***Update***
We will have a new home for in-person meetings starting 2026 at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215.
Join us for our first in-person in a few years! Our special guest speaker will be Biran Zimmerman who will share information on the upcoming North American Native Fish Association Convention happening here in Columbus! Details for the convention can be found here:
https://www.nanfa.org/convention/2026.shtmlIn-person meetings will be held at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215. For this meeting, we will be in room 3B. Parking is available for a small fee and attached to the building.
BAP/HAP submissions may be turned in at this meeting. Please be aware that submissions may only be traded. Sales are prohibited by the library.
Brian's Bio:
Brian Zimmerman has been captivated by native North American freshwater fish since high school, when his grandmother presented him with a copy of Milton B. Trautman’s Fishes of Ohio. He received his bachelor’s degree at Heidelberg College, where he double-majored in Water Resources and Environmental Biology with Dr. Ken Baker before completing his MS in Aquatic Ecology under Dr. Jeff Minor at Bowling Green State University.
Brian worked at several jobs in the fisheries field, but was finally able to pursue his interest in surveying Ohio’s fish and updating their distribution when he began the Fishes of Ohio Inventory project through The Ohio State University in 2011, which led to the publication of the book, "A Naturalist’s Guide to the Fishes of Ohio" published in 2019. He has continued to work at The Ohio State University working on projects studying and reintroducing Ohio’s rare and endangered fish species to this day.
