OOS Annual Meeting
November 23, 2024
Gorman Nature Center, Richland County
Are you planning on attending this year? You’ll have fun and we need your member input. So we hope you’ll register soon.
OOS will again have our annual meeting at the beautiful Gorman Nature Center in Richland County – 2295 Lexington Avenue, Mansfield, OH 44907. Event is free, but you need to register. Register here (via email) and indicate which birdwalk you wish to take – Clearfork Lake or Ohio Bird Sanctuary. (Please include all names in your party.)
We’ll start the day at 9 am with morning birdwalks at Clearfork Reservoir and the Ohio Bird Sanctuary in the area with experienced leaders. When everyone returns to the center around noon, we’ll have a chili cookoff lunch – be sure to vote for your favorite. And after, a short talk from our current Vice President, Jeremy Dominguez. Lastly, and most importantly, our annual elections. Join us and enjoy meeting with old birding friends and possibly meeting new ones.
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
The Ohio Bird Sanctuary is a haven for native birds, nature preserve, and living museum. It is dedicated to caring for and rehabilitating Ohio native birds, protecting natural habitat, and creating opportunities for people to engage with nature. Hike the footpaths and boardwalks lacing the woods and marshes along the headwaters of the Clear Fork River. The majority of the Sanctuary’s displays are accessible to wheelchairs and strollers for everyone to enjoy.
Clearfork Reservoir
Clearfork Reservoir Park is located seven miles southwest of Mansfield near State Route 97. The reservoir was designed to be the major source of water for the City of Mansfield and was completed in 1949. Situated in the upper Clearfork River Valley, the lake contains 997 surface acres of water and 14 miles of shoreline. Thirty-five square miles of farmland act as a collector of rainwater to keep the supply of water in the reservoir as constant as possible. The lake together with 1,000 acres of surrounding land is available for picnicking, boating, fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, and other forms of recreation.
