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= Larry Rosche =

Larry O. Rosche, (Born September 15, 1944) American author, avian (bird) and odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) expert, known for his work in the field of Conservation and Field Science.

Life
Born in 1944.

Attended college at Kent State University, where he was a pitcher for the Varsity Baseball team in 1964-65; In 1964 they finished as the Mid America Conference Champions, receiving the schools' first NCAA tournament berth.

Father of 2 daughters, Laura and Rachael.

List of Accomplishments
2007: Naturalist of the Year, Ohio Biological Service

2008: Cardinal Award for Outstanding Contribution to Ohio Conservation

2008: Co-authored the definitive volume Dragonflies and Damselflies of Northeast Ohio (2008) with Judy Semroc

2009: Portage County Environmental Hero award

2012: Jared Potter Kirtland Award for outstanding professional achievement in the field of Natural Science from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Honorary Lifetime Member of the Kirtland Bird Club, past president, and served as editor of the Cleveland Bird Calendar for 16 years

Updated the Birds of the Cleveland Region in 2004.

Authored the Field Book of Birds of the Cleveland Region, 1988, 2004

Co-authored the Cleveland chapter on area birding for the Birder’s Guide to Metropolitan Areas of North America (2001)

Head avian researcher at Camp James A. Garfield since 1994; actively conducting dragonfly & damselfly (odonata) surveys on site. He has also preformed surveys for the Ohio National Guard at Camp Sherman, Camp Perry and Camp Tarlton.

He inventoried birds at multiple sites for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas in eastern Ohio for the Ohio Department of Natural Areas and Preserves (1982-1987).

Map creator for over 20 years, his digital range and distribution maps appear in almost every Peterson Field Guide

Reviewer of species distribution maps for Ohio birds for the Sibley’s Guide to Birds and the National Geographic Society’s Birds of North America