Buffalo Running Clover, a plant native to the Eastern US, was once presumed extinct. Its primary habitat of trails heavily grazed by bison had vanished. In the 1980’s the plant was rediscovered. Among today’s known patches is one at Audubon’s Warder Perkins preserve. Warder Perkins is a secluded haven known for its mature trees and ... Read more
Title: Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary: Honoring Life and Land Through Natural Burial Speaker: Lindsay McCarty Date and Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 7:00pm Location: Sharon Centre in Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241 and Zoom (see link below) Organizer: Ryan Jorgensen at jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com Discover the story behind Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary, the first ... Read more
2026 Clermont County Butterfly Count by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Due to predicted thunderstorms tomorrow the count has been moved to July 19, 2026 Sunday 9:00am-4pm Here is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to citizen science by joining the Clermont County Butterfly Count of 2026. Butterfly identification expertise is not required (although ... Read more
Theme: Monthly Spring Grove Cemetery Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, July 19th, 2026 Meet: At 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Park along the main road, just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue (see directions below). Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com Spring Grove ... Read more
Theme: Prairie & Wetland Plants in Bloom Location: Miami Whitewater Forest, Shaker Trace Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026 Meet: At 9:00 A.M. in the Baughman Road Parking Lot. See directions below. Trip Leader: Tom Borgman, (513) 473-7696, treeborg2@gmail.com The focus of this trip will be on the prairie & wetland plant communities at the Shaker ... Read more
ASO Monthly Burnet Woods Plant Walk Our ASO chapter has two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods. These trips are conducted every month of the year and are always scheduled on the same days every month. Both trips are general nature walks. The first trip, which focuses on birds, will be the first Sunday ... Read more
ASO Monthly Burnet Woods Bird Walk Our ASO chapter has two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods. These trips are conducted every month of the year and are always scheduled on the same days every month. Both trips are general nature walks. The first trip, which focuses on birds, will be the first Sunday ... Read more
Theme: Monthly Spring Grove Cemetery Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday August 16, 2026 Meet: At 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery. Park along the main road, just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue (see directions below). Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com Spring Grove ... Read more
Our ASO chapter has two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods. Both trips are general nature walks. The first trip, which focuses on birds, will be the first Sunday of the month. The second trip, which focuses on plants, will be on the last Sunday of the month. August’s plant walk will be Sunday ... Read more
Theme: Butterflies & Early Fall Bird Migration Location: East Fork State Park, Clermont County OH Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026 Meet: 8:00 A.M. at the South Swimming Beach Parking Lot (see the directions below) Co-Leader: Kathy McDonald, 513-748-0281, mkathymcdonald@gmail.com Co-Leader: Tammy Stanley, 513-395-9393, mockingbirdhillflowers@gmail.com Co-Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, tyrannus58@gmail.com Co-Leader: Ned Keller, 513-349-3369, nedkeller49@gmail.com ... Read more
Our ASO chapter has two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods. Both trips are general nature walks. The first trip, which focuses on birds, will be the first Sunday of the month. The second trip, which focuses on plants, will be on the last Sunday of the month. September’s bird walk will be Sunday ... Read more
Theme: Forest Walk & Migrant Songbirds Location: Caldwell Nature Preserve Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 Meet: At 9:00 A.M. at the Caldwell Preserve Visitor Center. See directions below. Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com Caldwell Nature Preserve is a City of Cincinnati property that protects 123 acres of beautiful forested woodland, some of which is ... Read more