Hampton Inn & Suites – Perrysburg 9753 Clark Drive Rossford, OH 43460 Courtyard by Marriott – Rossford 9789 Clark Drive Rossford, OH 43460 County Inn & Suites 9790 Clark Drive Rossford, OH 43460 Staybridge Suites Toledo 9749 Clark Drive Rossford, OH 43460 Hilton Garden Inn 6165 Levis Commons Blvd Perrysburg, OH 43551 Holiday Inn Perrysburg 10630 Fremont Pike Perrysburg, OH 43551 |
La Quinta Inn Perrysburg 1154 Professional Drive Perrysburg, OH 43551 Home2 Suites 5995 Levis Commons Blvd Perrysburg, OH 43551 Holiday Inn Express & Suites 12710 Roachton Road Perrysburg, OH 43551 Comfort Suites Perrysburg 27450 Helen Dr Perrysburg, OH 43551 Quality Inn 10621 Fremont Pike Perrysburg, OH 43551 |
Looking forward to seeing you there!