Mr. Dan Bertsch This is Me

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1. 1. Contact the Medina County Park District

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   Published on: 6/20/2008   Last Visited: 6/20/2008

   Daniel Bertsch, Chief Naturalist

2. 2. www.cleveland.com

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   Published on: 4/26/2007   Last Visited: 4/26/2007

   "Mid-April to the second week of June is the window to get out and see them," says Dan Bertsch."That's weather permitting, of course."
   
   Bertsch is the chief naturalist for the Medina County Park District.He and other naturalists are busy this time of year leading hikes for wildflower lovers who want to learn more about them.
   
   On Sunday, April 29, Bertsch is leading a trip through Hubbard Valley Preserve in Medina County.The variety of wildflowers is vast, he says, but that part of Northeast Ohio is trillium heaven.
   
   You'll find Trillium sessile, or Toad shade,' with its musk-scented petals in deep purple-red.There's Trillium flexipes, or Drooping trillium,' which is normally white but can be reddish or maroon; Trillium erectum, or Red trillium' because it's a dark, velvety red; and Trillium grandiflorum, which is the larger variety.
   
   Environmental conditions affect which wildflowers are more populous than others in certain areas of Northeast Ohio, and the deer population is a big factor, Bertsch says.In parts of Cuyahoga and Summit counties, the deer population is more isolated by urban sprawl and laws against hunting in populated areas.So there are more deer munching on trillium and certain wildflowers, which means fewer of those flowers to look at.
   
   Bertsch used to work in those areas, and he wasn't prepared for what he saw when he went to work in Medina County, where deer have more room to roam.

3. 3. Rotary Newsletter

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   Published on: 11/21/2002   Last Visited: 6/26/2008

   Daniel Bertsch, the Chief Naturalist for Wolf Creek, was our host.He started at Wolf Creek in April 2001.
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   Mr. Bertsch mentioned the "Friends of the Park" Program.
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   Mr. Bertsch mentioned that mountain lions/panthers were previously native to Ohio.
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   Asked if they eat skunk, Dan replied that the Great Horned Owl is just about the only animal that would hunt a skunk due to their very low sense of smell.