Parks at Home for Grownups Archives

Replay: Zesty Zucchini Fries

07/13/2020 11AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, All About Food

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Ellen is sharing fun facts about zucchinis and vegetables from the garden at Parky’s Farm. Tune in for a delicious (and nutritious) zucchini fry recipe.

Four green pawpaw fruits growing on a branch with long, bright green leaves.

Replay: Pickin’ Up Pawpaws

07/10/2020 11AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, All About Food

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Eric is at Parky’s Farm pickin’ up pawpaws and putting them in his pocket. Learn more about Ohio’s state fruit in this fun video.

Replay: Gone to Seed at Shaker Trace Nursery

07/9/2020 10AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Meet Shaker Trace Nursery Technician Tim. Today, Tim is telling us all about working at the nursery and how native plants and native seeds are crucial to Ohio wildlife.

An Eastern Phoebe, a gray flycatcher, sits in tree branches during a sunny day.

Replay: The Francis Homestead

07/7/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Conservation & Parks Technician Jeremy is showing us around the Francis homestead, the green space adjacent to Francis RecreAcres. Learn more about how we maintain this area and how Ohio wildlife has returned to Northeast Hamilton County.

A bee hovers over a yellow lotus flower.

Replay: American Lotuses

07/6/2020 11AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Tune in as Conservation Biologist Daniel and Director of Education & Events Amy tell us all about American lotus flowers.

A corgi plays in the field of Simmonds Family Dog Park at Miami Whitewater Forest.

Replay: Dog Day Morning

07/2/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Four-Legged Friends, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. It’s a dog day morning, AKA the perfect time to make some delicious (and nutritious!) treats for your four-legged friend.

Replay: Nuts About Squirrels

07/1/2020 10AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. We’re at Sharon Woods with Nature Interpreter Lisa where we’re going nutty! We’re on the lookout for squirrels. Learn more about these clever creatures in this video.

Replay: What a Hoot!

06/30/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. This video is such a hoot! We’re at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve with Nature Interpreter Stephanie meeting a few owl animal ambassadors.