Ohio Prairie Association

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=84 BGCOLOR="#669933" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="06946470.png" border=0 width="582" height="71" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><I>The Source for Ohio Prairie Information</I></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=240 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="217ceb03.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About OPA"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">About OPA</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Questions (FAQs) About Ohio Prairies"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Questions  (FAQs) About Ohio Prairies</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Prairie Regions of Ohio"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Prairie Regions of Ohio</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairies Today"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ohio Prairies Today</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairie Plant Species Information"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ohio Prairie Plant Species Information</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="List of Ohio Prairie Plants"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">List of Ohio Prairie Plants</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OPA Officers and Board of Trustees"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">OPA Officers and Board of Trustees</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="OPA Mission and Vision Statements"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">OPA Mission and Vision Statements</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="prairie_information_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prairie Information Links"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Prairie Information Links</B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact OPA"><I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a700f0ffffff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contact OPA</B></I></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=381 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Welcome to the Ohio Prairie Association</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#339933" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Last updated 15 August  2011</B></FONT></div> <div> _____________________________________________________________________________</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Brief Report</B></div> <div> <B>2011 Ohio Prairie Conference  ---  Sat. 13 August</B></div> <div> <I><B>NASA Plum Brook Station --- Sandusky, Ohio</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3e1af380.jpg" border=0 width="431" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Conference participants learned of innovative new prairie restoration and management techniques being perfected at the 6,400-acre NASA Plum Brook Station, near Sandusky. Eventually, up to 3000 acres of the original Firelands Prairie will be restored at the Station.</div> <bR> <div> Participants visited several large prairie restorations at the Station, noting both common and rare prairie plant species. Ohio’s largest population of native <I>Helianthus mollis</I>, Downy Sunflower, was in bloom, along with a number of other showy tallgrass prairie species.</div> <bR> <div> Because of participants’ interests, and because others were not able to attend this event, Ohio Prairie Association will attempt to arrange a second field trip to Plum Brook Station’s prairies and savannas in October.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Future OPA Field Trips and Events to be Announced Here</div> <div> <B>_______________________________________________________</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Need a program on Ohio prairies? Need information on prairies in Ohio?</B></div> <div> <B>Please contact us. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Email at:   OhioPrairie@aol.com</B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>______________________________________________________</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ohio Prairie Plant Species Information"><I><B>Ohio Prairie Plant Species Information</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>Descriptions and photos of Ohio prairie plants.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>______________________________________________________</B></I></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=15 BGCOLOR="#FFFF33" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>