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The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio |
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Visitors are welcome to all events. |
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Schedule of Events Our Programs
Join us at our
Annual Meeting or one of our walks or other programs.
For details about our
Annual Meeting, see below.
For other events of our Society, see our
2010 Program Schedule of Events.
For events of some other environmental organizations, check out the
Cleveland.com/entertainment website page.
(Once you are at the Cleveland.com/entertainment page, look
for the box on the right midway down the page titled “Search Arts &
Entertainment Listings.”
Within that box, in the window that says “Event Type” select
“Outdoors/ Hikes, runs, walks,” then search for the time period you
wish.) For a more complete list of nature events, check out the list of websites of various other environmental organizations given elsewhere on our website. Our Annual meeting will be held in September, 2010 at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in connection with the Museum’s Explorer Series. More details will be posted closer to the event. 2010 Program Schedule of EventsThe Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
For information, maps or
reservations, please call person indicated in event description.
Wildlife Habitat Using Native Plants Kathryn Hanratty of Enviroscapes Landscape Design and Bobbe Katzman of 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 yard. Find out how to certify your yard as a Backyard Habitat. Chagrin Falls Library - 100 East Orange Street, Chagrin Falls, 44022, just east of Main Street. No registration required.
The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio is a sponsor of The Ohio Botanical Symposium. The
symposium will be held at Villa Milano, 1630 Schrock Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43229. It brings together
botanists, naturalists, and other nature enthusiasts to network, provide professional enrichment,
and view posters and displays on Ohio’s native flora, natural areas, and rare plants. In addition
to the keynote speaker and at least six presentations, attendees have a chance to visit with
exhibitors and vendors, including non-profit environmental and conservation groups, park districts,
federal and state agencies, universities, and vendors of books, nature crafts, and nature
education/lodging. For registration information go
to
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/20259/Default.aspx
Thompson Ledges Explore the rock ledges and hotel history of this township park which 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. Afterwards, explore the hemlock woods on the north side of the road. Program entirely off-trail with some climbing. Sturdy footwear recommended. Joint program with Geauga Park District. Directions: Take I-90 east to Rt. 528. Head south approximately 5 miles to Thompson Square. Continue ¾ way around the square and head east on Thompson Road approx. ¼ mile to park entrance on right. 16713 Thompson Rd, Thompson, OH 44086. Call Judy to register at 440-564-9151 (H) or 440-286-9516 ext 2011(W).
Windsor Woods Jim Bissell, Curator of Botany at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, leads this joint trip with NEON to the nearly 900 acre swamp forest complex along the west side of the Grand River in Mesopotamia and Windsor Townships. Spectacular buttonbush swamps, yellow birch-beech swamps, pin oak swamp forests, and bur oak-shumard oak-elm-ash-maple swamps highlight the property. Directions: Travel about three miles south of U.S. Rt. 322 on Ohio Route 534. The entrance to Windsor Woods is on the east side of the Road just past the Samco Gravel Company located on the west side of Ohio Route 534. Look for orange surveyors tape on a stake at the entrance drive. Call Diane to register at 216-691-1929 (H) or 216-666-4870 (Cell).
Sedge Identification Workshop
Discover the lush diversity of ferns found in the ravines and valleys of Swine Creek Reservation. Over 12 species of ferns have been identified. Joint program with Geauga Park District. Directions: From downtown Middlefield, take Rt. 87 east 2 ½ miles to Hayes Road. Turn right (south) 1 ½ miles to park entrance on right. Bear right to last parking area. 16004 Hayes Rd, Middlefield, 44062. Call Judy to register at 440-564-9151 (H) or 440-286-9516 ext 2011(W).
Walnut Beach Rick Gardner, ODNR Division of Natural Areas & Preserves Botanist, leads this trip to this Ashtabula park with some of the best remaining beach-dune communities in Ohio. Similar to Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve, it has a great diversity of beach species including: inland beach pea, inland sea rocket, seaside spurge, purple sand grass, beach grass, and sand dropseed, to name a few. The last sighting of bearberry in Ohio was at this beach. Directions: From I-90 take the Ashtabula (St. Rt. 11) exit north to Ashtabula. Follow St. Rt. 11 until it ends and go W. (left) on St. Rt. 531. Follow St. Rt. 531 across the Ashtabula River and drive about 0.4 mi. and turn right on Lake Ave (St. Rt. 531 turns left on Lake Ave). Drive about 0.25 mi. to the park entrance (straight ahead). Go down the hill and park. Call Diane to register at 216-691-1929 (H) or 216-666-4870 (Cell).
Butterflies: Love Them & Need Them Join Judy Semroc, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Natural Areas staff, as she presents how to attract and support butterflies and moths through the lure of nectaring plants, larval host plants, and scent attractors. This 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 District. Directions: From I-90 take Rt. 44 south about 2 miles to Clark Road. Turn left (east) on Clark about 2 miles to Robinson Road. Turn right on Robinson about 2 miles to park entrance on right. Bear left at the split to the first parking area on right. 9160 Robinson Rd. Chardon 44024. Call Diane to register at 216-691-1929 (H) or 216-666-4870 (Cell).
Karen Adair, Nature Conservancy Land Steward, leads this trip to the 140 acre Ohio state nature preserve. See the restoration work being done to treat cattails around the lake and restore it to a sedge meadow. In this tamarack fen with sphagnum hummocks, see Kalm's Lobelia, bayberry, alder-leaved buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia), round-leaf sundew, and water avens (Geum rivale). Directions: From State Rt. 14 in Streetsboro take State Route 43 south for 0.2 miles. Turn right (southwest) on Seasons Road 2.2 miles to a gravel lane on the left (east) side just past a railroad crossing. Gravel parking lot on right. Call Judy to register at 440-564-9151 (H) or 440-286-9516 ext 2011(W).
Klyn Nursery Tour Get a behind-the-scenes tour of Klyn Nurseries, which has been in business since 1921. With 550 acres in production, see over three hundred native plants they have in stock, with three houses dedicated to bog and marginals. They supply all the plants for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Spring Native Plant Sale. See over 10,000 trees set up on drip irrigation and how they recycle 90% of their irrigation water. Directions: Take Interstate 90 east to the Madison/Thompson exit (#212). Turn left onto SR 528. Continue approximately 3/4 mile to stop light. Turn left at light onto SR 84 (South Ridge Rd.). Continue 6 -7 miles west. You will pass two small Klyn Nurseries signs designating their fields; continue to large sign at parking lot on left (south) side of the road. 3322 South Ridge Rd., Perry Ohio 44081. Call Diane to register at 216-691-1929 (H) or 216-666-4870 (Cell).
Annual Meeting Joint program with Explore Series. Date and program to be announced. See the full description of the Annual Meeting.
Summaries of past Activities
Thompson Ledges,
Geauga County – April 17, 2010 This joint program with Geauga Park District was led by Native Plant Society president Judy Barnhart. A group of about 35 people explored the upper part of the Sharon Conglomerate sandstone ledges where a chestnut oak community dominates. Early low blueberry was in bloom along with the early blooming trailing arbutus, which was our trip goal to see. We almost missed its bloom period due the exceedingly warm 80 degree temperatures in early April. Another plant along the upper ledges was the rock cap or polypody fern which hangs right off the rock ledges. After skirting the upper ledge area we made our way down through an opening in the sandstone. Following along the base of the ledges an entirely different plant community exists. Hemlock and yellow birch dominate along with many of our spring wildflowers including sweet white violet, trilliums and mayapple. Features of the rock included bands of quarts pebbles, honeycomb weathering patterns, crossbedding, and large cracks or fissures in the rock. Many of the fissures cause large blocks to shift away from the main face revealing narrow channels to traverse. The non porous shale underlying the sandstone caused seeps and springs to arise at the base of the sandstone. A large butternut tree with numerous chewed nuts at the base culminated our trip of the ledges to the south. The group then proceeded to the more remote section north of Thompson Road. The highlight was a beautiful, large hobblebush in full bloom at the base of the ledges. A small stream cascading over the ledges created a waterfall and a small wooden bridge was constructed below. Part of this area was previously owned by the boy scouts. Some of the kids explored the smaller openings in the rocks trying to determine if the legend of a bear living there could be substantiated.
Windsor Woods,
Trumbull County – May 8, 2010 Jim Bissell, Curator of Botany with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, led this joint trip with the Museum’s North East Ohio Naturalists group, NEON for short. This nearly 1000 acre parcel owned by the Sampco Company is dominated by wetland habitat. The day was cool and windy with occasional light rain. After making our way about ½ mile back through old farm fields and scrub meadows we entered the wooded portion of the property. Situated in the flood plain of the Grand River, this section of the river has not entrenched itself in a stable channel and meanders between different channels periodically. In addition to these old channel ponds, the wet woods contained sphagnum moss hummocks interspersed with hollow depressions from wind thrown trees. The woods contained swamp white oak, yellow birch and high bush blueberry, as well as a nice diversity of spring wildflowers. Being a typical Jim Bissell hike, we plunged right through the swamp forest and wetlands, those without knee high boots jumping from sphagnum hummocks to keep their feet dry. Jim was hoping to document the presence of the West Virginia White butterfly whose numbers have been declining due to the spread of the invasive garlic mustard which it confuses with native mustards that it lays its eggs on. One butterfly was discovered hiding from the rain in a sphagnum hummock. All made it out relatively dry.
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Jim Bissell, Curator of Botany
at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, leads this all day workshop covering the basics of sedge ID. Brief
indoor class followed by outdoor session to look at sedges. Bring a 20X hand lens and lunch. Program almost
entirely off-trail. If you have Michigan Flora Vol 1 bring that as well. Joint program with LEAP: Lake Erie
Allegheny Partnership. Directions: Take St. Rt. 87 east from Rt. 306 in Russell Township approx. 2 miles to
the park entrance on south side of the road. 9465 Kinsman Road, Novelty, Ohio 44072. Call Judy to register
at 440-564-9151 (H) or 440-286-9516 ext 2011(W).
