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Four green pawpaw fruits growing on a branch with long, bright green leaves.

Replay: Pickin’ Up Pawpaws

07/10/2020 11AM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, All About Food, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Eric is at Parky’s Farm pickin’ up pawpaws and putting them in his pocket. Learn more about Ohio’s state fruit in this fun video.

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A log sits on the forest floor with moss growing on its sides. Small, blooming plants surround the log.

Nature Journaling #104: Time for Tree Trunks

07/10/2020 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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Purple coneflower

Replay: Gone to Seed at Shaker Trace Nursery

07/9/2020 10AM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Meet Shaker Trace Nursery Technician Tim. Today, Tim is telling us all about working at the nursery and how native plants and native seeds are crucial to Ohio wildlife.

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Gray-headed coneflower

Nature Journaling #103: Flower Dissection

07/9/2020 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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A young girl sits on the ground, mixing dirt and water together to create mud.

Replay: Gettin’ Muddy

07/8/2020 11AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Lisa is playing in the mud at Sharon Woods! And sharing how mud is important for wildlife, of course.

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Oxeye daisy

Nature Journaling #102: Differences in Flowers

07/8/2020 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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An Eastern Phoebe, a gray flycatcher, sits in tree branches during a sunny day.

Replay: The Francis Homestead

07/7/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Videos, Nature Academy

Join us on our Facebook page Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Conservation & Parks Technician Jeremy is showing us around the Francis homestead, the green space adjacent to Francis RecreAcres. Learn more about how we maintain this area and how Ohio wildlife has returned to Northeast Hamilton County.

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Green and yellow leaves hang from a branch

Nature Journaling #101: Strong Summer Scents

07/7/2020 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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