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 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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 13 August  2008</B></FONT></div> <div> _____________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3507d470.jpg" border=0 width="893" height="583" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">I</B></div> <div> <I>Liatris spicata</I>, Dense Blazingstar, wet praire,  NASA Plum Brook Station, Erie County, Ohio</div> <div> ____________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> <B>In Metroparks of theToledo Area —</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#339966" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> <div> 2008 is </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><IMG SRC="2d96c800.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="128" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="7" VSPACE="8"> </B></I></FONT><I><B>For Metroparks </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC9933" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Year of the Prairie</B></I></FONT><I><B> Programs and Events:</B></I></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3333FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metroparks/newsroom/display.asp?id=733" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metropar"><B>http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metroparks/newsroom/display.asp?id=733</B></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2db19ba0.jpg" border=0 width="281" height="186" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Touch the Sky: Prairie Photographs of Jim Brandenburg</B></div> <div> An exhibit by one of the world’s premier wildlife photographers — 31 May through 1 September at  Secor Metropark. </div> <div> <B>National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.naturephotocenter.com/npc/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.naturephotocenter.com/npc/"><B>http://www.naturephotocenter.com/npc/</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>Praire Plant of the Month</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Black Oak, </B><I><B>Quercus velutina</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34818920.jpg" border=0 width="536" height="402" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <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 of the Month"><I><B> Ohio Prairie Plant of the Month</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>Descriptions and photos of Ohio prairie plants.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>______________________________________________________</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Become a Member"><I><B>Become a Member</B></I></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=15 BGCOLOR="#FFFF33" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>