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e of those enduring forests is in nearby mohican state park and forest near loudonville ohio you will find the old growth portions within the clear fork gorge state nature preserve there you can visit trees over 300 years old imagine trees older than your parents parents older than your great grand parents parents human being beings are such a short lived species and yet we rarely take time to notice those who have been on this planet living breathing and releasing oxygen to sustain the mammals beneath them pardon my paraphrasing of aldo leopold s quote to meme this magnificent picture of friend dan boone the photo was taken in the clear fork state nature preserve by the talented andrew lane gibson both dan and andrew are tree guys and they have a deep and abiding respect for these giants who will live long past our time on this pale blue dot we people of the forest admire not only the trees but also the plant communities or ecosystems which support and are supported by our planet s trees we are better off for having visited these quiet place to commune with nature we admire the birds and salamanders we study the lichens and ferns we don t take our forests for granted as we have seen too man y destroyed for short term gains once again the environmentally savvy find ourselves speaking up for the protection of mohican and the hocking hills these trees value to the local tourism economies far out weighs the paltry dollars brought to the state coffers by timbering the very trees people come to visit and enjoy north central ohio land conservancy is circulating a petition requesting gov kasich permanently protect mohican please consider the merits of its text the state of ohio has no compelling need to timber our valuable forest lands timbering only reduces the value for tourism and recreation these ecosystems provide habitat for breeding species of state threatened birds bats and flowers pine groves and hemlocks protect the watershed from erosion and condition the riparian corridor for gamefish and the state endangered hellbender salamander please follow this link to the ncolc petition and print two copies you too can help preserve the trees and habitats ohioans love to visit use your voice to preserve mohican in its entirety as a state park and allow future generations an opportunity to see these grand evergreen forests in mid ohio posted by weedpicker cheryl at thursday october 26 2017 no comments labels andrew lane gibson clear fork gorge state nature preserve dan boone mohican thursday september 7 2017 howard marsh the excitement begins this week the division of wildlife held their annual wildlife diversity partners meetings it is an opportunity for the birders butterfliers snake handlers and nature center representatives from all across ohio to get together and share ideas and learn the latest offerings by division of wildlife we also vote on the photo that will be on the wildlife diversity stamp this year s winner is a garter snake but oh what a snake it is you ll be proud to display it as a sign of your commitment to non game species being helped by wildlife dollars in ohio we also took a tour of a wetland complex the toledo metroparks has teamed with the division of wildlife to create next spring when you are at magee marsh and ottawa national wildlife refuge go a few miles more to the west and your find the newly created howard marsh metropark howard marsh as seen from metzger marsh causeway if you drive down the causeway at metzer marsh look to the west and you ll see some newly created impoundments and water handling systems sign of the times the sign for howard marsh includes the many partners that have given this 700 acre project a boost dave sherman from division of wildlife and dennis franklin from toledo metroparks carefully explained the project with the aid of detailed map and artist s renderings newly created topography howard marsh will offer miles of hiking trails a kayak launch and multiple bridges and observation decks the first stage was to create some depth and topography in the fields which were once known as howard farms restoring this area back to a marsh is far closer to the original form of the land when the black swamp occurred here black saddle bags dragonfly wetlands are filled with biodiversity from the blue asian day lilies to the myriad of dragonflies species that will immediately begin to use the impounded water as breeding grounds wetlands are the cradle of life in northwestern ohio big cloud drama provided by stormy skies wetlands reflect light and color back to the cloud filled skies on a september afternoon if you aren t a huge fan of wetlands yet just try spending one afternoon in their appreciation once you ve found a couple frogs and hear the sandhill cranes calling as they wing across the sky you may never be the same again posted by weedpicker cheryl at thursday september 07 2017 no comments labels dennis franklin division of wildlife diversity partners howard marsh lake erie marshes metzger marsh tuesday august 29 2017 getting down to business for mohican dear friends we only have days to comment to forestry about the sweeping changes they want to enact in mohican state forest if you like hiking birding botanizing fishing or enjoying the sweet sounds of nature you already know you do not want to see our little jewel of mohican become an industrial timber lot some places are just too special to have commercial timber operations interfering with tourism ohio division of forestry has made some very questionable calls in the past on places they thought were appropriate for timbering please click on the png photo form below to print and send we have a right to request our public forests be used primarily for recreation conservation and health benefits for people and the land remember sharing is caring posted by weedpicker cheryl at tuesday august 29 2017 no comments labels hocking hills mohican stop logging friday august 18 2017 mohican love some things are simply too special to be treated like the rest your grandchildren for example are somehow more dear to your heart or the vietnam memorial feels like a yet fresh wound something we treat a bit differently than a revolutionary war relic mohican state forest is like that sure when it was set aside as a state forest it was because the land had been misused and eroded it needed the protection offered by the state the civilian conservation corps planted thousands upon thousands of trees to restore the land a memorial forest was set aside as a tribute to those who had died in american wars the land like our country began to heal today those pines stand tall occasionally with a glimpse from the right angle you ll even notice the straight lines in which they were planted but the course of time has changed things dramatically these are no longer the saplings our forefathers planted they are tall nearly century old trees a forester might say they are over mature but in the scale of deep time and the ages they have barely started compared to rock and the soils in which they stand they are mere kindergarten trees trees like people don t always age well some get disease other are victims of invasive insects accidents or calamitous weather events death is a part of life and death in the forest means regeneration the fallen feed the molds and microbes until they become one with the soil again the openings created when a tree falls become an interior island of biodiversity pioneering plants waiting as seeds in the soils react to the sunlight with luxuriant growth young trees quickly race toward the sky to fill the hole birds and other wildlife respond to these edge habitats filling them with song and young not all of mohican is planted pines the mohican gorge is a gift from the ice age the steep banks and soft native hemlocks create habitat for ground thrushes like veery and wood thrush wintering migrants such as crossbills and evening grosbeak seek the shelter of our dense evergreen forest unlike the 4 5 of evergreen cover the division of wildlife cites for the rest of ohio we don t want mohican to look or feel or sound like the rest of ohio it is special from the clear fork state nature preserve and the trails at the covered bridge to the pine woodlots mohican is more than a good place to produce pulpwood and timber it is not just a forest for the trees as in any dynamic ecosystem mohican needs all stages and ages of lifeforms including trees ohio division of forestry would like us to think of mohican as an industrial woodlot and yes they are the experts on producing board feet of timber and pulp however if another stick of lumber never came out of mohican we would have no timber crisis or shortage in ohio our private foresters are serving us well producing 97 of ohio s timber products on private lands but mohican s public land is simply too special to be in a timber rotation or subject to selective cuts mohican is for moms and dads it is a place for family picnics and hikes the roar of saws and timber trucks should be as infrequent as the ones in our own backyards at home restricted to safety issues and truly hazardous trees most of all ohioans own mohican and should not be brushed aside by the division of forestry to use our recreational haven for their timber crop mohican should not be treated like other state forests it is simply too special cheryl harner weedpicker posted by weedpicker cheryl at friday august 18 2017 no comments labels mohican state forests trees saturday may 20 2017 admiring trees this week has been peak bloom for mid ohio s native black locust trees their latin name robinia pseudoacacia is a reflection of its acacia like flowers you need to look no further than ohio s highways and byways to find their white blossoms standing out like a beacon the extra inches of rain we had this winter spring must have super sized their fragrant flowers two landscape specimens near chesterville ohio any landscaper or nurseryman would be likely to snuff and dismiss this native tree with a too weedy too thorny however i am noticing the spectacular beauty of specimen trees from long ago landscapes i never realized black locust could become such a sizable tree each of these two are about five feet in circumference and the older trunks are thornless the acacia like flowers of black locust these flowers are the real selling point giant pea like blossoms waft an incredible fragrance across the country side bee keepers know that black locust is favorite for their striped wards i ve been told the honey tastes like cotton candy in honor of pollinators let s all plant a few of these bee trees this unexpected behemoth resides in ontario ohio it did my heart good to find this venerable old locust on the edge of a landscaper s parking lot of a in ontario ohio one can only hope the owner appreciates the size and age of this over sized tree and continues to allow it to grace the property it would take the outstretched arms of at least two adults to encircle this massive tree who is this funny looking caterpillar black locust are not just beneficial to bees they are also the host plant to the strange stripey caterpillars of the silver spotted skipper silver spotted skippers doing what they do the only silver spotted skipper photo stored in my files was this mating pair funny how we forget to photo document the most common butterflies and birds we see this should be a lesson to us five years ago when the monarch butterflies were in the worst year of their decline we all wished we had taken more photos of them when they were considered commonplace if you want to know what a person treasures look at their photographs as for me i am taking more photos of black locusts bees and butterflies posted by weedpicker cheryl at saturday may 20 2017 no comments labels bees black locust butterfly host plant native ohio ohio trees pollinators robinia silver spotted skipper older posts home subscribe to 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a creature of highly refined tastes the hackberry butterfly for howard marsh the excitement begins this week the division of wildlife held their annual wildlife diversity partners meetings it is an opportunity for the birders butt mega fruit for megafauna did you ever wonder what birding has to do with a flora blog or how birding might improve one s understanding of botany the answers b news from hocking hills hocking hills state forest and park are arguably the most beloved of ohio s natural areas thousands upon thousands of people visit h richland county master gardeners search this blog blog archive 2017 10 october 1 forests as communities not commodities september 1 august 2 may 1 april 1 march 3 january 1 2016 28 december 1 november 3 september 1 july 2 june 1 may 5 april 3 march 6 february 2 january 4 2015 40 december 1 november 1 october 5 september 3 august 3 july 3 june 3 may 6 april 3 march 4 february 3 january 5 2014 53 december 2 november 3 october 4 september 5 august 1 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