Theme: Winter or First Signs of Spring Botanical and Bird Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026 Meet: 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery, along the road just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com This late February field trip to ... Read more
Theme: Herpetofauna of Peru Location: Zoom Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Organizer: Ryan Jorgensen at jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com Join us in welcoming aspiring herpetologist Helen Burdette in her talk about her time herping in the Peruvian Amazon. Peru has a wild diversity of both reptiles and amphibians, spanning from the high altitudes of ... Read more
Theme: Wintering Merlins Field Trip Location: New St. Joseph’s Cemetery (Price Hill) Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 Meet: 4:00 P.M. at the Bell Tower and Office parking lot located at the Foley Road and Pedretti Avenue entrance to St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The address is 4500 Foley Road. Leader: Bill Zimmerman, Text or Call (513) 708-8117 ... Read more
Theme: Botany and Birds Location: Burnet Woods Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026 Meet: At 2:30 PM at the Trailside Nature Center Leader: Denis Conover (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com This walk will focus on plants and birds and will always be conducted on the last Sunday of every month beginning at 2:30 pm. We will meet at the ... Read more
Theme: Early Spring Migration (especially waterfowl) Location: East Fork State Park (Harsha Lake) Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026 Meet: 8:00 A.M. at the East Fork State Parks South Swimming Beach parking lot, nearest the Pavilion (see the directions below). Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com The focus of this trip will be waterfowl, gulls ... Read more
ASO Burnet Woods Monthly Bird Walk Our ASO chapter also has two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods each and every month. They will always be scheduled on the same days every month. Both trips are general nature walks. The first of the monthly walks, which will focus on birds, will always be conducted on ... Read more
Theme: Early Spring Birding and General Nature Walk Location: Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary Date: Saturday, March 14th, 2026 Meet: At 8:00 A.M. at the Heritage Acres Parking Area (see directions below) Co-Leader: Bill Stanley, (513) 324-2796, tyrannus58@gmail.com Co-Leader: Patrick Sanders, Sanctuary Steward, 1 (513)-231-6438, patrickheritageacres@gmail.com. The site for this field trip, Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary, ... Read more
Theme: Early Spring Botanical and Bird Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026 Meet: 10:00 A.M. at Spring Grove Cemetery, along the road just beyond the tunnel from the main entrance on Spring Grove Avenue Leader: Denis Conover, (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com March can have tricky weather. As the old adage states, “March ... Read more
Theme: Untrained Numerical Competence in Wild Mockingbirds Presenter: Dr. George Farnsworth, Xavier University Date: March 18, 2026 Time: 7pm Location: Sharon Centre in Sharon Woods, 11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, OH 45241 or on Zoom (see link below) Organizer: Ryan Jorgensen at jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com We often marvel at how clever mockingbirds can be vocally, but incredible mimicry ... Read more
Spring Birding and Herping Walk Location: East Fork State Park Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 Meet: 8:00 A.M. at the South Swimming Beach Parking Lot (see the directions below) Leader: Ryan Jorgensen, (630) 333-2631, jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com The focus of this field trip will be early spring migrant birds, of which we can expect a great diversity ... Read more
Join Midwest Native Plant Society on an exhilarating journey to discover our local native trees and shrubs to be held at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. These vital plants in our ecosystems play a multifaceted role, providing structure, biodiversity, regulating processes, and supporting a diverse array of species. The health and stability of these ... Read more
Theme: Nocturnal Vocalizations in a Marsh Location: Miami Whitewater Park (Shaker Trace Wetlands) Date: Friday Evening, March 27, 2026 Rain Out Date: The following evening, Saturday evening, March 28, same time and place Meet: At *7:00 P.M. in the Baughman Road Parking Lot (see directions below) Leader: Brian Keane, (513) 961-4476, keaneb@miamioh.edu *Note that this ... Read more