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Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society
Ohio Native Plant Society, Southwest Ohio Chapter
Updated Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 11pm
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.
Update (posted Tuesday April 29 at 11pm)- We are working to reschedule our hike at Quiverheart Gorge. Rained out again on April 26
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May 3, 2025 at 9 am: Wildflowers and Warblers at Shawnee State Park, Scioto County, Ohio
Join our guide Jenny Richards as we search for the many spring wildflowers and migratory birds returning to Shawnee State Park. Bring a pair of binoculars and a pair of sturdy hiking boots.
Jenny has been a naturalist in Shawnee State Park for many years, a knowledgeable and friendly guide. To see a three minute video of May in Shawnee, click here , (Not sure we’ll see these flowers though.)
Shawnee State Park is located within the larger Shawnee State Forest. For a State Park map click here , or for a State Forest brochure with map click here .
RSVP required - Please RSVP to Angela Carter, wildflowerfieldtrips@gmail.com or 513-300-2787, as well as any interest in carpooling. RSVPs help us know how many to expect on the hike.
Directions- Meet in the Shawnee State Park Lodge Lobby. From there, we will caravan to our destination.
Google maps correctly directs you to the Lodge it you enter “Shawnee State Park”. Don’t enter “Shawnee State Park Lodge”, which leaves you a mile away!
From Eastgate (near I-275 on the East Side of Cincinnati), drive 40 miles east on Route 32. Turn Right (south) onto Route 247 and drive 10 miles south (into town of West Union). Turn Left (east) on Main Street. Drive 0.6 mile and take right fork onto Route 125 and drive 21 miles. Turn Right after the brown Shawnee State Park Sign directing you toward the lodge. Drive 1.1 miles up to the lodge.
Driving time from Eastgate Mall is about 1 hour and 30 min, or from Cincinnati 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9 am (till noon): Give Back Day, Garlic Mustard Pull at Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve (on Corwin Road), Warren County, Ohio
Join us to pull the invasive garlic mustard plant, which is easy to recognize and yank out of the ground. No experience necessary, we can show you what to do.
Bring enthusiasm and gloves if you have them. Or we have gloves if you need some. We'll furnish bags for the garlic mustard. Hope for good weather. Of course, you can relax and take a nice walk after pulling garlic mustard!
Most years we have a lunch and a beer afterwards at a nearby Little River Bar and Grill.
We want to help conserve DNAP's (Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves) limited resources and preserve this lovely area where so much work has already been done on the bush honeysuckle.
Caesar Creek Gorge is a wonderful preserve of 461 acres with a variety of spring ephemerals. The gorge walls, rising 180 feet above the river, were formed by glacial meltwater, exposing Ordovician limestone and shale rich in fossils. The preserve contains diverse habitat, including floodplain and hillsides heavily wooded with beech, maple, hickory, and oak.
Note that we will be working at the Caesar Creek GORGE STATE NATURE PRESERVE and NOT the nearby Caesar Creek STATE PARK. Contact Christine Hadley at 513-850-9585 or christinehadley@earthlink.net if you have any questions.
Directions - Google maps knows the parking lot location where we are meeting as “Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve, 4080 Corwin Rd, Oregonia, OH 45054". If you need specific driving directions, contact Christine. Drive time from Cincy is 50 minutes.
If late, call Bob at 513-477-4438 who will come and show you to our work area.
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 10 am: Shawnee State Forest, Scioto County, Ohio.
Shawnee State Forest Is the largest of Ohio's state forests, comprising more than 60,000 acres in the unglaciated hills of Scioto and Adams County just north of the Ohio River.
It is one of the most botanically significant and diverse natural areas in the Buckeye state. The impressive plant diversity includes southern Appalachian species not found in other regions of Ohio.
Our botanical adventure will target White Milkweed, Asclepias variegata, a potentially threatened species in Ohio; Goat's Rue, Tephrosia virginiana; Pencil Flower, Stylosanthes biflora; Pale Spike Lobelia, Lobelia spicata; Greater Coreopsis, Coreopsis major; Waxy Meadow Rue, Thalictrum revolutum; Devil's-bit, Chamaelirium luteum; Goatsbeard, Aruncus dioicus; Four Leaved Milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia; and additional wildflowers.
We will travel the forest roads as a vehicle caravan to the botanical hotspots and include some moderate walking in the day's activities. Please make every effort to carpool to the meeting location; the opportunities for parking will be limited during the day and we may be a long way from the point of origin at the end of the journey.
RSVP required - Please RSVP to Angela Carter, wildflowerfieldtrips@gmail.com or 513-300-2787, as well as any interest in carpooling.
Directions - The specific meeting location will be announced during the week prior to May 31.
Next Newsletter will be available in May 2025 which will have details of our spring and summer events
May 3, 2025: Saturday Field Trip
Shawnee State Park, Scioto Co, OH
May 10, 2025: Give Back Day Garlic Mustard Pull, Caesar Creek Gorge SNP, (Corwin Road) Warren Co, OH
May 31, 2025: Saturday Field Trip
Shawnee State Park, Scioto Co, OH
** June 1, 2025: Sunday Potluck Picnic
Picnic at Keystone Flora, Hamilton Co, OH
June 21, 2025: Weekend Field Trip
Cranberry Glades, Pocahontas Co, WV
Spruce Knob, Pendleton Co, WV
July 5, 2025: Saturday Field Trip
Miami Meadows, Clermont Co, OH
July 20, 2025: Sunday Field Trip
Beanblossom Bottoms, Monroe Co, IN
Aug. 2, 2025: Saturday Field Trip
Miami Whitewater, Hamilton Co, OH
Aug. 16, 2025: Saturday Field Trip
Steussy’s Prairie, Henry Co, IN
Friday Sept 12, 2025
Avon Woods Nature Center (& Zoom)
6:30 Optional Picnic
7:30 Photo-Sharing Program
Next newsletter in September 2025
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