Burr Oak Alive

05/25/2026

Join Burr Oak Alive this Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:30 pm in the Bobolink Room at the Lodge. This month’s speaker is Mike Elliott, District Manager for Burr Oak Regional Water District.

Since 1959, the Water District has provided a safe drinking water supply to over 38,000 residents located in areas of Athens, Hocking, Morgan, and Perry Counties.

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05/02/2026

Our new Naturalist is hitting the ground running!!

Burr Oak State Park's new Naturalist Bradley Cordle just recently started in the park and is hitting the ground with his feet running!!! We will be posting a list of programs for May soon, but Brad wanted to get some programs started right away and wanted you all to know about it:

05/01/2026 - "Walk into Spring": With Summer around the bend, let's take a walk along the Ravine Trail to identify and learn about the many Spring wild flowers that cover Burr Oak State Park's forest floor. The flowers we will encounter will include the lovely fire pinks, large flowering trillium, blue eyed Mary, and much much more. Water and Gatorade will be provided. Dogs are allowed, but must be on a leash. Summer is almost here so lets enjoy our spring flowers while they are still in bloom. Close toed shoes are a good idea and be prepared for muddy trail conditions. bring water, snacks, insect repellant, and rain gear just in case. Hike will start at 4:00pm at Dock 2 and the duration of the hike is expected to be 30 - 40 minutes.

05/02/2026 and 05/08/2026 - "Invasive species removal at the Park": Assist us in removing invasive plant species such as garlic mustard at the Park. Removing invasives benefits our native plant community. When we remove non-native invasive plants it promotes native biodiversity throughout the Park. Non-native invasive plants like garlic mustard outcompete our native plants and form monocultures that offer little to no resources to our native wildlife. We will be pulling garlic mustard and several locations in the park. We will be able to provide some gloves but please bring them if you have them. Bring water, snacks, appropriate clothing and footwear, and a can do attitude! We thank you for supporting the parks efforts to remove invasive plants and support our native plant community in the park. Event will start at 3:00 pm at the Nature Center.

Please come on out to the park to meet Brad and to learn about native plants and help us remove non-native invasive plants. Thanks for your support!!!

04/24/2026

Burr Oak Alive invites you to our April Meeting on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 pm in the Bobolink Room, featuring Melissa Wales, the newly appointed Director of Tecumseh Theater in Shawnee, Ohio https://www.tecumsehtheater.org
Our meetings are open to the public.

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04/21/2026

We had two hummingbirds show up yesterday at our feeder. Easy to make and please don't use red dye, the hummers will love you for not trying to kill them ❤️

03/21/2026

Join Burr Oak Alive for our March meeting, taking place this coming Thursday, March 26, at 6:30 pm at Burr Oak State Park Lodge. We are pleased to announce this month’s speaker, Patty Mitchell, Director and Founder of Passion Works who will tell us “The Story of Passion Works”.

Our meetings are open to the public, and we extend an invitation for you to join us.

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02/04/2026

Burr Oak Alive’s Board Members express profound gratitude to all who attended our annual Winter Mixer and made it a successful event! We extend sincere appreciation to Burr Oak Lodge for their unwavering support and generosity, which facilitates our events. To our friends, board members, and businesses, we thank you for your generous donations for our raffle!

01/30/2026

Today!! 🌞from 5-8 pm, join us for a breathtaking sunset view over the lake at our Winter Mixer. We extend our sincere appreciation to our Board Members, friends and businesses who donated numerous exceptional Raffle items, valued over $1800! We also acknowledge Burr Oak Lodge for their generous donation of a '2 Night Stay with Breakfast for 2' for our Door Prize. Your cash contributions will support Burr Oak Alive, a 501(C)(3) non-profit friends group dedicated to Burr Oak State Park, as we strive to fund annual events and projects for 2026 💝.

Details regarding the fundraising event are as follows:
Raffle cards, $5 each, comprise of 25 tickets and a Door Prize ticket. To participate, simply place one or more tickets in the bag corresponding to the desired raffle item. Purchasing more tickets increases your chances of winning.
50/50 tickets can be bought for $1 each or 6 for $5.
Annual Memberships for 2026 will also be accepted at the Mixer, with Single Memberships priced at $15 and Couple Memberships at $20; checks are welcome. Membership entitlements also include 10% off on food at the Lodge Restaurant, Jody’s Country Collectibles, Glouster and Sikorski’s Home Plate in Glouster.

01/22/2026

“Burr Oak Alive” invites you to join us at our January 29th Meeting, our first meeting of 2026!
Our monthly meetings are open to the public.

01/22/2026

WE CHANGED THE TIME!! 5:00-8:00…more daylight to see the beautiful lake with the snow and you will get back home an hour earlier 😀

Burr Oak Alive invites you to attend the “Winter Mixer”, our annual fundraising event, featuring live music by Bill Rawlins, on January 31, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Burr Oak Lodge. One lucky guest will win a 2-night stay plus breakfast for 2 at Burr Oak Lodge as our exclusive Door Prize. We have a lot of great raffle gifts for our drawing! Raffle cards are $5 each and have 25 tickets plus a Door Prize entry. Please refer to our flyer for further details and bring along your friends to join in the festivities!

12/02/2025

A video of our tree which has Natural and Handcrafted decorations made by our Members…No, we didn't make the lights or the tree!🤣