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A beaver in a lake eats leaves from a vine.

Making a Home in Highfield

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Winter is a quiet time in the Highfield Discovery Garden at Glenwood Gardens. Frogs wait patiently in the mud for warmer weather. The vegetables in the raised beds are all gone except for some hardy… Making a Home in Highfield

An Oasis in an Urban Setting

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Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve boasts the nickname “The Oasis.” This nickname dates back to 1972, when Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Werner donated the land to Great Parks of Hamilton County. The history of this small-yet-mighty… An Oasis in an Urban Setting

Celebrating 90 Years

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2020 is a big year: It’s the start of a new decade, the Olympics are in Tokyo this summer and there is always something going on at a park. 2019 saw many ideas become reality… Celebrating 90 Years

Nature interpreter Susan Sumner holds a turtle while two young park guests are excited to pet the turtle.

Steps to Sensory Friendly

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It is often the little things that we take for granted as we lead our busy lives, those day-to-day activities we can plod through without even thinking about because they seem so mundane. As I… Steps to Sensory Friendly

Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Impressive Insects

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Are you wondering how cold this winter will be? Some people believe that banded woolly bear caterpillars can give us that answer. It is thought that if a woolly bear has longer black stripes than red,… Impressive Insects