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Replay: Nuts About Squirrels

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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.

A butterfly sits on top of a frog's head. The frog sits on a lily pad submerged in water.

Bloodthirsty Butterflies

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In the insect world, you can discover a variety of creatures from the cool to the downright creepy. However, there is no group of insects more hardcore than butterflies. How so? Some butterflies are hungry … for blood.

Create Your Own Pollinator Garden

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Looking for a way to help our local pollinators beyond National Pollinators Week? Why not try planting a pollinator garden! Read on for some pollinator garden basics to help get you started.

A monarch butterfly enjoys the nectar of common milkweed.

Replay: Pollinator Garden Tour

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. We’re celebrating pollinators for National Pollinators Week. Go on a tour of the butterfly garden at Glenwood Gardens with Highfield Discovery Garden Manger Doug and Nature Interpreter Lisa and learn more about these important plants.

Two ripe pawpaws are ready to be picked from the tree.

Replay: Tree ID Hike

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Today we’re talking trees. Join Regional Education Manager Julie on a tree ID hike where she’s sharing how to identify common trees, vines and shrubs.

Replay: Bird Watch

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Today, Nature Interpreter Lisa shares the basics to bird watching and how you can recognize bird calls.

A bald eagle spreads its wings, preparing to to take flight from a tree.

Birding Basics

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Ever wanted to get into birding but don’t know where to start? With the warmer weather, spring migration is in full swing. We share some tips and tricks for how you can start birding.

Replay: Birding at Campbell Lakes Preserve

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Nature Interpreter Tom is at Campbell Lakes Preserve looking for the elusive purple martin in today’s video.