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Potted succulents are lined up on an old boot tray.

The Inside Garden

03/9/2021 10AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Grownups, Going Green, All About Food

Nature Interpreter Allyson knows it’s still cold outside, but spring is on its way! Want to live like it’s spring? With a little ingenuity, and a window, spring can start inside long before winter’s end. Learn how you can begin your own inside garden with these gardening tips.

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

How to Start a Pollinator Garden

03/6/2021 9AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Grownups, Going Green, Nature Academy

Did you know that pollinators like bees and butterflies are essential to our food supply? But sometimes these small creatures need help accessing their favorite foods. You can help by creating your own pollinator garden at home. Follow these gardening tips to help local pollinators and our natural environment.

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4 Trails Where You Can Take a Time Out

02/28/2021 10AM All, Time Out, Parks at Home for Grownups, From the Field

After what seems like the longest winter ever, the sun is starting to peek out and the days are getting warmer. Looking for a new place to get outside and explore? Take a time out away from screens and completely immerse yourself in nature on these trails at Great Parks.

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A Chickadee is in the midst of landing at a bird feeder.

Gardening for the Birds

02/23/2021 12PM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Bird feeders are a good source of food for birds and can bring joy to bird watchers. Nature Interpreter Ellen shares how using native plants around bird feeders will create a more holistic and safer habitat for local birds.

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Beechmont Bridge proposed plan

Great Parks Building Final Phase of Little Miami Scenic Trail at Beechmont Bridge

02/16/2021 10AM All, 2021, Great Parks News

Great Parks of Hamilton County has started construction of the final extension and most significant section of the Little Miami Scenic Trail. A half-mile extension will allow trail users to safely travel from the Little Miami Scenic Trail to the Ohio River Trail for the first time.

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Why I Went to the Woods

02/16/2021 8AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Grownups, All About Food, Stories, Nature Academy

Have you noticed an odor in the air recently? It’s none other than skunks. You might consider skunks offensively odiferous, but for Education Manager Suzanne, it marks the start of the sweetest season in nature: maple sugaring season.

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Racoon tracks on a log in the snow.

Nature Journaling #255: How to Identify Animal Tracks

02/15/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

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Jars of freshly made maple sugar line a table covered with a red-checked table cloth. The maple syrup in the jars ranges from an amber color to a deep brown.

Recipes: 7 Maple Sugar Sweets & Treats to Make This Winter

02/14/2021 1PM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Grownups, All About Food

It’s the sweetest time of the year at Great Parks. As the freezing nights give way to warmer days, the sap starts to flow and maple season is officially underway! Nature Interpreter Stephanie shares some crowd favorite maple recipes that go beyond pancakes.

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