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2024 OMLA Fall Foray — September 21–22, 2024

Our fall foray will visit Harrison County in eastern Ohio. For more information, please email the webmaster. Hope you can join us!

Our fall foray will be September 21-22 at Camp Tippecanoe on Clendening Lake in Harrison County. The location is 81300 Stewart Rd. Tippecanoe, OH 44699, 40.27198°N, 81.23922°W (see map below).

We will collect specimens at the camp, which has 1100 acres with a variety of habitats (see trail map below). We also have permission from Muskingum Watershed Conservation District to collect on their adjacent lands around the lake.

We will meet at the camp at 9:30 am Saturday 21st. Please check in at the camp office (in the main lodge/dining hall) when you arrive.

The camp has offered us six 14-bed cabins in the “East Village”, so we will have plenty of room to spread out. There is a separate shower/restroom building. Bring your own bedding, towels, etc. The cabins don’t have facilities for storing or preparing food, so the camp will provide meals at the dining hall. Our cabins are a short walk from the dining hall, which includes our microscope room. The Lichen Artists group of 10-15 students and faculty from Ohio State University will be camping with us.

Of course, anyone is welcome to make their own lodging/eating arrangements. The nearest hotels are in Ulrichsville and Cadiz, about a half-hour from the camp. The camp is in a rural area, with few if any restaurants or stores nearby. Starlink WiFi is available at the camp dining hall; otherwise, cell phone service may be sparse in the general area.

For those choosing to stay at the camp, the basic package is:

$27 for Saturday cabin + $8 for Sunday breakfast = $35 total.

(OMLA will buy Saturday dinner for our members, so no charge for that)

Optional: you can order Saturday lunch at the camp for $10 and/or Sunday lunch for $10.

The camp will try their best to accommodate special dietary needs. Meal times are Breakfast 8:00 AM, Lunch 12:00 PM, Dinner 5:45 PM

Note: Even if you are staying in a hotel, you can still join us for meals at the camp. Let me know which meals you would like (including Saturday dinner paid for by OMLA). A side benefit is that the money we spend at the camp supports programs that do the important job of getting kids outdoors.

The camp wants us to pay as a group, so please bring cash or a check (made out to James Toppin) for the amount of your cabin/meals. You can also send me a check or other payment ahead of time if that is more convenient. I’ll keep track of any money received and will refund your money if you need to cancel.

We have until September 1 to give the camp the final numbers of people and meals, as well as requests for special dietary needs.

A few notes about camp policies:

— No pets, alcohol, drugs, firearms, or fireworks are allowed

— All of the buildings at Camp Tippecanoe are non-smoking facilities

— Quiet hours are observed from 10:30 PM to 7:00 AM

— Groups must have a current list of participants, including name and address, emergency contact information, and known allergies or health conditions requiring treatment, restriction, or other accommodations (please send me this information so I can prepare the list).

Contact me if you have any questions or would like more details.

Hope to see you there!

Jim Toppin