Oxbow Nature Conservancy
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Sarah Kent— My Unconventional Life after Graduating College
Sarah, an advocate for social justice, and researcher in biology (especially entomology), serves as a Board Member for Western Wildlife Corridor. She is the outreach manager for the Great Parks Nature Center at The Summit in Roselawn in Cincinnati.
Annual Moonlit Evening Winter Walk — AKA Morris Mercer Memorial Field Trip
One of Oxbow Inc.’s beloved founders, Morris Mercer, loved the night winter woods, especially when there was snow on the ground. He and his good friend John Klein started this night walk in the Shawnee Lookout woodlands that overlook the Oxbow many years ago. Morris is no longer with us, but John keeps Morris’s spirit […]
Mark Fischer — Solar Eclipses
ZOOM only —Registration Required Link for Program will be emailed to you by 3 p.m. the day of the program. Register here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/6VCkovP0IPD5DxMxofTl0g On February 13, 2024, Dr. Mark Fischer, professor of physics and (more importantly) astronomy at Mount St. Joseph University will talk about the upcoming solar eclipse. He will discuss the mechanics of […]
Early Spring Waterfowl Migration
Early Spring Waterfowl Migration — Sunday, February 18, 2024—Time: 8:00 A.M. Meet: In the upper Oxbow parking lot at the main entrance to the Oxbow Leader: Luke Thies, (937) 733-9325, thiesluke997@gmail.com Early spring waterfowl migration should be in full swing by this date and will be the primary focus of this trip. Many species of […]
Rachel Sharkey — Archaeology work in the Oxbow
ZOOM only —Registration Required A link to the program will be sent to your email by 3 p.m. the day of the event. Register here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/pWQxZT8J6D0rCsjB7cLilA In 2023, the Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) investigated three project areas on Oxbow, Inc. property. The goals of the investigations were to identify: the suspected location of a boarding […]
Living with a Levee: Lawrenceburg and Greendale levee systems
Paul Seymour, Superintendent of the Lawrenceburg Conservancy District (LCD) will discuss the history of the levees and share some of the tales about the floods, the current status of the levees and some of the current issues and problems. He will also share the vision for the maintenance and use of the levees particularly as […]
Breeding Birds & Summer Nature Walk
Leader: Erich Baumgardner, 513-304-0697, erichbaumgardner@gmail.com Meet: In the Hardintown Oxbow parking lot at the main entrance to the Oxbow (Google Oxbow Nature Conservancy for directions) Join our trip leader Erich Baumgardner for a pleasant early summer morning walk which will emphasize the overall nature of the Oxbow area with a primary focus on breeding birds. […]
S. Marty Dermody—Birds of all Sorts
IN PERSON at 301 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 S. Marty Dermody, Sisters of Charity, is the current Director of the Spirituality Center for the Sisters of Charity, and loves sharing her work of photography and watching birds. She is an avid birder (birdwatcher) and enjoys sharing her knowledge with those willing to learn. She […]
Summer Nature Walk
This general nature walk will visit the Oxbow, which Dave, an exceptional naturalist and expert level birder, knows extremely well. Along with the many breeding songbirds in the Oxbow, we may see Bald Eagles, Double-crested Cormorants and Black-crowned Night-Herons. July is the start of southward shorebird migration in the Oxbow area, so we may see […]
Early Fall Migrant Shorebirds & Waders
This evening field trip will focus on birds, specifically early fall migrants through the Oxbow area. The southbound fall migration of shorebirds (sandpipers & plovers), long-legged waders (herons & egrets), and several other species will be underway. Most years the Oxbow area provides a good habitat for them, and the Great Miami River usually has […]
Fall Migration: Warblers & Shorebirds
September is the peak of fall migration for songbirds (especially warblers) and shorebirds. Many other species like early waterfowl, long-legged waders, terns, raptors and more also migrate south in September. Our trip leader, Jack Stenger, an expert birder and naturalist, has regularly birded in the Oxbow since the age of ten and has great knowledge […]
Al Parker—Professor of Wildlife Conservation
Join us for a presentation and lecture from Al Parker. Al Parker trained in Wildlife at Purdue and received his MS from Green Mountain College in Environmental Studies with Barn Owl research. He worked for the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife for 20 years as a raptor technician where he worked on re-introduction projects […]