Brian Jorg, Manager Native Plant Program/Bowyer Farm Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will be our March speaker. Brian manages the Boyer Wetland, a 650-acre property in Warren County, Ohio. Among his responsibilities is the Native Plant Program. This program deals with a wide range of projects that deal directly with the propagation and conservation of our native flora. This also includes the recovery projects of endangered and critically imperiled plants, working with such groups as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Included in these duties are pollinator projects, including growing over 300 native plant species that are important nectar and larval species. These plants are also available to the thru public sales,

Brian’s responsibilities also include managing the farms wildlife. Creating vernal pools for amphibians, monitoring reptile populations and creating habitat improvements are just a few of these projects.

Being an avid birder, Brian also oversees the bird banding program and monitoring of avian populations at the wetland. 206 bird species have been documented at the Wetland so far.

Brian has led many Cincinnati Zoo trips. He has been to East Africa, Namibia & Botswana, Mexico and South America.   He is a wonderful naturalist and very seasoned world-traveler.