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Upcoming events: 2012-2013
(updated as information becomes available)
Summer program at the ONF Visitor Center: May-August
This program consists of presentations by experts on a variety of topics (botany, biology, history, etc.) related to the Ottawa National Forest. All presentations start at 7:00 pm on Thursdays and are free and open to the public.
Take a look at the list of topics for 2013. One of those evening presentations, together with a hike through the forest the following morning, are sponsored by the Friends of Sylvania:
Friends of Sylvania sponsored talk:
Date & Time: Thursday, June 20, 7 pm
Topic: "Maple versus spruce: the temperate--boreal forest transition in the western Great Lakes Region"
Location: Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center
The speaker, Professor Lee Frelich, is the Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology and has for many years done research on the vegetation of Sylvania. The talk is free and open to the public.
Friends of Sylvania sponsored hike through the forest:
In addition to the talk, Professor Frelich will also lead a hike through the forest:
Date & Time: Friday, June 21, 9 am
Leader: Professor Lee Frelich
Location: Sylvania (exact location depending on the size of the group)
Limit: 20 people
Fee: none
Please contact Bob Evans at revans@fast-air.net if you are interested in participating in this hike.
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This is not a joke!
Three separate sites of garlic mustard have appeared along trails in Sylvania Wilderness. Dirty boots spread bad plants!