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Hi Megan--
Check out Harry's Chocolate Shop (I'm class of 89, hope it's still there), and the levee for me....
Bug 105 (as we affectionately called it) was about 40 people when I took it--last I heard it was tremendously popular (hundreds), so enroll early if you can. Just beware when Dr. Turpin shows up in a chef's outfit and sautees some mealworms for the class (lol).
I am also a member of the Greater Cincinnati Killifish Assn, and some of the heavy hitters in the aquarium (natives) end of the hobby are in the Ohio area--if you ever want to know about native aquatic ecology (including herps--one of our members is a retired herp specialist for one of the metro parks), let me know and I will get them to contact you. Also, our spring club meeting will be 4/22 in Cinci, I'll get you the information if you're interested (I will have to miss due to and Earthday celebration/farm market-sigh).
Several of us will be at the Great Cinci Aquarium Society spring auction on 3/31 if you can get there....Also some pretty good native enthusiasts in the Indy and Fort Wayne areas I can contact...BTW, the North Am Native Fishes Assn is having their annual convention in September in Northwest Ohio (Salt Fork area) if you're interested....
I am new to herps, with just two brown anoles and a couple of white's tree frogs in the house. I have a teenager who is looking at majoring in marine/aquatic science and animal behavior, and she's into frogs and geckos, so the list will probably grow.
Tons of natives in the ponds and streams on the farm, including spring peepers, western chorus frogs, american toads, green and bull frogs, grey tree frogs, leopard frogs, northern two lined salamanders, tiger salamanders, five lined skinks, eastern garter snakes, northern brown snakes, etc. There are supposed to be hellbenders in the river that runs through town, although I have yet to see one....
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