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.
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.
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.
Sometimes peering out the window or stepping out into the cold can give you a case of the winter blahs. No matter the weather, wildlife continues to be active and moving about, leaving signs of their activities wherever they go. Be on the lookout for these signs of winter wildlife during your next trek outdoors.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. A deer in the life? No, a year in the life of deer! Tune in as Nature Interpreter Eric gives you an inside look of what the average day is like for Ohio’s State Mammal.
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Conservation & Parks Manager John shares how nesting boxes at Little Miami Golf Center help save local species. Learn more and explore Monarch Heaven with us in today’s broadcast!
Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Evergreen trees add color to your landscape, especially in winter with the year-round color. But how can you tell the different tree species apart? Nature Interpreter Lisa shares how you can identify evergreen trees in Ohio in today’s video.
Female bears wake up to a surprise after their winter hibernation. These amazing mammals go through a process where they wake up as mothers! How does that happen? Read on to learn about bears’ reproductive cycle.