Published March 22, 2024
Ecotalk for March 21, 2024: Dave Nolan
History and Ecology of Beaver Creek Wetlands by Dave Nolan, Former President, Beaver Creek Wetlands Association
The Beaver Creek Wetlands are a 2,000-acre corridor of wetlands and other protected natural areas along Beaver Creek and Little Beaver Creek in Greene County. Sculpted by long-extinct rivers, filled in by mile-high glaciers, colonized by vegetation from all points of the compass, and managed with Indigenous fire, this land is a vital and diverse component of the Dayton, Ohio Region. This program will explore its origins, diversity, decline, and conservation.
About Dave:
- Grew up in Fairborn, Greene County
- Attended Wright State University, graduated with BS in Biology in 1980
- Received Masters Degree in biology from Wright State University in 1984
- Retired from Five Rivers MetroParks in 2015 after 30 years of involvement in conservation and land acquisition work for the agency
- Married to Catherine Queener since 1981. Have son, Jacob, 31
- Now volunteering for several conservation entities
- Former President of Beaver Creek Wetlands Association
- Author of book: Discovery and Renewal on Huffman Prairie
