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Ignite Columbus presentation by Eve Hermann 11/13/08 http://IgniteCbus.com
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Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
Speaking for the trees of the Eastern United States
TBDF…WTF?
Biome
Planet Earth: Home to 14 Biomes
• TemperateModerate climate lacking extremes
• BroadleafHaving broad flat leaves
• DeciduousTending to fall off, like the leaves in
autumn
• ForestLots & lots of trees
Where’s the TBDF
North American TBDF
Salamanders:
25 species in 5 families in Ohio
Freshwater mollusk: At one time 300 species; declining rapidly
Crayfish: 18 species in Ohio
Fauna
Flora 1
beechoak
chestnut
maplehickory
Flora 2
What we have
WE HAVE A CHANCE.
WE HAVE A CHANCE
Arc of Appalachia Preserve System
Preserving America’s
Eastern Deciduous Forest
Arc of appalachia region
Acquisitions since 1995
Chalet Nivale Preserve: 101 acres
Ohio Bluffs: 62 acres
Kamama Prairie: 78 acres72 species of butterflies
Cave Canyon
Creation of many people against great odds
Volunteers from OSU
3staff, volunteers, donors
Donor gathering
Independently empowered๏ Independently-working & empowered
individuals
๏ is the key
๏ to a successful grass-roots work force.
Lorax