Join us Saturday, March 18th at the Oasis Conference Center, 902 Loveland-Miamiville Rd, Loveland, OH 45140
Speakers from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana will offer information-packed sessions for interested landowners. View the agenda.
Early Registration – $45 (register before 3/6/2023)
Registration after 3/6/2023 – $55
Final Day to Register: March 10, 2023
Register at – https://go.osu.edu/ohrivervalley23
Registration is now open for the 2022 Ohio Woodland Water and Wildlife Conference. We will once again be live at the Mid- Ohio Conference Center in Mansfield. The program offers updates on spotted lanternfly and beech leaf disease and presentations on management for wild turkey, ticks and tick-borne pathogens, European frogbit id and control and streambank stabilization to name a few. The brochure for the day is attached
Join us by registering HERE.
Early registration is $65 – register by 2/14
Late registration is $85 – 2/15-2/23 (last date to register)
ISA, SAF and pesticide credits are being applied for.
By Margaret Roach – Published by The New York Times sharing information from a colleague Marne Titchenell
The bad news? It doesn’t exist. But there are still plenty of things you can do to deter what some call ‘nuisance wildlife.’
Think of her as a conflict-resolution specialist — except that at least one party in almost every dispute that Marne A. Titchenell of The Ohio State University negotiates is a four-legged, fur-bearing individual stubbornly disinclined to negotiate.
“In the past week alone,” said Ms. Titchenell, whose official title is wildlife program specialist, “I have answered skunk, groundhog, bat, vole, and mole questions. And, of course, ones about deer.”
Ms. Titchenell’s primary professional role is educating Ohioans about wildlife ecology, biology, and habitat management. When she lectures to gardeners, farmers, or the nursery industry, she asks for a show of hands (virtually these days) from the audience when she names challenges they have faced. Then she runs through photos of animals that in backyard or agricultural settings may be referred to as “nuisance wildlife.”
“By the time I get to deer,” she said, “most people raise their hand.” Continue reading
From Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension, Wildlife Specialist
This evening I had the pleasure of speaking with some residents of Butler County about managing deer in urban and rural areas. There is no question that deer are one of the species that I get the most questions about. White-tailed deer are very comfortable living among us, whether we live in rural or urban Ohio. The webinar I gave will be posted here if you would like to watch it.
In the presentation, I discussed a number of management options from repellents to scare tactics to modifying the attractant (usual food) to hunting. Throughout the presentation, I referenced several publications and sources of additional information. You can find them all below. Enjoy and good luck with all your Bambi encounters! Continue reading
“Native trees and shrubs for wildlife” was offered via Zoom Webinar on March 12, 2021. This program focused on the food provided by native trees and shrubs for Ohio’s many species of wildlife. Below is the video of this program, a copy of the presentation materials, and a related web link.
Featured presenters include Ryan Boyer (District Biologist IN, MI, OH; National Wild Turkey Federation), Marne Titchenell (Wildlife Program Specialist, OSU Extension), and Dave Apsley (Natural Resources Specialist, OSU Extension).
Topics covered included:
Additional Resources
PDF – A Day in the Woods- Native Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife (Final)
National Wild Turkey Federation – Manage Your Property – website
Ohio Woodland Stewards website
Our September 11th, A DAY in the WOODS program Forest and wildlife history and future challenges will once again be offered via Zoom. This program will focus on the only constant in nature, change. Our wonderful lineup of panelists will discuss the history of Ohio’s forests and wildlife, as well as, some of the current and future challenges facing our woodlands and wildlife.