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Cincinnati Wild Flower Preservation Society
Ohio Native Plant Society, Southwest Ohio Chapter
Updated Tuesday April 16, 2024 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.
What you missed- On Sunday April 14, 2024, Dan Boone led our group of 16 at Kope Hollow Nature Preserve, a property of Cardinal Land Conservancy about one hour east of Cincy near the Ohio River. Two pots of 3’ Japanese Bamboo were planted in 1995 and now 35’ tall forming a large patch. Warm sunny day 78 degrees. Group Photo (Leader Dan Boone in green t-shirt) , Miami Mist and weevils, Blue eyed Mary and Dwarf Larkspur, Bamboo, not shown is crossvine.
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Wednesday April 17, 2024 at about 5pm- Richardson Forest Preserve, Hamilton County, Ohio
Join Angela Carter on the fifth of her Wednesday Wanders to some of our local parks. Richardson Forest Preserve is a Great Park in northern Hamilton County.
Angela writes “I work downtown so I may arrive a wee bit earlier or a smidge after 5 depending on traffic; the target is to start the trail at 5pm so feel free to call or text me, 513-300-2787, if you want to attend but run late." Please email amcarter@fuse.net with any questions. You may wish to confirm with her, if it is stormy.
Directions- Google maps knows our meeting place as Richardson Forest Preserve Trail, Colerain Township, OH 45251. Be sure to use the word “Trail” when entering the address. This is at the small parking lot at the end of Lick Road (which is a side street of Kemper Road). I’m not aware of any identifying signage for this park
Saturday to Sunday, April 27 - 28, 2024: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
(Plan NOW for this weekend trip!)
Please join naturalist, Dave Kuehner, on one or both days. Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres of the naturally beautiful and biologically diverse Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky and Tennessee. It is characterized by scenic gorges, waterways, sandstone bluffs and impressive natural features. It is a splendid area for botanizing. The native flora is plentiful and diverse, including plants not found in Ohio.
We will seek out wildflowers along the Angel Falls and Leatherwood Ford trails on Saturday and along the Burnt Mill Bridge Trail on Sunday. We will target the following species: Pink Azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides; Gaywings, Polygala paucifolia; Eastern Sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus; Sweet Betsy, Trillium cuneatum; Shrub Yellowroot, Xanthorhiza simplicissima; Mountain meadow-rue, Thalictrum clavatum; Box Huckleberry, Gaylussacia brachycera; Dwarf Ginseng, Panax trifolius; Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia macrophylla; and many, many others.
Accommodations are available in Oneida, TN. We will meet at the Bandy Creek Visitor Center, accessible from TN-297 and 15 miles west of Oneida. Please allow 4 hrs from Cincinnati with start times of 10am. RSVP and contact Angela Carter at 513-300-2787 or amcarter@fuse.net with questions.
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Wednesday May 1, 2024 at about 5pm- Buttercup Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio
Join Angela Carter on the sixth of her Wednesday Wanders to some of our local parks. Directions will be posted soon.
Angela writes “I work downtown so I may arrive a wee bit earlier or a smidge after 5 depending on traffic; the target is to start the trail at 5pm so feel free to call or text me, 513-300-2787, if you want to attend but run late." Please email amcarter@fuse.net with any questions.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10 am: Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve, Warren County, OH
Marjie Becus will guide us on the trails and areas within the Caesar Creek Gorge SNP in the area just below the dam, down the Access Road off Clarksville Road. This is the opposite end of the preserve from where we have been pulling garlic mustard and one of the best natural woodlands with a fantastic display of spring ephemerals near Cincinnati. It is a moderately strenuous hike with hills. This is the location where we have partnered with Debi Wolterman for 15 years of our Autumn Give Back Days removing invasive bush honeysuckle in the Gorge. Now we get to enjoy the results of our work.
Directions: From I-71 N Take Exit 28 for OH-48 N toward Lebanon Raceway/Lebanon. The road name changes to US-42 N BYP. Turn right onto US-42 N and go north for 7 miles. When you come into the town of Waynesville, turn right at the light, onto State Route 73 E. Drive one mile and turn right onto Clarksville Rd. Proceed for 2.5 miles to the entrance of Caesar Creek State Park on your left, continue 700 ft past this road and take the Caesar Creek Gorge Access Road to the right. Drive to the end and park in the parking lot, where we will meet. If on Clarksville Rd., you get to the fossil area, you’ve gone too far.
Google maps knows this location as Caesar Creek Fishing Pier.
Wednesday May 8, 2024 at about 5pm- Miami Whitewater Forest, Hamilton County, Ohio
Join Angela Carter on the seventh of her Wednesday Wanders to some of our local parks. Directions will be posted soon to one of the many hike locations in this park.
Angela writes “I work downtown so I may arrive a wee bit earlier or a smidge after 5 depending on traffic; the target is to start the trail at 5pm so feel free to call or text me, 513-300-2787, if you want to attend but run late." Please email amcarter@fuse.net with any questions.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 9 am–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 is necessary. We want to help DNAP (Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves) preserve this lovely area where so much work has already been done on the bush honeysuckle. Bring gloves and enthusiasm. We'll furnish bags.
Note that we will be working at the Caesar Creek GORGE STATE NATURE PRESERVE and NOT the nearby Caesar Creek STATE PARK. Meet in the parking lot. The address is 4080 Corwin Rd., Oregonia, OH 45054. Contact Christine Hadley at 513-850-9585 or christinehadley@earthlink.net if you have any questions. Google maps knows the location as Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve, 4080 Corwin Rd, Oregonia, OH 45054.
Next Newsletter will be available in May 2024
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**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
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