2018 Ohio Prairie Conference Registration

Welcome to the 2018 Ohio Prairie Conference

July 21 2018

9 am: Arrival and welcome

9:30-Noon:  Pasture & Restoration Ecology tour  (Bus Tour*)

Restoration topics covered:


• Invasive species control: mechanical, biological, chemical

• Shift in Reclamation Approach: Along the Divide: Tree Law to Grass Law  

• ODNR Natives in reclamation project: adding prairie species to reclamation sites. Visit Lake Trail prairie habitat (20 minute stop)

• Learn about native bee research (Megan Varvaro, OSU grad student)

Also on tour: ‘typical’ safari tour with sightings and information about endangered and imperiled animals from around the world including rhino, giraffe, takin, and oryx.

12:00 End tours, Lunch at outdoor pavilion, Business meeting

1:00-2:30: Visit Wetland & Stream Restoration (requires driving personal cars, 10 minute drive). 

Requires walking ~20 minutes total including some hills between stops

Stop 1: Wetland Restoration: weir/berm approach

Stop 2: Stream & Riparian Restoration
Stop 3: Bat boxes
Stop 4: Healthy Forests, Healthy Wildlife project (Understory invasive removal and native planting)

2:30-4:  Visit Butterfly habitat (requires driving again back from wetland site to main parking lot)

Requires walking ~30 minutes total including one small hill between stops
Stop 1: Research on Wilds prairies (Rebecca Swab, Director of Restoration Ecology): long term butterfly monitoring, vegetation transects.
Stop 2: Ecosystem engineers (Pattama Ulrich, OSU grad student) Active beaver dam & lodge, remnant forest area
Stop 3: Prairie establishment & management, pollinator initiatives across the state (Mike Retterer, Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative)
Stop 4: Grassland birds (Jim Dooley, Muskingum University professor)
Stop 5: Pollinator research (Andrew Lybbert, OSU grad student)

4pm Depart from main parking lot

Registration:

Thank you for your interest in the 2018 Ohio Prairie Conference. Registration is now closed because the venue has reached maximum occupancy. 

Rebecca Swab, Ph.D, Director of Restoration, The Wilds