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

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