2026 Annual ONAPA Meeting - open to the public! Great speakers and mini hikes 🌸
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SAVE THE DATE! ONAPA Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, September 19, 2026
Plan to join ONAPA for its Annual Meeting at the Dawes Aboretum, Saturday, September 19. Our speakers will be Jim McCormac, photographer and retired ODNR botanist, and Dr. Randy Mitchell, distinquished professor of biology at the University of Akron, specializing in pollinator research. Field trips will be scheduled near the aboretum, Newark, Ohio. More information and registration will be posted soon.
Open to the public, members and non-members.
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The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association (ONAPA) is an all-volunteer, state-wide, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of Ohio’s natural areas.
The main roles of the Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association are to:
- Provide a support group for the sustainable management of state nature preserves as well as other natural areas around the state.
- Educate, promote and advance natural areas issues within the Ohio General Assembly as well as with the general public.
- Promote the protection of rare species of plants and animals and rare ecosystems.
Want to become a member?
Membership in the Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association is open to all individuals and organizations throughout our state. Members have the option of being passive supporters of the natural areas movement or very active volunteers directly engaged in habitat management, monitoring, and research projects on natural areas and dedicated state preserves.