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Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society 

Ohio Native Plant Society, Southwest Ohio Chapter
Updated Wednesday December 6, 2023 at 10pm

Our hikes and lectures are free and open to the public,  and all are welcome. (but we depend on our memberships to cover our expenses.) ."You don’t have to be a plant expert to enjoy these trips and lectures. The locations are amazing and the atmosphere is casual. I’ve enjoyed every event that I’ve attended for many years!"- BB.

What you missed- On Saturday November 18, 2023, our group of 14 cut honeysuckle at Avon Woods. Thanks to all who helped. 

---------------- December 2023 -----------------
**Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 10am: Give Back Day, Avon Woods Nature Preserve

This preserve is only 15 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. Your assistance on this project directly benefits our Society, since we now have a written agreement allowing our use of Avon Wood Nature Center for five meetings per year in exchange for our volunteer hours working in Avon Woods (and other Cincinnati Parks). There is a new program to train (and test) volunteers about invasive identification.  See here

Driving Directions- Google maps knows the location by name or address, Avon Woods Nature Center, 4235 Paddock Road, Cincinnati Ohio 45229. For Apple maps, use 4235 Paddock Road (not “Avon Woods Nature Center”)
From the Norwood Lateral (Route 562), take the Paddock Road exit and drive South on Paddock Road for 1.0 miles to the Avon Woods Park Entrance (small sign). Turn Right into the park and drive 0.25 miles on the driveway to the park lodge at the end of the road.

You may wish to come to any (or all) of the Sunday's events.

To help with our planning, please register for potluck/lecture by Saturday Night whether you are attending in Person or by Zoom at here . The Zoom link will be sent to those registered (for Zoom) on Sunday Morning. Zoom Login starts at 6:45. Any question or for late registration, contact Bob at 513-477-4438.

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 3:00 pm: Annual Hardy Souls’ Hike, Triple Creek Park, Hamilton County, Ohio (followed by the holiday potluck and program

Join us for a winter hike at Triple Creek, a Hamilton County Park. Angela Carter will lead us on this 0.8-mile moderate trail that takes you past a prairie and through a beautiful, mature forest. We will meet in the parking lot next to Triple Creek Pond and the address for Triple Creek is 2700 Buell Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251. See map at https://www.greatparks.org/parks/triple-creek/triple-creek-trails . Any questions, contact Angela at 513 698 1950

After the hike you may proceed to the Gathering at Northern Hills (only 15 minutes away), at 460 Fleming Road.

Wine and fellowship at 5:15; dinner at 5:45. Bring a dish of your choice: appetizer, main or side dish, or dessert.

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 7:00 pm: Lecture, Gathering at Northern Hills (and by Zoom)
Connect the Dots: Plant Diversity, Pollinators, & Pest Management” by Joe Boggs

Protecting plant pollinators is commonly viewed as just an insecticide issue. However, how does the abundance of flowering plants translate into fewer plant pests? How do pollinators themselves play a critical role in the reduced need for insecticides? Pest management and plant pollinators are two sides of the same coin in urban landscape ecosystems. This presentation reveals the multi-layered connections between pollen, nectar, and a parade of unsung insect heroes that can keep pests in check in the gardens of the future.

Directions: If you attending in person, The Gathering at Northern Hills is located at 460 Fleming Road, Cincinnati Ohio 45231.

To help with our planning, please register for potluck/lecture by Saturday Night whether you are attending in Person or by Zoom at here . The Zoom link will be sent to those registered (for Zoom) on Sunday Morning. Zoom Login starts at 6:45. Any question or for late registration, contact Bob at 513-477-4438.

 

-----January 2024 -----
Details of the following events will be posted Jan 2024 

Friday Jan. 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm -Lecture Program
Avon Woods Nature Center (& Zoom)
"The Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub: More ways to recycle in the Queen City"
by Colleen McSwiggin, Director

-----February 2024-----

Sunday Feb. 4, 2024 at 11:30 am
Sunday Guided Tour
Cincinnati Art Museum
“Nature in Art”

Friday Feb. 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Avon Woods Nature Center
(& Zoom)- Lecture Program
Masters of Deception: The Biology of Non-Photosynthetic Plants of SE Ohio” by Matthew Klooster

Sunday Feb. 18, 2024
Field Trip
Richardson Forest Preserve, RSVP limit 15, Hamilton Co, OH

-----March 2024-----

Friday March 8, 2024:
Potluck & Lecture

The Gathering at Northern Hills (& Zoom)
5:15 pm Appetizers and fellowship
5:45 pm Covered dish potluck dinner
7:00 pm Annual Meeting and Lecture Program
"Biodiversity Collapse and the Future of the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome"
by Dr. Walter Carson

Saturday March 23, 2024
Field Trip

Versailles State Park, Ripley County, IN

-----April 2024-----

Saturday April 6, 2024: Field Trip
TBD, Adams County, OH

Saturday Apr. 13, 2024: Field Trip
Quiverheart Gorge Preserve
Adams Co, OH

Sunday Apr. 14, 2024: Field Trip
Kope Hollow, Brown County, OH

Apr. 27-28, 2024
Weekend Field Trip

Big South Fork, McCreary Co, KY & TN

-----May 2024-----

Saturday May 4, 2024: Field Trip
Caesar Creek Gorge SNP
Warren Co, OH

Saturday May 11, 2024
Give Back Day
Garlic Mustard Pull
Caesar Creek Gorge SNP, Warren Co, OH

-----June 2024-----

**Sunday June 2, 2024
Potluck Picnic
At Keystone Flora
Hamilton Co, OH

Saturday June 29, 2024
Field Trip
Bender Mountain, Hamilton Co, OH

-----July 2024-----

Sunday July 7, 2024
Field Trip
Location TBD by Shaun Pogacnik

Sunday July 14, 2024
Field Trip
Shawnee State Park, Scioto Co, OH

-----August 2024-----

Saturday Aug. 31, 2024
Field Trip
Pearl’s Fen, Greene Co, OH

-----September 2024-----

Friday Sept 13, 2024
Avon Woods Nature Center (&Zoom)
6:30 Optional Picnic
7:30 Photo-Sharing Program

 

Next Schedule will be available in Sept  2024

 





 



 

Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society, Ohio Native Plant Society , SW Ohio Chapter, Come Learn about Cincinnati and Ohio Native Plants.  

 New Info posted Sept 2023!
schedule inside 2023 2024 (PDF)
SCHEDULE COVER 2023 2024 (PDF) 
September 2023 Newsletter (pdf)

Link to our Facebook Page

Note- Even if you are not on Facebook, you can view the content and nice photos posted there.


Membership Renewals

It's membership renewal time again. All memberships need to be renewed on September 1 of each year (unless you have paid for multiple years). Please go to our membership page and renew wth PayPal. Alternatively, from the membership, you can print out the renewal form and send it to our Membership Chair.


Donations

The Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society exists because of the generosity of our members and donors. To become a member, go to our membership page by clicking on the "Membership" tab in the upper bar. To give a direct donation to the society, please go to our donation web page by clicking the button below:

The society is a 501(c)(3) organization and your membership or donation may be tax deductible.


--Quick look ahead 2023--
** means Non-Society event

** Saturday Dec. 9, 2023 10 am: Give Back Day- Honeysuckle Removal, Avon Woods

Sunday Dec. 10, 2023: Sunday Hike, Potluck, & Lecture (Lecture in person & by Zoom)
3:00 pm
Annual Hardy Souls’ Hike
Triple Creek Park, Hamilton Co, OH


Then to The Gathering at Northern Hills

5:15 pm Appetizers and fellowship
5:45 pm Covered dish potluck dinner
7:00 pm "Connect the Dots: Plant Diversity, Pollinators, & Pest Management" by Joe Boggs

Friday Jan. 12, 2024 at 7:30 pm Avon Woods Nature Center
(& Zoom)

"The Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub: More ways to recycle in the Queen City"
by Colleen McSwiggin, Director

Sunday Feb. 4, 2024 at 11:30 am
Sunday Guided Tour
Cincinnati Art Museum
“Nature in Art”

Friday Feb. 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Avon Woods Nature Center
(& Zoom)
Masters of Deception: The Biology of Non-Photosynthetic Plants of SE Ohio” by Matthew Klooster

Sunday Feb. 18, 2024
Field Trip
Richardson Forest Preserve, RSVP limit 15, Hamilton Co, OH


Friday March 8 2024:
Potluck & Lecture

The Gathering at Northern Hills (& Zoom)
5:15 pm Appetizers and fellowship
5:45 pm Covered dish potluck dinner
7:00 pm Annual Meeting and Lecture Program
"Biodiversity Collapse and the Future of the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome"
by Dr. Walter Carson


Saturday March 23, 2024
Field Trip

Versailles State Park, Ripley County, IN


Saturday April 6, 2024: Field Trip
TBD, Adams County, OH

Saturday Apr 13, 2024: Field Trip
Quiverheart Gorge Preserve
Adams Co, OH


Sunday Apr. 14, 2024: Field Trip
Kope Hollow, Brown County, OH

Apr. 27-28, 2024
Weekend Field Trip

Big South Fork, McCreary Co, KY & TN

Saturday May 4, 2024: Field Trip
Caesar Creek Gorge SNP
Warren Co, OH

Saturday May 11, 2024
Give Back Day
Garlic Mustard Pull
Caesar Creek Gorge SNP, Warren Co, OH

**Sunday June 2, 2024
Potluck Picnic
At Keystone Flora
Hamilton Co, OH

Saturday June 29, 2024
Field Trip
Bender Mountain, Hamilton Co, OH

Sunday July 7, 2024
Field Trip
Location TBD by Shaun Pogacnik

Sunday July 14, 2024
Field Trip
Shawnee State Park, Scioto Co, OH

Saturday Aug. 31, 2024
Field Trip
Pearl’s Fen, Greene Co, OH

Friday Sept 13, 2024
Avon Woods Nature Center (&Zoom)
6:30 Optional Picnic
7:30 Photo-Sharing Program

 

End of list

** indicates events co-sponsored by the Society 

Questions about events, lost going to an event, need e-mail reminders of events?

Call President Angela Carter at amcarter@fuse.net or 513-300-2787,

or Bob Bergstein, Communications Chairman at 513-477-4438 text/phone or email bergstein123@gmail.com

  

All of our events are free and open to the public.  Of course if you enjoy our events, as we think you will,  it is nice to join to help support the Society. Our hikes and lectures are excellent, in a wonderful casual atmosphere.  You will have the opportunity to talk with our speakers after the meetings. Our hike leaders are knowledgeable and will be glad to point out the plants that we are seeing

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