* Map of the ORWRP

 

* Directions from Outerbelt (I 270)

 

* Local directions

 

* State map

 

* National map

 

 

To schedule a tour of the ORWRP, please contact:

Monica Noon at noon.5@osu.edu, phone number: 614-247-7984
or

Li Zhang, at zhang.326@osu.edu, phone number 614-292-1098

 

 

 

Tours and Classes

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January 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

January 9, Wednesday 11-12 am Iceland Soil Conservation Service (Anne Bau, and Gudmundur Halldorsson) Bill
January 11, Friday 10:00 am Joe Jordan, Ben Gelber (NBC TV, Channel 4, Columbus) Bill
January 11, Friday 11:00 am Sam Speck, former ODNR Director (NBC TV, Channel 3, Cleveland) Jeff Reutter
January 12, Saturday 11:00 am Ohio Environmental Council (12 members); Welcome presentation Li/Bill
January 28, Monday 3:30 pm Steve Fondriest, Fondriest Inc., Short course on YSI Instrument calibration (15) Li
January 29, Tuesday 10:00 am University Development (Carolyn Chapman, Karen Race) Bill
January 31, Thursday 1:00 pm Charlie Wooley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Paul, MN; Mary Knapp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reynoldsburg, OH; Bill Heffner, Agg Rok Materials Co., Columbus; Siobhan Fennessy, Kenyon College; Kate Bartter, OSU Office of Research; Jerry Bigham, School of Environment and Natural Resources; Sean Logan, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Joe Jordan, Li Zhang Bill

February 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

February 1, Friday 12:30 pm Kristy Gerlich and Laura Roth, Division of Real Estate, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Bill  
February 2, Saturday 8-10 am World Wetlands Day (breakfast, movie preview, and Olentangy Olga) 100 participants including President Gordon Gee  
February 7, Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 pm City of Columbus, John Skunza, Melissa Tucker, Rob Herr Bill
February 7, Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 pm Garden Club of Ohio, 8 participants (self-guided)  
February 17, Sunday 3:00 pm Kay's family members (6 guests) Kay
February 18, Monday 8:00 pm Speaking Engagement at Ohio Union, Community Service, Student Affairs , 40 participants Bill
February 19, Tuesday 10:00 am Jane Wright (4H) Li, Bill
February 20, Wednesday 12:00 pm Kathijo Jankowski (Potential grads from University of Vermont) Bill
February 25, Monday CANCELLED COSEE Project- teachers and fellows field trip (Drs. Fortner and Moore; Deb Hersha) - CANCELLED Bill

 

March 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

March 5, Wednesday 9:30-10:30 am Soil and Water Conservation District Employees of Ohio (24 participants) Li
March 5, Wednesday 10:30-11:30 am Soil and Water Conservation District Employees of Ohio (24 participants) Li
March 13, Thursday 10:20 am- 12:20 pm Columbus State, Biology 175, 18 students Julie Cronk
March 20, Thursday 4:30 pm Ohio State Fisher School of Business Student Monica
March 28, Friday 12:45 pm Ohio Planning Conference on Wetlands, Jennifer Evans-Cowley, Knowleton School of Architecture (60 participants) Bill

 

April 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

April 3, Thursday 8:30 am Debra Gamble, USDA Group Li
April 7, Monday 7:30-9:00am EEOB 322, Introduction to Ornithology (16 paticipants) John Condit
April 9, Wednesday 7:30-9:00am EEOB 322, Introduction to Ornithology (13 participants) John Condit
April 9, Wednesday 4:40-5:30pm Dana Warren (Cornell University), and Dave Johnson (SENR) Li
April 10, Thrusday 7:30-9:00am EEOB 322, Introduction to Ornithology (13 participants) John Condit
April 14, Monday 8:45 am Julie Taaffe, OSU, American Language, 15 participants Li
April 14, Monday 8:45 am OSU, American Language, 15 participants Evan
April 14, Monday 5:30 pm Daniel Dauwalter (Univ. of Wyoming) and Dave Johnson (SENR) Bill
April 16, Wednesday 12:00 pm Wexner Center for the Arts (25 participants, Shelly Casto) Amanda
April 16, Wednesday 5:30 pm Andrew Sutherland (University of New Brunswick) and Dave Johnson (SENR) Li
April 18, Friday 1:30-2:30 Dave Boufford (Harvard University) Li
April 19, Saturday 10:30-11:30 am SENR Spring Field Day for Prospective Students (25 participants) Li
April 19, Saturday 10:30-11:30 am SENR Spring Field Day for Prospective Students (25 participants) Chris
April 22, Tuesday 10:00 -5:00 pm Earth Day and Ramsar Media Advisory Day Bill
April 24, Thursday 3:30-4:30pm SENR Seminar (Barbara Ngwenya, University of Botswana) "An Overiew of Research Opportunities and Challenges at the Okavango Research Center, University of Botswana"  
April 24, Thursday 10:00 am Retirees Association (20 participants; Donald Cooper) Bill
April 24, Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 pm ENR 510 Natural History of Ohio - 10-15 students (Dr. Johnson) Bill and Dave
April 25, Friday 3:30-4:30pm ESGP Seminar (Barbara Ngwenya, University of Botswana) "Children Fishing for Survival in the Okavango Delta, Botswana”  
April 26, Saturday 8:00am- 12:00pm Earth Day 2008: Now Get Busy Worksite, Honeysuckle Removal and Site Clean-up (12 students) Chris and Kate
April 28, Monday 8:00-9:00am EEOB 322, Intro to Ornithology, 15 Students Miles Spathelf
April 30, Wednesday 8:00-9:00am EEOB 322, Intro to Ornithology Miles Spathelf

May 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

May 1, Thursday 8:00-9:00am EEOB 322, Intro to Ornithology, ?? students. Miles Spathelf
May 1, Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 pm Landscape Architure 323/622 Water in the Environment, Jason Kentner and 30 students Bill/Li
May 1, Thursday 3:00 - 4:00 pm Linda Martin, Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Engineering Bill
May 2, Friday 9:30 am Mary Kentula, Ph.D. Wetland Ecologist, USEPA, Corvallis, Oregon Bill
May 2, Friday 11:00 am Laura Meyerson, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, EEOB Seminar Speaker, and Allison Snow, Ph.D., Professor of EEOB Bill
May 2, Friday 10:00-11:00 Riverdale. CFAES Blue and Gold to Scarlet and Gray, 8 participants Amanda
May 2, Friday 3:00 pm Moonlight on the Marsh, Mary Kentula, Ph.D. "Assesing the Condition of the Wetland Research: Mitigation to National Survey and In-Between" 70 participants  
May 3, Saturday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon 4-H Project Mini College, Clark County Extension Office, Patty House, 10 participants Bill/Evan
May 3, Saturday 12:00 noon 4-H Project Mini College, Clark County Extension Office, at 4-H Building, 10 participants Evan
May 3, Saturday 2:00 pm Creation Care Symposium, Bob Trube Bill
May 6, Tuesday afternoon Dave Nielsen well demonstration  
May 6, Tuesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm Landscape Architure 323/622 Water in the Environment, Jason Kentner and 30 students Amanda
May 7, Wednesday 11:30 - 1:30 pm SWACO Emerald Awards Event, Easton Hilton, 26 ORWRP participants  
May 8 Thursday afternoon Dave Nielsen well demonstration  
May 8, Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 pm Landscape Architure 323/622 Water in the Environment, Jason Kentner and 30 students Bill
May 9, Friday 9:30 am Fairbanks High School, Chemistry Class (33 participants) Kurt
May 9, Friday 1:30 pm Metro HS Tour, Andy Hupp Evan
May 9 Friday afternoon Dave Nielsen well demonstration  
May 12, Monday 11:00 am Honors Students, Brazil Exchange Program, 8 participants/J. Griffith Bill
May 13, Tuesday afternoon Dave Nielsen well demonstration  
May 13, Tuesday 3:00 pm Fairfield Middle School (40 girls), Pat Gall Chen and Kurt
May 15, Thursday 4:00 - 6:00 pm ESGP Reception ORW Lobby  
May 15, Thursday 5:30 - 7:30 pm OSU Child Care Center, Jan Kriebel Li
May 16, Friday 8:30 am Geography 210, Bryan Mark, 25 students Li
May 16, Friday 2:30 pm Geography 210, Bryan Mark, 25 students Chen
May 19, Monday 9:45am Kara Busspid and 50 students from Wyandotte Elementary Evan/Blanca
May 20, Tuesday 7:30 pm Environmental Safety and Health Program, Jeff Bates and CSCC students Julie Cronk
May 21, Wednesday 9:00am Geography H410: Global Climate and Environmental Change, Bryan Mark, 25 participants Blanca
May 22, Thursday 9:00am Geography H410: Global Climate and Environmental Change, Bryan Mark, 25 participants Li
May 31, Saturday 10:00 am Ohio Environmental Council (20 participants; Jodie Segal) Bill

June 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

June 4, Wednesday 1:00 pm Biology 125, Columbus State, Julie Cronk, 15 students Evan
June 5, Thursday 10:00 am Biology 125, Columbus State, Julie Cronk, 15 students  
June 10, Tuesday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Aullwood Audubon Center (John Wilson)  
June 13, Friday 5:00 - 7:00 pm Ramsar Celebration with OSU President Gordon Gee (by invitation only)  
June 18, Wednesday 7:30 pm Central Ohio Cactus and Succulent Society, 10 participants  
June 19, Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm Ways of Knowing Water Institute, Rick Livingston (24 participants, conf room all day) need OWR lecture/tour  
June 20, Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Ways of Knowing Water Institute, Rick Livingston (24 participants, conf room)  

July 2008

Date

Time

Program

Lead person

July 9-11, Wednesday - Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Short Course Bill
       
       

 

August 2008

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Time

Program

Lead person

       
August 11-15, Monday-Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm Wetland Delineation Short Course  
       

September 2008

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October 2008

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November 2008

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Decemeber 2008

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