Calendar

Calendar of Upcoming Events for Spring & Summer, 2013

May 4, 9 am to noon

Habitat restoration

Beekley Preserve

 

 

May 18, 9 am to noon

Habitat restoration

Voss Preserve

 

 

June 8, 9 am to noon

Habitat restoration

Anders Court Preserve

 

 

June 15, 9 am to noon

Habitat restoration

Buckeye Trace Preserve

 

 

 

 

 

Why habitat restoration?
Sometimes the biggest threat to our preserves is invasion by alien plant species. Plants such as Amur (or bush) honeysuckle, euonymus and garlic mustard can produce such a dense cover of foliage that native plants cannot survive. We’ve been told that Amur honeysuckle even secretes a toxin that kills native plants! When we restore the habitat in one of our preserves, we remove these invasive alien plants so that native plants and animals can thrive.

 

In addition, one or more of us usually winds up going to a preserve a couple of mornings during the week to take a walk and while they are there, they just can’t help whacking some honeysuckle. If you would like to join one of these walks, please call (513.922.2104) or email Tim Sisson and he’ll let you know when and where to meet.

For more information visit the Volunteer opportunities page.


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It’s Finally Here-Tomorrow, April 27th is our 9th Annual Flower-A-Thon!

“The Earth laughs in flowers.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Join our celebration of Spring as WWC presents the 9th annual Flower-a-thon on Saturday, April 27th. This years “wildflower quest” includes a flexible menu of nature walks, food and fun for the whole family. Our veteran wildflower enthusiasts will guide you to woodland sites adrift with native species including Shooting star, Drooping trillium, Blue-eyed Mary and many others. This is also an excellent opportunity for you to see some of the many WWC nature preserves.

Join us at 8 a.m. for a Panera bagel breakfast at Embshoff Park and a wildflower walk. We will be then taking wildflower hunting walks at other locations iincluding our beautiful Delshire Preserve.  A 1 p.m. walk on “Bender Mountain” trail will give you an opportunity to observe, not only beautiful native wildflowers, but also panaoramic views of the Ohio River Valley and Kentucky hillsides. After meeting on Bender Road, we will also hike at other great locations in the afternoon.

To round out the day please join us at EarthConnection, on the campus of Mount St. Joseph College, at 5 p.m. to enjoy a lasagna buffet .  A wildflower presentation will be given by Denis Conover, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.  Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you on April 27th!

A $15 fee pays for the breakfast and the evening dinner.

 

This is our biggest fund raiser of the year! Donations will enable us to continue our important mission to purchase, preserve and protect precious hillside habitat along the Ohio River now, and for future generations. For more information on this event (e.g., reservations, donations and accessibility) please call: 513-922-2104.

For more information on our WWC mission, project

 

s and activities please visit our website: www.westernwildlifecorridor.org

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