Southwest Ohio Woodland Association

Upcoming 2025 Meetings

Our First Quarterly Meeting of SW Ohio Woodland Association will be on

Sunday, January 19, 2025 @ 2 pm

Location: Middletown River Center, 120 South Carmody Blvd., Middletown, Ohio 45044

Hosted by: MetroParks of Butler County

Keynote Speakers:

Dakotah Zimmer (Butler Soil & Water Conservation District Arborist ) will be presenting "Winter Tree Care: How to care for your trees (old and new) and ensure their survival throughout winter".

We will learn about inspecting trees for winter and insect damage, evergreen care, pruning, and deer/wind protection.

Michael Saylor (Wildlife Management Consultant, ODNR, Division of Wildlife) will be presenting information on a new statewide Wildlife Habitat Initiative, a new conservation program that provides incentive payments for qualifying landowners/tenants that install conservation practices which improves/expands wildlife habitat.

Dakotah Zimmer: “I was born in the suburbs of southern California, and raised in the foothills of eastern Kentucky, where I fell in love with all things nature. I attended Northern Kentucky University where I received a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science with a focus in plant ecology. During my time at NKU, I worked for the Center for Environmental Restoration where I gained knowledge in stream restoration and construction and gained interest in native plant conservation. After graduating NKU in 2021, I went on to pursue many seasonal conservation jobs across 4 counties in the Greater Cincinnati area. From conservation land management to hazardous tree surveying to native landscaping; I have a wide range of experience and knowledge in Ohio native trees and plants.”

Mike Saylor is a Wildlife Management Consultant with the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Covering southwest Ohio (Hamilton, Butler, Preble, Warren, Montgomery and Miami Co.), he works with landowners to establish and improve wildlife habitat on their properties. He strongly supports the efforts of habitat management on private lands and enjoys working with landowners to help them achieve their goals. He began his career with the Division of Wildlife 8 years ago, working as a Wildlife Technician at Spring Valley Wildlife Area. Prior to that, he obtained a degree in Wildlife Management from Hocking College and worked several years at Hocking Hills State Park.

SOWA Logo Apparel Update

The SW Ohio Woodland Association Advisory Committee has been working with a Toledo, Ohio company to design some SOWA Logo shirts and sweatshirts.

This would be an online sale shipped directly to your address (mock-up examples below).

We would like to have the store site open for orders in late February but we would like to gauge your interest first. Let us know if you might be interested in one of these items by emailing us at: director@3vct.org

Tee: Next Level 6210 $27.65

Hoodie: Independent Hooded Sweatshirt - SS4500 $40.30

Zip Up: Independent Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt - SS4500Z $43.90

Past Meetings

April 21, 2024: Quarterly Meeting at 2PM
Shaker Tract Tree Farm
8626 New Haven Rd
Harrison, OH 45030

The owner, Bill Hammitt, has been growing Eastern Black Walnut for the last 55 years and Christmas trees for 15 years. The walnut trees are managed for veneer quality timber, with the largest being 25 inches in diameter (planted in 1964). The majority of walnut trees were planted in 1984 (40 yrs) and have been intensively managed. The 40-year-old planting consists of some sources of "superior" trees.

Attendees will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for a new Stihl chainsaw.

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July 21, 2024: Quarterly Meeting at 2PM
Join association member, Scott Unger, as he leads a discussion on his work with the Rutgers University Hazelnut research team, commercial hazelnut production, and managing against Eastern filbert blight. Scott is also experienced with historic barn restorations & forest stand improvements.

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July 28-30, 2024: Walnut Council National Meeting
Events include a forestry field day and expert presentations.

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October 20, 2024: Quarterly Meeting at 2PM
QUARTERLY MEETING
Date: October 20, 2024 @ 2pm
Location: 7328 Michael Rd, Middletown, Ohio
Join association member, Doug Gale, as he leads a discussion on his work to restore and protect Hickory Holt. Doug is currently working through an EQIP contract covering 17 acres of brush management and invasive understory removal.