2022 ONAPA Annual Meeting

7309 E. Livingston Ave.,Reynoldsburg OH 43068

29 October, 2022

Description

Registration: 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Guy Denny, ONAPA President - Welcome and ONAPA 2022 Accomplishments Dr. Elliot Tramer, retired, University of Toledo - Winners and Losers in the Age of Humans Cody Berkebile, Senior Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Metro Park - Preserves in Your Columbus Metro Parks Judy Semroc, Nature Spark - Hiding in Plain Sight - Amazing Patterns of Camouflage, Evasion, Trickery and Mimicry in Nature Lunch, 12:30-1:15 p.m. followed by a short ONAPA business meeting Choice of sandwiches and wraps (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options will be available), with salads, desserts and beverages. When registering, please select choice of sandwich or salad for lunch and your preferred field trip (or select "no field trip"). FIELD TRIPS at 2:00 p.m. - directions will be provided at the meeting Walter A. Tucker State Nature Preserve - Leader: Cody Berkebile, Senior Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Metro Park This preserve is located within Blacklick Woods Metro Park, soit will be a short drive to the parking area followed by a leisurely hike along the trail. It will be the shortest field trip, with easy walking. Limit: 30 Shallenberger State Nature Preserve, Fairfield County - Leader: Dick Moseley, ONAPA This preserve is located just west of Lancaster. It will be a 30-minute drive from Blacklick Woods and will feature a 2-mile hike through the beautiful woods and sandstone geology. Limit: 20 people Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve, Licking County – Leader:Guy Denny, ONAPA, and Jennifer Windus, ONAPA This preserve is a small island on the north side of Buckeye Lake. It will be a 30-minute drive to Buckeye Lake and a short pontoon boat ride to the isleand. We will walk on the boardwalk, seeing various bog plants and discussing the role ONAPA has played in the bog meadow restoration. Limit: 20 people.