Meetings

Bimonthly Meetings

• January 18, 2023 meeting - Highlights: Information about an upcoming funding opportunity to tackle invasive forest pests regionally
• November 16, 2022 meeting - Highlights: Reports from the 2022 LEAP Small Grant recipients; Presentation from Katie Moore at NOACA about NE Ohio Climate Action Plan
• September 21, 2022 meeting - Highlights: Woodland Pests - Oak Wilt, Laurel Wilt, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
• May 18, 2022 meeting - Highlights: Save Ohio Bees; Wild Ones Youngstown; Wild You
• March 16, 2022 meeting - Highlights: Cleveland Metroparks Carbon Management and Climate Resiliency; City Nature Challenge; Establishing a seed bank in our regio; Aphid that loves garlic mustard
• January 19, 2022 meeting - Topics covered: Overview of Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association and Ohio Invasive Plant Council by Jennifer Windus
• November 17, 2021 meeting - Topics covered: Ohio Native Plant Learning Centers by Nancy Linz and Lights Out Cleveland by Matt Shumar, Program Coordinator, Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative
• September 15, 2021 meeting - Main topic covered Spotted Lantern Fly update. Presenter: Amy Stone, Ohio State University Extension Toledo
• May 19, 2021 meeting - Main topic covered Current drilling activity in Ohio. Presenter: Tom Hill, Enforcement Administrator, ODNR Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management
• March 17, 2021 meeting - Main topic covered Status of Ohio's Bats
• January 20, 2021 meeting - Main topic covered Spotted Lanternfly
• November 18, 2020 meeting - Main topic covered Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Special Presentations

• Attracting Beneficial Insects to the Home Garden Habitat by Judy Semroc, Field Biologist & Naturalist - April 19, 2021. Note: For a list of weblinks and books suggested by Judy during her presentation, please visit this resource page.