It was a blustery icy cold night but we had a great meeting for those intrepid people who ventured out on Thursday Dec. 10th.
We enjoyed a high gear talk by Gary Popotnik of The Wilderness Center about some specific plant invasives, their effects on the native flora and fauna, and methods that have been used to control the invasives. He stressed to us how important conservation planning is, and the steps taken for this. Gary mentioned a couple of good resources for more specific information and these were :
Ohio D.N.R.---- www.ohiodnr.com
The Ohio Invasive Plants Council--- http://www.oipc.info ( I like this one as it has a species list)
and LEAP ---- http://www.leapbio.org/index.php
After Gary's talk, we had a quick break with some yummy dark chocolates shared by Bob Hopp and then we returned for a very short business meeting. One of the items Carrie shared with us during the meeting was another volunteer opportunity in the works called "Wilderness Watchers". More information will be coming after the details are worked out.
Next up on January 14th will be Chuck Jakubchak speaking on "Natural Behaviors, Common Birds and Uncommon Thoughts" Hmmm. This sounds intriguing!
Hope to see you all at the next meeting! We really did miss you!
Pat
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Glenmont OCVN opportunity August 2010
Hello all,
This is information Chris sent me on the Glenmont Baddow Pass volunteer information.
I'll try and get it in again closer to the event. For now, it's something you can mark on your calendars. It actually sounds like fun to me!
Pat
"Hi Pat,
I was finally able to get the additional information about the Baddow
Pass. As I noted in the meeting a portion of spur of the
Rail-to-Trails corridor south of Glenmont is identified as passing
through Baddow Pass. This spur is in primative condition. The rails
have been removed from the railroad bed through the pass, but there
is no pavement. This spur intersects the paved trail very close to
CR 75 and extends northward toward Glenmont for about 2.5 miles.
On or about the 2nd Saturday in August 2010, Glenmont will celebrate
their Glenmont Homecoming (an anniversary, I believe). We would like
to post some of our Vol. naturalists along the 2.5 mile spur to do some
nature interpretation on that date. The Baddow Pass is located at
the southend of the spur - at a higher elevation than the northern
portion of the spur as you approach the Glenmont area. Trains had to
work a little bit to climb to the "mountain pass."
Hope this helps.
Chris"
This is information Chris sent me on the Glenmont Baddow Pass volunteer information.
I'll try and get it in again closer to the event. For now, it's something you can mark on your calendars. It actually sounds like fun to me!
Pat
"Hi Pat,
I was finally able to get the additional information about the Baddow
Pass. As I noted in the meeting a portion of spur of the
Rail-to-Trails corridor south of Glenmont is identified as passing
through Baddow Pass. This spur is in primative condition. The rails
have been removed from the railroad bed through the pass, but there
is no pavement. This spur intersects the paved trail very close to
CR 75 and extends northward toward Glenmont for about 2.5 miles.
On or about the 2nd Saturday in August 2010, Glenmont will celebrate
their Glenmont Homecoming (an anniversary, I believe). We would like
to post some of our Vol. naturalists along the 2.5 mile spur to do some
nature interpretation on that date. The Baddow Pass is located at
the southend of the spur - at a higher elevation than the northern
portion of the spur as you approach the Glenmont area. Trains had to
work a little bit to climb to the "mountain pass."
Hope this helps.
Chris"
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Volunteer Hours
Don't forget to send your volunteer hours via e-mail to Chris Sieverdes!
I have a small calendar that I write mine down as soon as I get home and then every couple months **try** to remember to send them to him!
Here's his work e-mail account for this:
csieverdes@ag.osu.edu
Pat Tirabasso
I have a small calendar that I write mine down as soon as I get home and then every couple months **try** to remember to send them to him!
Here's his work e-mail account for this:
csieverdes@ag.osu.edu
Pat Tirabasso
Vernal Pool Dig Day
At the November 12th meeting, Carrie mentioned the Vernal Pool dig. That's a Thursday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 p.m. She mentioned TWC will provide lunch.
Past November 12 and coming December 10th meeting
Our second meeting of the OCVN Holmes County chapter met November 12th. Excellent turnout. Seventeen in attendance. Leslie Harrold gave us a great primer on toxic plants!
We enjoyed having two OCVNers from Ashland Co. join us, as well! We hope they'll continue to attend our meetings and be part of the group! Lot's of volunteer opportunities were shot around the room, and educational opportunities were shouted out as well. So many I wasn't able to write everything down quickly enough. I hope we'll be able to get some of these listed on the web page.
Next month (December 10th at 7:00 p.m.) we'll be having Gary Popotnik from The Wilderness Center speak on Invasives. We'll start the meeting with Gary's talk and then have the business part of the meeting, afterward.
Brief Bio on Gary from TWC's web site.
"Gary is a conservation biologist and is The Wilderness Center’s Director of Conservation and Land Stewardship. At TWC Gary’s primary duties include conservation planning for all properties and conservation easements (mapping, invasive plant management, Rx fire), working with other conservation organizations and agencies on a regional basis and grant writing. He is a native of Willowick, Ohio and graduated from Eastlake North High School in 1973. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology and a Master of Science degree in biology from California University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to TWC in the fall of 2008, Gary worked for the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Gary also worked as a biologist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Ecological Services office located in Vero Beach, Florida."
Refreshments will be provided for the December 10th meeting. Thanks!!!
Hope you all can attend this meeting. I look forward to seeing you all there!
We enjoyed having two OCVNers from Ashland Co. join us, as well! We hope they'll continue to attend our meetings and be part of the group! Lot's of volunteer opportunities were shot around the room, and educational opportunities were shouted out as well. So many I wasn't able to write everything down quickly enough. I hope we'll be able to get some of these listed on the web page.
Next month (December 10th at 7:00 p.m.) we'll be having Gary Popotnik from The Wilderness Center speak on Invasives. We'll start the meeting with Gary's talk and then have the business part of the meeting, afterward.
Brief Bio on Gary from TWC's web site.
"Gary is a conservation biologist and is The Wilderness Center’s Director of Conservation and Land Stewardship. At TWC Gary’s primary duties include conservation planning for all properties and conservation easements (mapping, invasive plant management, Rx fire), working with other conservation organizations and agencies on a regional basis and grant writing. He is a native of Willowick, Ohio and graduated from Eastlake North High School in 1973. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology and a Master of Science degree in biology from California University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to TWC in the fall of 2008, Gary worked for the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Gary also worked as a biologist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Ecological Services office located in Vero Beach, Florida."
Refreshments will be provided for the December 10th meeting. Thanks!!!
Hope you all can attend this meeting. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Photo gallery
Please take photos of some of your volunteer activities so we can add them to the OCVN web site!
Contact Carrie or Pat and we'd like to add them to the new blog.
Contact Carrie or Pat and we'd like to add them to the new blog.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Salamander Transects
When: October 29th, 9:30-?
Where: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org
Jack Taylor (OCVN '09) is setting up salamander monitoring transects at TWC. We need help laying out the coverboards.We'll be working in Sigrist Woods and along the Wilderness Walk. It's a great chance to be outside and help us get our salamander monitoring underway! No skills necessary - we'll provide gloves if you need them!
Where: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org
Jack Taylor (OCVN '09) is setting up salamander monitoring transects at TWC. We need help laying out the coverboards.We'll be working in Sigrist Woods and along the Wilderness Walk. It's a great chance to be outside and help us get our salamander monitoring underway! No skills necessary - we'll provide gloves if you need them!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
OCVN Holmes County chapter "club"
November 12th will be the 2nd meeting of the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists.
The meeting will be held at The Wilderness Center.
Time : 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
There will be a short business meeting, announcements of volunteer opportunities, and then a special program to follow!!! These programs will be an excellent chance for all of us to share interests and learn about more about natural history. Please join us for some fun, sharing, and learning! Great things are to come!!!!
Special Speaker will be Leslie Harrold presenting, "Don't Touch That Plant!" Her talk will deal with various toxic plants, their characteristics and "lures".
Pat Tirabasso
The meeting will be held at The Wilderness Center.
Time : 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
There will be a short business meeting, announcements of volunteer opportunities, and then a special program to follow!!! These programs will be an excellent chance for all of us to share interests and learn about more about natural history. Please join us for some fun, sharing, and learning! Great things are to come!!!!
Special Speaker will be Leslie Harrold presenting, "Don't Touch That Plant!" Her talk will deal with various toxic plants, their characteristics and "lures".
Pat Tirabasso
Friday, October 2, 2009
Vernal Pool Digging
When: October 31st, 10-2
Where: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org or 330-359-5235
We'll be doing the ground work (literally) to create a vernal pool. It will be muddy work - we'll be digging and grading the hole, seeding, etc. It will be mostly hand-shovel and wheelbarrow work. - we'll provide the tools and lunch - you provide the elbow grease.
Where: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org or 330-359-5235
We'll be doing the ground work (literally) to create a vernal pool. It will be muddy work - we'll be digging and grading the hole, seeding, etc. It will be mostly hand-shovel and wheelbarrow work. - we'll provide the tools and lunch - you provide the elbow grease.
Enchanted Forest
Date: October 9 & 10, evenings
Place: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org or 330-359-5235
TWC's annual non-scary Halloween event - we need trail leaders (fireflies) for both Friday and Saturday night. Fireflies carry lanterns and guide groups along the pumpkin lit trail to meet the characters. This event takes about 100 people a night.
Place: The Wilderness Center
Contact: Carrie Elvey - carrie@wildernesscenter.org or 330-359-5235
TWC's annual non-scary Halloween event - we need trail leaders (fireflies) for both Friday and Saturday night. Fireflies carry lanterns and guide groups along the pumpkin lit trail to meet the characters. This event takes about 100 people a night.
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