Our programs are free and open to the public.  Programs take place on the second Monday of each month September through May.  Programs begin at 7:30 pm and are held in the auditorium of the Museum of Biological Diversity on the West Campus of The Ohio State University.  Join us for refreshments and socializing beginning at 7 pm.

Speaker Schedule Winter/Spring 2012

Monday, January 9, 2012

“Bed Bugs--The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”

Columbus, Ohio is one of the hotspots in the US for bed bugs.  Learn their habits and how to avoid bringing them home.

George Keeney, OSU Research Associate.  Aronoff Laboratory.

   

Monday, February 13, 2012

“Corpse Flower:  The Bloom of a Titan”

Joan Leonard, Greenhouse Coordinator.

OSU Biological Sciences Greenhouse.

Monday, March 12, 2012

“Coyote:  Uncovering Truths & Debunking Myths of the Ghost Dog”

Stanley Gehrt, OSU Professor. 

School of Environmental & Natural Resources.

Monday, April 9, 2012

“Should I Have Eaten That?  Allergies, Blister, Convulsions, Delusions, and Other Adventures with Poisonous Plants”

David Brandenburg, Botanist.  Dawes Arboretum.

Monday, May 14, 2012

“Nature’s Gliders:  The Flying Squirrels”

Marne Titchenell, OSU Wildlife Extension Program Specialist.