Women’s Walk in the Woods
Autumn Date - Saturday, October 12, 2024
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Held at the Highlands Nature Sanctuary
Registration fee: $20.00
The Women’s hike is a time for women of all ages and occupations to join together to relax and connect in the serene beauty of our natural world. Before we head to the woods, we will meet at the Appalachian Forest Museum to hear a presentation from a guest speaker. We will enjoy packed lunch, which participants are asked to bring with them and then we will depart on one of the stunningly beautiful trails near the Highlands Nature Sanctuary. Bring your female friends and family to meet new people, share stories, and celebrate the beauty, balance, and biodiversity of Mother Nature!
Please fill out the registration form and complete your payment in order to register for the Women’s Walk in the Woods program.
Overview
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Shauna Weyrauch: “Bobcat - Return of an Ohio Native Wild Cat.”
Come join us and other nature inspired women for the Autumn Women’s Walk in the Woods as we welcome our guest speaker Dr. Shauna Weyrauch, share her research regarding Ohio’s recovering bobcat population.
Dr. Shauna Weyrauch is an ecologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University at Newark. Her research currently focuses on the dynamics of Ohio’s recovering bobcat population.
We will meet at the Appalachian Forest Museum for Dr. Weyrauch’s presentation and a bring-your-own picnic lunch before heading out to hike one of the beautiful trails near the Highlands Nature Sanctuary.
Bring your female friends and family to meet new people, learn about Ohio’s bobcats and what we can do to support them, and enjoy nature.
Make it a weekend trip by reserving one of our lodges today! Lodging at Highlands Nature Sanctuary | Arc of Appalachia.
Schedule
10:30 am: Sign in and get to know each other at the Appalachian Forest Museum.
11:00 am: Program Begins with Guest Speaker Dr. Shauna Weyrauch: “Bobcat: Return of an Ohio Native Wild Cat.”
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.
12:00 -12:45 pm: Enjoy a bring-your-own picnic lunch in the company of fellow hikers.
1:00 – 4:00 pm: Naturalist led hike (select a first, second, and third choice for your hike during the registration process.)
What to Bring
packed lunch
water
binoculars
good hiking shoes
hiking stick or poles
appropriate clothing/rain gear
Cancellation Policy
WE WILL HIKE RAIN OR SHINE unless the weather or trails become too hazardous.
Sorry, there are no refunds for cancellations of this event, The registration fee will be considered a donation to the Arc of Appalachia. Please try to find someone to fill your place as this program will run rain or shine.