Mohican Native Plant Society
"To study, to conserve, to preserve Ohio's native vegetation"
Welcome to the Mohican Native Plant Society

If you are interested in the out-of-doors and especially in the native plants of Ohio,
we invite you to join our group!  We are a very affable group that enjoys the
outdoors and studying and preserving our natural flora.  No experience necessary.  
Outings are very informal, but very informative.  Based in North Central Ohio, we
botanize through a variety of habitats and seasons.

Calendar of events:                   

Thursday evening, April 19    PRY WOODS
Meet at 6 pm at the McDonald’s in Crestline on old route 30. We visited this woods
last spring in mid-May in the rain. Mike Klein (440-693-6678)

Saturday, April 28   HOG HOLLOW TRAIL IN MOHICAN
There is Trailing Arbutus at the upper end of this trail and many other spring
wildflowers along the way. Meet at the covered bridge. Time? Leader? Difficulty
Level 2

May 4-6 Flora-Quest  Shawnee State Park    click on leaf for info                 

A Saturday in May     CR 3364 SOUTH OF MOHICAN
This is a little-used road in Mohican State Forest that is very interesting to walk.
There is quite a variety of plants including ferns near a large rock. Need a leader, a
date and time, and a place to meet.

Saturday, June 23   CRANBERRY BOG SNP
10 am on site. Leader, Rick Gardner. Difficulty Level 1

Saturday, July 21     PEE WEE HOLLOW
10 am on site. Leaders, Rick Gardner, with Fritz and Alice Schmitthenner. This is a
joint trip with the Native Plant Society of Northeast Ohio. Difficulty Level 2.5

Saturday, August 18     DAUGHMER SAVANNAH SNP
1 pm on site. Leader, Roger Troutman. Difficulty Level 2













Some of you have already sent your $10 dues to Mary Lou Bricker. Most of you
pay at the Annual Dinner Meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting and have not
yet paid, there is a form on the last page of this newsletter for your convenience.
Thanks to those who have already sent in your dues.




Interested in becoming a new member?
Annual $10.00 dues are payable to:
Mohican Native Plant Society
C/O Mary Lou Bricker
25 E. Raleigh Ave.
Mansfield, Ohio 44907
Gorman Nature Center

For your information, the level of hikes are:

Level of difficulty of hikes:                                                Examples:
1 – Easy, mostly level; may have boardwalk                 Fowler’s  Woods
2 – Mostly level, some inclines; paths                             Lowe-Volk Park.
3 – Moderate hills and inclines; level off-trail                 Lyon’s Falls
4 – Some difficult areas, steep or no trails                     Nelson Ledges
5 – Most extreme: steep hills and cliffs; off-trail          Buzzard’s Roost