2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PROGRAMS
February 2, 2017
Water, Water, Everywhere (Centennial Program)
Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek
2277 W Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OH
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Learn the history of how we have used water, and legislate our life-giving resource. From the settling of the United States to the burning of the Cuyahoga and more. Presentation by Matt Knittel. As a special extension on World Wetlands Day Ray Stewart from Ohio Wetlands Association will demonstrate the value of wetlands in the watershed with special attention to clean water. He will provide a short program to explain why this mid-winter day is World Wetland Day and how you can get involved.
February 2, 2017
Water, Water, Everywhere (Centennial Program)
Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek
2277 W Ridgewood Drive
Parma, OH
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Learn the history of how we have used water, and legislate our life-giving resource. From the settling of the United States to the burning of the Cuyahoga and more. Presentation by Matt Knittel. As a special extension on World Wetlands Day Ray Stewart from Ohio Wetlands Association will demonstrate the value of wetlands in the watershed with special attention to clean water. He will provide a short program to explain why this mid-winter day is World Wetland Day and how you can get involved.
WORKSHOPS
Ohio Wetlands Association
November 28, 2019 ·
Today we give thanks for wetlands and for our members and supporters, one of whom notified us of an important opportunity to educate the public about the benefits of wetlands after a misleading (or at least confusing) article ran in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. We are thankful the paper ran our response today. We only wish they could have run the more informative 433-word version (we had to cut it down to 200 words). We include the original response below.
“On November 17, t…
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CLEVELAND.COM
Plain Dealer article inadvertently created confusion about how wetlands reduce harmful algal blooms
Ohio Wetlands Association
November 8, 2019 ·
Kudos to our new board member for his role in protecting this wetland in his hometown! Looks like we got the right guy for the job! Congratulations, Kyle! Congratulations, Shelby!
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So very thankful for all of those involved that provided support for this project, especially the Shelby Foundation, which helped provide grant funding to make …
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Ohio Wetlands Association
October 20, 2019 ·
Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s Annual Membership Meeting, including our newest “member,” the infant son of Jenny (and Paul) Adkins. This cute little guy joined Mark up in front of the group as he shared OWA’s Year-In-Review, giving Jenny a chance to eat her potato bar lunch. After the informal meeting, participants enjoyed a short tour of Coyote Run Farms and its created and restored wetlands. It was a great day!
Ohio Wetlands Association
October 16, 2019 ·
OWA urges you to take action. We have provided background on this in our Wetland Trumpeter newsletter and in recent emails. Now HOW is making it easy for you to create and provide comments. It will only take minutes for you to respond. The damage to Clean Water Act protections of our wetlands and other bodies of water could endure for decades.
DOCS.GOOGLE.COM
Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letter
Please completely fill out the following form to sign on to the HOW Coalition's Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letter. Name, Title, and Organization will be included in the final sign on letter. Email must be provided but will not be shared. The text of the letter is below.
Ohio Wetlands Association
August 5, 2019 ·
Ohio Wetlands Association joins the Sierra Club and local residents in expressing our concern for the repercussions of the wetland loss associated with this project in Trumbull County. While we must recognize and respect the fact that this project complies with the regulations, this addresses the letter of the law - but seems to fall short of the spirit and intent. We feel that a less damaging, more creative alternative is needed. As with any development project, every effo…
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PUBLICNEWSSERVICE.ORG
Opponents Fight to Protect Ohio Wetlands from Development
Ohio Wetlands Association
June 26, 2019 ·
An updated agenda is posted for the "Wetlands Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms" Workshop August 3. This one-day event is right on Lake Erie and at a time when blooms are expected. Register today! Also new, a list of local hotels for those who are coming some distance.
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Ohio Wetlands Association
November 28, 2019 ·
Today we give thanks for wetlands and for our members and supporters, one of whom notified us of an important opportunity to educate the public about the benefits of wetlands after a misleading (or at least confusing) article ran in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. We are thankful the paper ran our response today. We only wish they could have run the more informative 433-word version (we had to cut it down to 200 words). We include the original response below.
“On November 17, t…
See More
CLEVELAND.COM
Plain Dealer article inadvertently created confusion about how wetlands reduce harmful algal blooms
Ohio Wetlands Association
November 8, 2019 ·
Kudos to our new board member for his role in protecting this wetland in his hometown! Looks like we got the right guy for the job! Congratulations, Kyle! Congratulations, Shelby!
·
So very thankful for all of those involved that provided support for this project, especially the Shelby Foundation, which helped provide grant funding to make …
See More
Ohio Wetlands Association
October 20, 2019 ·
Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s Annual Membership Meeting, including our newest “member,” the infant son of Jenny (and Paul) Adkins. This cute little guy joined Mark up in front of the group as he shared OWA’s Year-In-Review, giving Jenny a chance to eat her potato bar lunch. After the informal meeting, participants enjoyed a short tour of Coyote Run Farms and its created and restored wetlands. It was a great day!
Ohio Wetlands Association
October 16, 2019 ·
OWA urges you to take action. We have provided background on this in our Wetland Trumpeter newsletter and in recent emails. Now HOW is making it easy for you to create and provide comments. It will only take minutes for you to respond. The damage to Clean Water Act protections of our wetlands and other bodies of water could endure for decades.
DOCS.GOOGLE.COM
Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letter
Please completely fill out the following form to sign on to the HOW Coalition's Clean Water Act Section 401 Comment Letter. Name, Title, and Organization will be included in the final sign on letter. Email must be provided but will not be shared. The text of the letter is below.
Ohio Wetlands Association
August 5, 2019 ·
Ohio Wetlands Association joins the Sierra Club and local residents in expressing our concern for the repercussions of the wetland loss associated with this project in Trumbull County. While we must recognize and respect the fact that this project complies with the regulations, this addresses the letter of the law - but seems to fall short of the spirit and intent. We feel that a less damaging, more creative alternative is needed. As with any development project, every effo…
See More
PUBLICNEWSSERVICE.ORG
Opponents Fight to Protect Ohio Wetlands from Development
Ohio Wetlands Association
June 26, 2019 ·
An updated agenda is posted for the "Wetlands Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms" Workshop August 3. This one-day event is right on Lake Erie and at a time when blooms are expected. Register today! Also new, a list of local hotels for those who are coming some distance.
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FIELD TRIPS
VERNAL POOLOOZA SCIENCE CONFERENCE
April 4, 5 & 6, 2019
Ashland University Convocation Center
Ashland, Ohio
Conference Overview:
Vernal Poolooza is a 3-day conference on vernal pools. The Ohio Vernal Pool Network, a committee of Ohio Wetlands Association, has participated in one-day vernal pool workshops for 15 years. Feedback from participants has encouraged us to provide more detail, depth and diversity of activities and topics. The 2019 Vernal Poolooza is our first full conference to address these needs.The conference format will include plenary sessions, evening keynote address and breakout sessions on Thursday and Friday. Each session will be 45 minutes. Presentations should be no longer than 40 minutes with 5 minutes available for Questions and Answers. Meals are provided these first two days. The half-day Saturday will offer an array of labs and field trips. Meals will be on your own.
VERNAL POOLOOZA SCIENCE CONFERENCE
April 4, 5 & 6, 2019
Ashland University Convocation Center
Ashland, Ohio
Conference Overview:
Vernal Poolooza is a 3-day conference on vernal pools. The Ohio Vernal Pool Network, a committee of Ohio Wetlands Association, has participated in one-day vernal pool workshops for 15 years. Feedback from participants has encouraged us to provide more detail, depth and diversity of activities and topics. The 2019 Vernal Poolooza is our first full conference to address these needs.The conference format will include plenary sessions, evening keynote address and breakout sessions on Thursday and Friday. Each session will be 45 minutes. Presentations should be no longer than 40 minutes with 5 minutes available for Questions and Answers. Meals are provided these first two days. The half-day Saturday will offer an array of labs and field trips. Meals will be on your own.
Saturday, February 23,2019
Vernal Pool Exploration
Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park
230 Pontius RoadCircleville, Starkey Pavilion
Franklin Park Conservatory
10 a.m. Saturday
Join Jim Osborn, retired Ohio Department of Natural Resources naturalist, as he explores the vernal pools, sometimes called Nature’s Nurseries. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that fill with water in late fall or early spring and provide vital breeding habitats for amphibians such as salamanders and frogs.
Vernal Pool Exploration
Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park
230 Pontius RoadCircleville, Starkey Pavilion
Franklin Park Conservatory
10 a.m. Saturday
Join Jim Osborn, retired Ohio Department of Natural Resources naturalist, as he explores the vernal pools, sometimes called Nature’s Nurseries. Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that fill with water in late fall or early spring and provide vital breeding habitats for amphibians such as salamanders and frogs.
EVENTS
Bioblitz at Coyote Run Farm
Pickerington, Ohio
Friday, June 16 & Saturday, June 17, 2018
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
With our first-round bioblitz effort in 2017, we have over 1300 observations and 625 species. With your participation we will confirm and expand this dataset in 2018.
Bioblitz at Coyote Run Farm
Pickerington, Ohio
Friday, June 16 & Saturday, June 17, 2018
7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
With our first-round bioblitz effort in 2017, we have over 1300 observations and 625 species. With your participation we will confirm and expand this dataset in 2018.