Save the date! The City Nature Challenge will be held from April 30 – May 3, 2021.
Cities around the world compete to see who can document the most biodiversity in a single long weekend. The number of observations, the number of species identified and the number of people participating are shared and compared.
Mark your calendars and plan to join LEAP’s team on iNaturalist. Visit https://www.leapbio.org/events/city-nature-challenge for all the details.
Registration is now open for the 2nd International Beech Leaf Disease Workshop. This will be a virtual meeting held on April 15th via Adobe Connect. We expect to have a wide variety of presenters, including University partners, State and Federal agencies, and private agencies. We will discuss current research results, recent survey and monitoring work, and future projects.
This workshop gathers forest health experts from the United States and Canada to share information regarding Beech Leaf Disease (BLD), an emerging pest of American beech. Throughout the day, thirteen presentations will be shared on topics of BLD epidemiology, distribution, control, and research efforts. Registered attendees can earn continuing educations credits for the Society of American Foresters (SAF) and the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) for participating in the workshop.
View the list of speakers/presentations and register using this link:
Update! Event has been postponed due to power outages. It has been rescheduled for December 10.
Join Dr. Jim Bissell, Director of Natural Areas and Curator of Botany at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, for a discussion on the North Kingsville Sand Barrens and the importance of wildfires to the ecology of the land. He will talk about the similarities between the sand barrens and the lodgepole pine forests in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. View unique specimens; hear stories about Dr. Bissell’s work; and learn about the various plant species that have adapted to wildfires, including Bicknell’s geranium, racemed milkwort, and native lupine.
Talk is Wednesday, December 2, at 7 pm. Cost is $10 for Museum members, $20 for non-members.