Cincinnati Wild Flower Society Events 2012–2013
2012
September 14, 7:30 pm: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
6:30 pm Picnic Supper
7:30 pm Members' Photo Sharing Program
** September 23: Sunday Field Trip
Great Outdoor Weekend Event
Miami Whitewater Creek Walk, Miami Whitewater Forest, Hamilton Co., OH
October 12, 7:30 pm: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
“Meet the Daisies”
Dr. David Brandenburg, Dawes Arboretum
October 27: Saturday Field Trip
Corrected location- Badlands Trail at Miami Whitewater Forest, Hamilton Co., OH
November 9, 7:30 pm: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
“Asian Longhorned Beetle: The Threat in Black and White”
Joe Boggs, The Ohio State University Extension/OSU Dept. of Entomology
November 10, 9 am: Saturday
Give Back Day, Honeysuckle Removal
Hazelwood Botanical Preserve
December 2: Sunday Hike, Dinner, Lecture
3:00 pm Annual Hardy Souls’ Hike,
Winton Woods Parcours Trail, progressing to Northern Hills Fellowship
5:45 pm Appetizers and fellowship
6:15 pm Covered dish potluck dinner
7:30 pm “Kissing Cousins: An Overview of the Relationships between the Floras of Eastern Asia and Eastern North America”, Dr. Raymond Cranfill
2013
January 11, 7:30 pm: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
“Hydrofracking: Boom or Doom?”
Dr. Michael Miller, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati
January 26, 10 am: Saturday Indoor Tour
Geier Collections and Research Center of Cincinnati Museum Center, Hamilton Co., OH
February 8, 7:30 pm: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
“Sky to Ground: Vegetated Roofs and Biodiversity”
Virginia L. Russell, FASLA, LEED AP, GRP, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati
March 8, Friday Potluck & Lecture
Northern Hills Fellowship
5:45 pm Appetizers and fellowship
6:15 pm Covered dish potluck dinner
7:30 pm Annual Meeting and Program
“Botanical Art and the Creation of Audubon’s Birds of America”
DeVere Burt, Director Emeritus, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History
March 23: Saturday Field Trip
Mrs. Baylor Hickman Preserve, Pulaski Co., KY
April 20: Saturday Field Trip
Sally Brown Preserve, Garrard Co. KY
April 28: Sunday Field Trip
The Wilderness, Adams Co., OH
2013
May 4 & 5: Saturday & Sunday
Field Trips
Carter Caves, Carter Co., KY
May 11, 9 am: Saturday
Give Back Day, Garlic Mustard Pull
Caesar Creek Gorge Nature Preserve
June 4: Tuesday Field Trip
Ohio Governor’s Residence & Heritage Garden, Franklin Co., OH
** June 9: Sunday Field Trip
Picnic at Keystone Flora,
Hamilton Co., OH
June 29: Saturday Field Trip
Sand Ridge Prairie Conservation Area, Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery Co., OH
July 13: Saturday Field Trip
Guy Denny’s Prairie,
Knox Co., OH
August 3: Saturday Field Trip
Shawnee State Forest,
Scioto Co., OH
August 24: Saturday Field Trip
Hershner & McIntire Reserves,
Greene Co., OH
September 7: Saturday Field Trip
East Fork State Park, Clermont Co., OH
September 13: Friday Program
Avon Woods Nature Center
6:30 pm Picnic Supper
7:30 pm Members' Photo Sharing Program
** sponsored with other organizations
For more event information see www.cincywildflower.org