Maple Syrup Magic
Add a dash of star power, a puff of breath and one drop of a raincloud… From when it first touches your lips, you know it’s something special. The sweet, amber-colored elixir that’s good on…
Meandering Streams
These two beautiful photos show a stream meandering through the forest in Miami Whitewater Forest. But what does it mean to say that a stream is “meandering?” Many of us may be familiar with…
Great Volunteers are the Key to Great Parks
Volunteers have been an important part of the park district for its entire 85-year history. Running in its current format since 1978, the volunteer program has grown steadily along with the park district. Today, more…
Let the Stars Be Your Guide
I can remember walking around my neighborhood as a child in the fall and winter, looking up at the stars, and I would always notice the constellation Orion. Year after year, he was always there,…
Winter Solstice
The word “solstice” in Latin means “sun stands still.” December 21 is the winter solstice, which is the day with the least amount of sunlight for the year here in Cincinnati. It also marks the first day of…
Barn Owls
A farmer walks into his barn late one fall evening. He hears a loud raspy, hissing “SSS-SKEECH!!!” The farmer jumps with fright and looks up into the rafters. A thin, white object files quickly and…
Migration is Mind-Blowing
This time of year, as we humans prepare to travel near and far visiting family and friends for the holidays, there is a lot of travel going on in the skies above us. Every year…
Ohio’s Amazing Arachnids
Spiders get a bad rap. Maybe it’s their eight eyes, long spindly legs and habit of appearing out the corner of your eye when you least expect it. Or possibly it’s an innate fear passed down…