Theme: Late Spring Migration & 17 Year Cicada Emergence Location: East Fork State Park Date: Saturday, May 24 2025, 8:00 AM Meet: 8:00 A.M. at the South Swimming Beach Parking Lot (see the directions below) Leader: Dave Helm, (513) 403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com By the second half of May spring migration will begin winding down but plenty ... Read more
Theme: Spring Wildflowers, Blooms, Buds and Birds Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025 Meet: At 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 Spring Grove Cemetery ... Read more
The Midwest Native Plant Society is sponsoring a weekend event at Shawnee State Park, on May 30 through June 1. The weekend will concentrate on daytime and evening field trips, but will also include indoor evening presentations by Jim McCormac and Shauna Weyrich, and a Sunday morning lecture by noted ecologist, conservationist and entomologist Doug ... Read more
Theme: Breeding Birds in Riparian & Mature Forests Location: Boone County Cliffs Area & Middle Creek Park & Road, Boone County, Kentucky Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 Meeting Time & Place: At 7:30 AM in the Middle Creek Park Parking Lot, Boone County, Kentucky. (See directions below). Leader: Ryan Jorgensen, (630) 333-2631, jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com Middle Creek ... Read more
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 8:00 AM Meet: In the upper Oxbow parking lot at the main entrance to the Oxbow Leader: Kathy McDonald, mkathymcdonald@gmail.com Join our trip leader Kathy McDonald for a pleasant early summer morning walk which will emphasize the overall nature of the Oxbow area primarily focusing on plants, breeding birds and butterflies. Kathy, ... Read more
Theme: Monthly Spring Grove Cemetery Nature Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025 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 Cemetery ... Read more
Date: Thursday, June 26 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Sharon Centre at Sharon Woods Speaker: Matthew Speight As children, we loved to catch fireflies (a.k.a. lightning bugs) on warm, summer nights, but few of us realized the secrets these insects were hiding. During our talk, you'll discover the hidden world of fireflies and learn about their biology, behaviors, lifestyles, and survival ... Read more
This is a joint program with the Cincinnati Chapter of Wild Ones and Midwest Native Plant Society, Inc. The program will be held at Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45206, from 9:30 to 12:30 on June 28. We have two excellent speakers planned, an opportunity to network with other ... Read more
Theme: Summer Bird Walk Location: Otto Armleder Memorial Park Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025 Meet: At 8:00 AM at the Main Pavilion Parking Lot at Armleder Park (See directions below) Leader: Lisa Conner, (765) 337-4669, lmconner14@gmail.com Armleder Park in jointly managed by the Hamilton County Great Parks and the Cincinnati City Parks. This 305 acre ... Read more
Date: Date: Sunday, June 29 Time: 2:30 pm Location: Burnet Woods Leader: Denis Conover Our ASO chapter is pleased to announce that we are adding two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods each and every month. These trips will be conducted every month of the year and will always be scheduled on the same ... Read more
Our ASO chapter is pleased to announce that we are adding two regular monthly field trips to Burnet Woods each and every month. These trips will be conducted every month of the year and will always be scheduled on the same days every month. Both trips are general nature walks but the first monthly trip ... Read more
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Sharon Centre at Sharon Woods Speaker: Dr. Glenn Crisler II Butterflies, once abundant and celebrated, are now in alarming decline. In this talk, we will explore the intricate relationship between butterflies and their native habitats, examining how shifts in the landscape and ecology have left these ... Read more