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2001 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 7, 2001

@ The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

 

DNAP Website                                                                                            

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves 

 

Heritage Database

Pat Jones, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                                   

 

Best Plant Finds of 2000                                                                                        

Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves  

 

Monitoring Rare Plants                                          

Jennifer Windus, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                       

 

Collecting Specimens                    

Allison Cusick, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves

 

Tour of the Ohio State University Herbarium

Dr. John Furlow, The Ohio State University

 

2002 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 13, 2002

@ Museum of Biological Diversity, Columbus OH

 

GPS/GIS Technology                                                                                             

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves 

 

FQAI: How it Works                         

John Mack, Ohio EPA

 

Restoration of Gallagher Fen State Nature Preserve

Tim Snyder, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                                 

 

A River of Species

Marshall Moser

 

Rare Ohio Orchids                                                  

Dr. John Freudenstein, The Ohio State University       

 

Best Plant Finds of 2001                                                                                        

Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves  

 

2003 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 4, 2003

@ Ohio Historical Society, Columbus OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2002                                                                                        

Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves  

 

Grape Ferns and Moonworts of Ohio                                                       

Dr. Warren Hauk, Ohio EPA                                                                    

 

Botanical Detectives at Work

Steve McKee, Gorman Nature Center                             

 

Lessons from Sedges

Dr. Anton Reznicek, University of Michigan

 

Tracking Ohio’s Rare Flora and Fauna                           

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves 

 

Rare & Remarkable Flora of Kitty Todd Preserve                                 

Gary Haase, The Nature Conservancy


2004 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 2, 2004

@ Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Columbus OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2003                                                                                        

Rick Gardner, The Nature Conservancy              

 

Surveying the Ferns of Highbanks Metro Park                                                              

Dr. Brian Gara, Ohio EPA                                                             

 

Ohio’s Peatlands: Classification, Distribution and Current Status

Dr. Barbara Andreas, Kent State University                              

 

Keynote Address:  200 Years of Great Lakes Botanical Exploration

Dr. Ed Voss, University of Michigan

 

Hidden Treasures of Singer Lake Bog                            

Jim Bissell, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

 

Beautiful Diversity – Ohio’s Lilies                         

Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves

 

2005 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 1, 2005

@ Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Columbus OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2004                                                                                        

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                         

 

Ohio Asclepiads (Milkweeds): An Overview                                                        

Roger Trautman, Ohio Prairie Association                                                                    

 

Emerald Ash Borer: The Beginning of the End of Ash in North America?

Dr. Dan Herms, The Ohio State University: OARDC                 

 

The World of Ferns

Allison Cusick, The Ohio State University          

 

An Ecological Inventory of Crane Hollow State Nature Preserve                    

Gary Coovert, Crane Hollow, Inc.

 

Restoring a Post Oak Opening: 20 Years of Restoration at Chaparral Prairie State Nature Preserve                             

Martin McAllister, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves


2006 Ohio Botanical Symposium

March 31, 2006

@ Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Columbus OH

 

Ohio Heritage Garden

Hope Taft

 

Best Finds of 2005                                                                                      

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                         

 

Leave Those Names Alone!                                                         

Dr. John Freudenstein, The Ohio State University
       
                                                           

Preserving Biological Diversity in the Arc of Appalachia

Nancy Henry, Highlands Nature Sanctuary                    

 

Keynote Address: Trilliums of North America

Fred Case    

 

Rare Plants on Wildlife Areas: Resthaven and Other Special Places                       

Jennifer Windus, Ohio Division of Wildlife

 

Vernal Pools                        

Dr. Deni Porej, The Nature Conservancy

 

2007 Ohio Botanical Symposium

March 30, 2007

@ Fawcett Center, Columbus OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2006                                                                                        

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                         

 

Violets of Ohio                                                                                                         

Dr. Harvey Ballard, Ohio University                                                                     

 

Critters in Pitchers: Arthropod Communities in                                                  

North American Pitcher Plants

Dr. Greg Dahlem, Northern Kentucky University                         

 

Media Show: The Floral Wonders of Adams County

John Howard

 

Keynote Address:  Wetland Restoration: For our Good Health                                 

and Our Best Nature

Dr. Jim Amon, Wright State University

 

The Big Quintet: Ohio’s Top Five Natural Areas                                                

Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Wildlife

 

Medicinal Plants: The Role of Herbs in the History of Medicine                                 

Jeff Johnson, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves

 

2008 Ohio Botanical Symposium

March 19, 2008

@ Fawcett Center, Columbus OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2007                                                                                        

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves                         

 

“Desert” Prairies: Vegetation and Flora of Xeric Limestone Prairies in the Eastern United States                                                                                                           

Dr. Patrick Lawless, University of Kentucky                                                       

 

The Real Story about the Birds and the Bees: Pollination Ecology and the Need for Subtle Conservation

Dr. David Horn, The Ohio State University                                 

 

Media Show: Nature’s Beauty in Southern Ohio 2008

John Howard

 

Keynote Address: The Splendor of Nature’s Palette: Orchids of the Midwest

Michael Homoya, Indiana Division of Nature Preserves

 

“I Don’t Know My Mosses”                                            

Dr. Robert Klips, The Ohio State University

 

Discoveries and Progress in Preserving the Oak Openings of Northwest Ohio

John Jaeger, Metroparks of the Toledo Area

 

 

2009 Ohio Botanical Symposium

April 3, 2009

@ Villa Milano, Columbus, OH

 

Best Plant Finds of 2008                                                                                        

Greg Schneider, Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves

                                   

Restoration and Pollinators: Patterns of Diversity and Abundance of         

Pollinator Communities                                         

Dr. Karen Goodell, The Ohio State University

                                                           

Keynote Address:  The Challenges to Biodiversity Conservation in          

the 21st Century: Where does Ohio fit in the Equation?                                   

Dr. W. Hardy Eshbaugh, Miami University                                                        

                                               

A Media Show: Nature’s Beauty in Southern Ohio 2009                                   

John Howard                                 

 

Fern Allies of Ohio                                                                                                  

Dr. R. James Hickey, Miami University 

                                                                       

Woodland Fungi: The Destructive, the Deadly, & the Delicious                     

Dr. Lanny Rhodes, The Ohio State University

 

Conservation & Restoration Efforts of the Metro Parks                                     

John Watts, Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks