Theme: Breeding Birds & General Nature Walk Location: Indian Creek State Wildlife Area Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024 Meet: At 8:00 AM at the Marathon Gas & Food Mart in Fayetteville Ohio, located on the northwest corner of the US 50 & SR 68 intersections in Fayetteville. See directions below. Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, ... Read more
Each year, Bob Nuhn leads the Hamilton County count for the North American Butterfly Assoication. Much like Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, the butterfly counts compile all the butterflies seen wihtin a 15-mile diameter circle, on a single day near July 4. This year's count will be held on Saturday, July 6th, meeting at the harbor ... Read more
Theme: Late Summer General Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024 Meet: 9:00 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 The theme of this field trip will ... Read more
Our monthly program will feature Ryan Jorgensen who will present his program entitled “The Families of Reptiles & Amphibians of the Cincinnati Region”. This program will be held at the Sharon Woods Visitor Center on Wednesday July 17th beginning at 7:00 PM. The visitor center is located at 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241 ... Read more
Meet at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, in the Hardintown end Oxbow Parking Lot. This general nature walk will be led by trip leader Dave Helm for a very interesting summer morning visit into the Oxbow. Dave, a long time Oxbow member and advocate, is an exceptional all around naturalist and expert level birder. ... Read more
Theme: Herping (finding Reptiles & Amphibians) and Birding Location: Mt. Airy Forest Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024 Meet: At 8:00 A.M. in the first parking lot on Blue Spruce Rd (Park Road) from the main Colerain Avenue entrance. See directions below. Leader: Ryan Jorgensen, (630) 333-2631, jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com The theme of this field trip is ... Read more
Theme: Prairie & Wetland Plants in Bloom Location: Miami Whitewater Forest, Shaker Trace Date: *Friday, July 26, 2024 Meet: At *7:00 P.M. in the Baughman Road Parking Lot. See directions below. Trip Leader: Tom Borgman, (513) 473-7696, pborgman@live.com *Note that this is a Friday evening walk. The focus of this trip will be ... Read more
Theme: Shorebirds & Early Fall Migration Saturday, August 17, 2024, 8:00 am Meet in the upper Oxbow parking lot at the main entrance of the Oxbow (see directions below) Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com The focus of this trip will be birds, specifically early fall migrants. That’s right, I did say fall. While ... Read more
Jim McCormac Sataurday, August 24, 2024 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm Fernald Nature Preserve ~ Free! Register today for this informative and engaging one hour presentation by Jim McCormac, co-author of the popular book Gardening for Moths, followed by checking light sheets for some mysterious moths and other intriguing insects that might be found at the ... Read more
Theme: General Late Summer Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024 Meet: 9:00 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 The theme of this field trip will ... Read more
Fall Migration; Warblers & Shorebirds Sunday, September 8, 2024, 8:00 A.M. Meet: At the Shawnee Lookout boat ramp upper parking lot. The upper parking lot is located directly across from the Shawnee Lookout Park entrance. (See directions below) Leader: Ann Oliver, (513) 307-0929, annieobirder@yahoo.com An excellent argument can be made that, after May, September is ... Read more
Greater Cincinnati Wild Ones will have a naturalist-led tour at Fernald Preserve on Saturday, September 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., followed by lunch (your own!) indoors at the visitor center. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes and bringing a refillable water bottle. If you want to join us after the hike, bring your lunch ... Read more