Oxbow Programs

Programs

To reach the Oxbow, Inc. office take Highway US 50 west from the #16 exit off I-275. Pass the Hollywood Casino exit and turn left at the second stop light onto Walnut St. 301 Walnut is on the right side at the second stoplight at the corner of Walnut and Center Streets. Free parking is available on Walnut St., Center St., and in the parking lot behind the building. All meetings are at The Oxbow, Inc. Office, 301 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 7:30—9:00 PM

North American River Otters, understanding their biology, history, and how they continue to surprise us.

Presenter - Helen Bateman-Jackson, Toronto Zoo

ZOOM ONLY—register at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/h5-p1TejFypiHRVjgfxzsg

Helen Bateman-Jackson, who has researched otter reproduction over the last 20 years which started at CREW, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens. She is an advisor to the AZA Otter Species survival, and a member of the IUCN otter specialist group. Helen will touch on river otter natural history, otter biology, US reintroduction programs, and what otters in zoos have taught us about their wild counterparts.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 7:30—9:00 PM

Winter Birding

Presenter - Sister Marty Dermody

ZOOM ONLY—register at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/lDD30BabtduwWDzUXZbFVw

Sister Marty Dermody, the current Director of the Spirituality Center for the Sisters of Charity, 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 enjoys spending time in the woods, lakes and ponds looking for a variety of bird species that live in various habitats, even in the winter.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 7:30—9:00 PM

Bobcats

Presenter - Dr. Shauna Weyrauch

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Bobcats are elusive, charismatic, and ecologically important carnivores. Habitat loss and over-harvesting lead to their extirpation from Ohio by the mid-1800s, but in recent years, they have mounted a comeback. Beginning in 2015, Project Wild Coshocton (a research team at The Ohio State University Newark) began documenting the distribution of bobcats in east-central Ohio using trail cameras. In this presentation, learn about factors that have enabled bobcats to return, their current status in the state, the valuable role they play in ecosystems, as well as efforts underway to improve habitat for bobcats. Presented by Dr. Shauna Weyrauch. Dr. Weyrauch is an ecologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University at Newark.