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 OHIO WETLANDS ASSOCIATION |
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 Early registration ends Friday October 31 Wetland Restoration Saturday, November 15, 2014 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Grange Insurance Audubon Center 505 W. Whittier Street, Columbus, OH To reverse the trend of centuries of wetland loss in Ohio, wetlands across the state need to be restored. Although most of our wetlands have been drained and filled, their potential for restoration is very high. Original hydrology can be reinstated, allowing natural functions to resume. Soils often harbor historic seed banks that restore the native flora that once occupied the site. Still, careful design, monitoring and management are needed. Once completed, the array of vital wetland functions will return, benefiting the local community, watershed and the region. Restoration of these complex ecosystems is important for the health and future of Ohio’s waters.
The Ohio Wetlands Summit on November 15 – 16th will address a variety of topics on wetland restoration. We will examine restoration projects in Franklin, Licking and Guernsey Counties. We will look into site selection for restoration projects and how to find technical and financial resources. On the second day, we will gather at two different restoration sites to consider the specific challenges they pose and the continuing management plans. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker lineup includes:
· Restoration site selection - Mark A. Dilley · Restoration in the Whittier Peninsula - Mick Micacchion and Pete Precario · Restoration at The Wilds - Shana Byrd · Restoring the Great Balck Swamp - Dr. William Mitsch
· Restoration at Dutch Fork Wetlands at the Dawes Arboretum - John Kiertchner · Restoration in the Columbus & Franklin County Metropolitan Park District - John Watts · Funding private lands wetland restoration - Mark DeBrock · Wetlands for agricultural drainage water management - Dr. Larry Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sunday field trips to restoration sites:
The Wilds & Dawes Arboretum's Dutch Fork Wetlands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Early Registration is $40 and includes presentations, buffet lunch and Sunday field trips.
After October 31 and at the door registration will be $50. Seating is limited, register today. To register, click HERE |
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Ohio Wetlands Associiation
PO Box 3 Amherst, OH |
