Events
Mar 13 Wildlife Habitat Using Native Plants
Chagrin Falls Library
2:00 to 3:30 PM Kathryn Hanratty of Enviroscapes Landscape Design and Bobbe Katzman of the National Wildlife Federation will discuss the habitat needs of local wildlife and the native plants that will help you create a diverse oasis for wildlife in your own backyard. Find out how to Certify your yard as a Backyard Habitat. Free & Open to the Public. No registration required.
Chagrin Falls Library 100 East Orange St. Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 (just East of Main St.)
Contact Kathy Hanratty at enviroscapesdesign@windstream.net.
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Mar 26 Ohio Botanical Symposium
Villa Milano 1630 Schrock Rd. Columbus, OH 43229
Presented by the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, in conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, The Nature Conservancy and The Ohio State University Herbarium, the annual Ohio Botanical Symposium brings together people of various backgrounds who share an interest in Ohio’s native plants and natural history. To learn more, visit www.ohiodnr.com/dnap.
Symposium Organizers & Sponsors
The 2010 Ohio Botanical Symposium is made possible by the generous financial support of the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System, Cincinnati Wildflower Preservation Society, Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Flora-Quest, Mohican Native Plant Society, The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Prairie Nursery, Scioto Gardens and The Wild Ones, Columbus Chapter.
Click here for information and to Register for the Botanical Symposium
Apr 18 Thompson Ledges Hike
Geauga County
2:00 - 5:00 PM Explore the rock ledges and history of this township park that overlooks Lake Erie and the Grand River Valley. The dry northern exposure is habitat to chestnut oak, trailing arbutus, Canada yew and other northern plants while the cool,moist habitat below harbors many species of ferns and wildflowers. Program is off trail with some climbing, sturdy footwear is recommended. Joint program with Geauga Park Dist. Call JUDY to register 440-286-9516 or 440-564-9151
I -90 EAST to Rt 528 head SOUTH approx 5 miles to Thompson Sq. continue 3/4 around sq.and head EAST on Thompson Rd. appox 1/4 mile to Park Entrance on Right
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
May 08 Windsor Woods NEON Trip
Trumbull County
9:00 AM Joint trip with NEON Jim Bissell Curator of Botany CMNH leads this joint trip with NEON to the nearly 900 acre swamp forest complex along the Grand River. Call Diane to register (216) 691-1929 or 216-666-4870
Call for detailed directions.
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Jun 03 Sedge Identification Workshop
West Woods Nature Center Geauga Co.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Jim Bissell Curator of Botany CMNH presents this joint program with LEAP. Indoor talk followed by outdoor identification. Bring a Lunch. Call Judy to register 440-564-9151 or 440-286-9516 ext.2011
Rt 87 EAST from Rt. 306 in Russell Twp. approx 2 mile to park entrance. 9465 Kinsman Rd. Novelty OH 44072
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Jul 10 Fern Workshop
Woods Edge Shelter, Swine Creek Reservation
9:00 AM Discover the lush diversity of ferns found in the ravines & valleys of Swine Creek Reservation. Joint program with Geauga Park Dist. Call JUDY to register 440-564-9151 or 440-286-9516 ext 2011
From Downtown Middlefield, take Rt 87 EAST2.5 miles to Hayes Rd. Turn Right SOUTH 1.5 miles to park entrance on Right. Bear right to last parking area.
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Aug 14 Walnut Beach Hike
Ashtabula Co.
10:00 AM Rick Gardner ODNR Div of Natural Areas & Preserves Botanist leads this trip to see some of the best remaining beach -dune communities in Ohio. Great diversity of beach species. Call DIANE to register 216-691-1929 or 216-666-4870
I-90 EAST to Rt 11 NORTH to Ashtabula. Follow Rt 11 North till it ends then turn Left/WEST on St Rt. 531 continue across the Ashtabula River Turn Right onto Lake Ave drive about 1/4 mile to the park entrance go down hill to park.
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Aug 15 Butterflies Love Them, Want them and Need Them
Big Creek Park Geauga Co.
2:00 to 4:00 PM Join Judy Semroc CMNH Natural Areas Staff as she presents how to attract and support butterflies and moths with nectar plants, larval host plants and scent attractors. Program will include a lecture and photos by Judy Semroc followed by an easy hike to see some of these lovely creatures and the plants that support them. Joint program with Geauga Park Dist. Call DIANE to register 216-691-1929 or 216-666-4870
Big Creek Park take I-90 EAST to Rt. 44 South to Clark Rd. Turn LEFT/EAST on Clark go about 2 miles then turn Right on Robinson Rd.continue about 2 miles to Park entrance on Right. Bear LEFT at the split to the Nature Center.
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Sep 18 Herrick Fen Hike
Portage County
9:00 AM to Noon Karen Adair, TNC Land Steward leads this trip to the 140 acre Ohio State Nature Preserve. This is a tamarack fen with spagnum moss hummocks. See restoration work to treat cattails around the lake to restore a sedge meadow. Call JUDY to register 440-564-9151 or 440-286-9516 ext 2011
From St Rt. 14 in Streetsboro, take State Rt. 43 SOUTH for 0.2 miles. Turn Right/SW on Seasons Rd. Go 2.2 miles to a gravel lane on the Left/East side just past a RR crossing. Park in the gravel parking lot on the Right
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio
Oct 16 Klyn Nursery Tour
Lake Co.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Get a behind the scenes tour of Klyn Nurseries which has been in business since 1921. With 550 acres in production see over 300 native plants that they have in stock with 3 houses dedicated to bog and marginal plants. See over 10,000 trees set up on drip irrigation and how they recycle 90% of their irrigation water. Call DIANE to register216-691-1929 or 216-666-4870
I-90 EAST to Rt 528 (exit #212) Turn LEFT onto RT.528 go approx 3/4 mile ot Stop Light. Turn LEFTonto Rt 84/South Ridge Rd. continue 6-7 miles WEST. PASS 2 small Klyn Nursery signs continue to the Large Klyn Nursery sign on the Left/ South side of the Rd. 3322 South Ridge Rd. Perry, OH 44081
Hosted by Native Plant Society of NE Ohio