Meetings & Programs

Special Programs

• Seed Laws Webinar - Dr. David Francis presented on Ohio's seed laws on Monday, July 29, 2024.
• 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.

Bimonthly Meetings

• March 26, 2025 meeting - Highlights: Coexisting with Beaver in Ohio: An Introduction to Management Strategies by Steve Ecrement and Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes by Chris Eilers.
• January 15, 2025 meeting - Highlights: Native Plant Promotions Committee, Human Wildlife Interaction Committee, deer resistant plant list, City Nature Challenge 2025.
• November 20, 2024 meeting - Highlights: Report from LEAP Small Grant recipients.
• March 20, 2024 meeting - Highlights: Report from a spring 2023 LEAP Small Grant recipient; April is Native Plant Month; Upcoming Ephemeralfest.
• January 17, 2024 meeting - Highlights: Reports from the fall 2022 LEAP Small Grant recipients; Kim Lessman, Seed Bank Manager at Holden Forests & Gardens; John Brett, Forestry Outreach Fellow at Holden (Parcel-based GIS tool)
• May 17, 2023 meeting - Highlights: Regional Seed Partnerships with guest Jonathan Young of Arkansas Audubon
• March 15, 2023 meeting - Highlights: Rebecah Troutman, Natural Areas Biologist at Holden, gave an update on the garlic mustard aphid and Dr. Jennifer Koch, research biologist with the USFS presented on linger ash.
• 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 2021 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 region; 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