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Native Spring Wildflowers: Wild Columbine

05/19/2022 10AM Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

There’s no time like spring to see the beauty of wildflowers. Director of Programming Amy shares the facts on this fascinating flower that blooms when the weather begins to heat up, wild columbine.

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The bloom of a wild ginger plant. It is maroon in color, hidden under the green leaves of the plant, closed to rocks and soil.

Wild About Ginger!

04/21/2022 10AM Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

One spring wildflower that blossoms without much fanfare is wild ginger. Director of Programming Amy shares how wild ginger’s differences are actually what makes it bloom.

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A black, yellow and white monarch caterpillar climbs on a leaf.

What’s a Bioblitz? It’s Time to Prepare for the City Nature Challenge!

03/29/2022 2PM Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

If you haven’t heard of a bioblitz, it’s a great way to build your outdoor observation skills while helping biologists. Get outside and explore new places this spring by joining Great Parks in the City Nature Challenge 2022.

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A Cooper's hawk sits on a chain-link fence. It has its prey under one of its feet.

The Cooper’s Hawk: A Stealthy Hunter

03/24/2022 11AM Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Keep your eyes open on your next birding excursion for the stealthy Cooper’s hawk. Director of Programming Amy continues her birding series by sharing what to keep an eye out for when spotting this surreptitious bird of prey.

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An eastern newt swims among aquatic plants.

What the Eft? The Odd Life Cycle of the Eastern Newt

03/10/2022 10AM All, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Most amphibians live a double life, but the eastern newt puts a new twist on the phrase with their unusual intermediate life stage. Nature Interpreter Courtney dives into the eastern newt’s odd life cycle.

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A Carolina Wren uses its feet to grasp onto a tree trunk. The bird is perpendicular to the tree.

Teakettle – Teakettle! The Tale of the Carolina Wren

02/15/2022 2PM Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

If you’ve heard this rapid bird song, then you’ve heard a Carolina wren. Director of Programming Amy shares what you need to keep an eye – and ear! – out for in order to spot this small yet adaptive critter during your next birding excursion.

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A close-up of a Common Hackberry tree. The tree bark has raised ridges.

5 Trees You Can Spot on a Winter Hike

02/8/2022 1PM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

There’s more to the outdoors in winter than cloudy skies and cold temperatures. Nature Interpreter Paul challenges you to take a winter hike and see if you can spy these five common Ohio trees on your trek.

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A white-breasted nuthatch sits on a bare tree branch. The bird has a white belly and face, a black head and bluish-gray wings on its back and tail feathers.

Energetic & Agile: The White-Breasted Nuthatch

01/18/2022 3PM Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

The winter might feel long and cold, but Director of Programming Amy suggests paying attention to particular birds visiting your feeders. Though tiny, white-breasted nuthatches are a fun find for birders of all levels!

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