2015 ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACTIVITIES
March 15, 2015 Hosted a Vernal Pool Workshop at North Chagrin Nature Center, Cleveland MetroParks, Willoughby Hills, OH March 1, 2015 Ray Stewart presented The State of Wetlands in Ohio at the BW Greenway Annual Meeting March 23-26, 2015 Attended the Association of State Wetland Managers Coordination Meeting in Shepherdstown, WV March 27, 2015 Outreach Display at the Ohio Botanical Symposium March 28, 2015 Hosted a Vernal Pool Workshop at Stratford Ecological Center, Delaware, OH April 15, 2015 Kendall Walk at Oberlin South Woods Vernal Pools May 6, 2015 Co-led an Ohio Wetlands Day Bus Tour with Mark Warman, Cleveland MetroParks. NE Ohio May 2, 2015 Western Reserve Land Conservancy Medina Marsh Grand Opening Outreach event May 9, 2015 Ray Stewart presented Benefits of Wetlands program at the Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve, Urbana, OH May 11, 2015 Toured wetland restoration projects in Ottawa County with Russ Terry of Ducks Unlimited. May 30, 2015 Hosted a Wetland Plant ID Workshop presented by John Katko at Big Swamp, New London, OH June 6, 2015 Hosted the Annual Gala and Meeting in Amherst, OH June 12, 2015 Partnered with Rick Gardner, Department of Natural Resources in hosting an Introduction to Sedges Workshop at Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH June 13, 2015 The Ohio Vernal pool Partnership led a Vernal Pool Late-Season Expedition at the Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve Gahanna, OH July 11, 2015 Partnered with the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association and lead a Wetlands Walk at Herrick Fen State Nature Preserve Lead by Doug Marcum & Ray Stewart July 18, 2015 Partnered with the Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association and lead a Wetlands Walk at Kent Bog State Nature Preserve, Kent, OH Lead by Doug Marcum & Ray Stewart September 15, 2015 Partnered with the Nature Conservancy to lead a Wetland Walk at Morgan Swamp Preserve, Ashtabula County Lead by Ray Stewart, Ohio Wetlands Association President and Nathan Randolph, Nature Conservancy Preserve Manager October 17, 2015 Hosted the Annual Wetlands Summit at Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH October 23-24, 2015 Toledo Rotary Water Crisis Conference, Display and outreach |