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An eastern coyote sits in tall grass.

Replay: Telling Fact From Fiction About Coyotes

01/15/2021 11AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Coyotes are a hot topic, especially at this time of year. What should you do if you see one? Nature Interpreter Paul answers all your questions and more about these fascinating, adaptable creatures.

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Nature Journaling #230: At Frost Glance

01/15/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

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A controlled fire occurs on a prairie habitat at Miami Whitewater Forest.

Replay: Miami Whitewater Forest Prescribed Burn Revisited

01/13/2021 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. What happens to a prairie after a prescribed burn and why do we set these controlled fires? Conservation & Parks Technicians Alex and AJ are back at Miami Whitewater Forest to show how the prairie is doing months later.

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A bright full moon shines at night over Winton Woods in January 2020.

Nature Journaling #229: Winter Moon Gazing Part 2

01/13/2021 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here every day!

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A Carolina wren sits in the bare branches of a tree.

Become A Birder: 5 Birds You Can Spot Today

01/12/2021 2PM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Every birder starts somewhere, and there are lots of local birds you don’t have to have an eagle eye or the ears of a hawk to recognize. Here are a few of the easiest birds to spot in Hamilton County – and they may be in your backyard right this very moment!

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Oak Marble Gall

Replay: The Fascinating World of Galls

01/11/2021 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Have you ever seen a strange growth on prairie plants? Director of Education & Events Amy shares that these plants aren’t sick – insects call these growths home. Find out more about galls in today’s broadcast.

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A southern flying squirrel hides behind its tail, sitting in a hole in a tree.

Nature Journaling #228: A Hole New World

01/11/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

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Snow covers the branches of a pine tree at Winton Woods.

Nature Journaling #227: Evergreen Evermore

01/10/2021 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Join us in keeping a nature journal throughout 2021. This is your journal, something to help you connect to the natural world around you and make discoveries along the way. Don’t worry, we will give you a new prompt here regularly!

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