Great Parks | Great Stories

Over 100 different butterfly species have been observed in the Cincinnati area. How can you tell them apart when they’re flying about? Nature Interpreter Luke shares how to identify butterfly species and where you can spot some in Great Parks.

Try your hand at a different kind of nature craft! Follow along with Conservation & Parks Technician Ethan, who shows that all you need is fibrous plant material to learn this simple rope-making technique.

Do you hear some bird calls in spring that sound unfamiliar? These are small songbirds called Warblers. Warblers hail from the tropics and are visiting Ohio for a short time. Nature Interpreter Lisa lists common warbler species and how you can identify them during their layover in Ohio.

Reading can be a great way of exploring the world around you without ever having to leave your home, especially when you can’t get outside. Nature Interpreter Luke shares his favorite reading recommendations that celebrate our Earth every day.

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.

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.

Moths are often overlooked as butterflies’ uglier, boring relatives, but they’re just as interesting and just as helpful to our environment! Nature Interpreter Maddie shares the bright side of moth lives with these common Ohio moths that you can find in Hamilton County.

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.