The Cincinnati Chapter of Wild Ones will sponsor a wildflower walk at Bender Mountain on April 19, from 10:30 to 12:30. Bender Mountain is a preserve owned by Western Wildlife Corridor, and is one of the best spots in our area for spring wildflowers. Join us for a nature hike to explore the wildflowers of ... Read more
Theme: Spring Botanical & Bird Walk Location: Spring Grove Cemetery Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025 Meet: *2:30 P.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 *Note this is an afternoon trip. Spring will be in full swing ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration & Wetland Biodiversity Location: Gilmore Ponds Preserve Date & Time: Sunday, April 27, 2025, 8:00 AM Meet: We will meet in the Gilmore Ponds south parking lot located at the intersection of Symmes Rd and Bilstein Blvd. (See directions below) Leader: Mike Busam (513) 259-3262, mbusam@gmail.com Gilmore Ponds is steeped in local ... Read more
This second monthly Burnet Woods trip will always be conducted on the last Sunday of every month beginning at 2:30 pm, focus primarily on botany but also birds, and will be led by ASO board member Denis Conover: Meet at the Trailside Nature Center. Denis Conover (513) 390-0863, conovedg@hotmail.com
ASO Supports the Oxbow Birdathon *Note: This year’s event will be held on Friday and Saturday May 2nd and 3rd. There is still time to register for the Oxbow Inc. BIRDATHON. This is an annual fundraiser and area birding event since 1987. The idea is to spend all, or part, of a 24 hour period trying to ... Read more
The first monthly Burnet Woods trip will always be conducted on the first Sunday of every month beginning at 9:00 am, focus primarily on birds, and will be led by ASO board member and VP Brian Keane: Meet at the Trailside Nature Center. Brian Keane, (513) 961-4476, keaneb@miamioh.edu
Schedule of Events A “Birds & Blooms Walk” on Sycamore Trail (or other birding location on property) from 3-5 PM Snack break from 5-6 PM Tiffany Kersten program from 6-7:30 PM “Woodcock Walk” from 8-9. PM Title: Tiffany Kersten's Big Year! Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025 Location: Fernald Preserve Visitors Center Tiffany Kersten didn’t ... Read more
Theme: Spring Migration Location: Mt. Airy Forest Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2025 Meet: At 8:00 A.M. in the parking lot for Everybody’s Treehouse located on Trail Ridge Road about .4 miles from the Colerain Avenue entrance. See directions below. Leader: Ryan Jorgensen, (630) 333-2631, jorgensen28ryan@gmail.com Spring songbird migration will be near peak on this morning ... Read more
Come to the main branch of the Cincinnati Public Library to view our May exhibit of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards! Showing now until May 31st, we are now displaying the 12 most spectacular bird images submitted to the National Audubon Society in the 2024 photo contest. Each photo is displayed large and in living ... Read more
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