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Nature Journaling #294: Kidding Around on the Farm

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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!

A deer treks the leaf-covered trail at Sharon Woods.

Replay: A Year in the Life of Deer

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. A deer in the life? No, a year in the life of deer! Tune in as Nature Interpreter Eric gives you an inside look of what the average day is like for Ohio’s State Mammal.

A chicken has a tiny bug in between its beak.

Replay: The Incredible (and Edible) Science of Eggs

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. What makes up an egg? What makes eggs so tough? Nature Interpreter Eric tells us about all the parts of an egg while demonstrating a few experiments in today’s video.

Gracie, the mini-Hereford cow, picks her nose with her tongue.

Replay: Winter Animal Care at Parky’s Farm

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. How do ponies, ducks, chickens and other farm animals deal with the cold? Nature Interpreter Ellen shows what we do at Parky’s Farm to keep the animals safe all winter long.

Replay: Meet the Tree of Heaven

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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.

Parky's Playbarn at Parky's Farm.

Replay: Parky’s Farm Tour

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Farm Manager Dave is giving you a behind-the-scenes tour of Parky’s Farm and Winton Woods Riding Center! Follow along to meet the horses, meet some farm animals and even learn some history of Parky’s Farm.

A brown chicken sits on a fence at Parky's Farm

Replay: Keeping Chickens

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Eric is at his favorite place, Parky’s Farm, showing there is more to keeping chickens and roosters than you may think.

Alpacas at Parky's Farm

Replay: The Difference Between Llamas & Alpacas

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Ever wonder what’s the difference between llamas and alpacas? Now you don’t have to – Nature Interpreter Eric is on the case at Parky’s Farm.