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Red, orange, green and blue holiday lights are in a pile.

Replay: Behind the Scenes of Holiday Lights Recycling

12/28/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Going Green, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. If you’ve dropped off your holiday lights to be recycled, this is the video for you! Our friends at Cohen Recycling are here, showing what goes on at their facilities.

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Nature Journaling #216: The Early Bird Gets the Worm

12/28/2020 7AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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Ellenwood Nature Barn in Snow

Nature Journaling #215: Get Outside in Winter

12/27/2020 8AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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Thorns grow out of a honey locust tree. Raindrops drip from the thorns.

Nature Journaling #214: What Makes Trees Different?

12/26/2020 8AM All, Nature Journaling, Parks at Home for Kids

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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A female northern cardinal with brown and red feathers sits on a tree branch during a winter morning.

Nature Journaling #213: What is Nature’s Most Perfect Gift?

12/25/2020 8AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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Replay: Meet the Tree of Heaven

12/23/2020 10AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Going Green, 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. We have a special guest at Parky’s Farm for today’s video, the tree of heaven. Tune in to learn why, despite its angelic name, the tree of heaven is actually an invasive species.

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

Nature Journaling #212: How Do You Celebrate Winter?

12/23/2020 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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A northern mockingbird sits in a small tree.

Bird Hunting During the Holidays

12/22/2020 8AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy, From the Field

Ever considered birding? The 2020 winter bird count once again proved why Ohio is a perfect place for anyone who likes cool animals to look for wildlife. Head outside in search of birds for a new family holiday tradition.

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