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Replay: Bird Watch

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Today, Nature Interpreter Lisa shares the basics to bird watching and how you can recognize bird calls.

Rain falls on tree branches at Winton Woods.

Replay: Thunderous Story Time

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Relax with us. Nature Interpreter Lisa is hosting story time and shares where lightning comes from.

Duckweed on an Oar

Maintaining Reservoirs

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This post was originally published in June 2019. It has been updated to reflect changes in the Sharon Lake Improvement Project. As described in February’s blog, “What’s a Reservoir?,” Winton Lake, Miami Whitewater Forest Lake… Maintaining Reservoirs

Replay: Snake Talk

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! This is a special live video celebrating Parks to Kids Day! Learn more about snakes and we’re sharing a super snake craft you can make right at home.

Brachiopod fossil

Backyard Challenge: Finding Fossils

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Is that rock you found just a rock or is it a fossil in disguise? Next time you hit the trail, use this guide to help you find fossils from the Ordovician Period.

Replay: Be a Nature Detective

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Nature Interpreter Lisa is leading us on a nature investigation at Sharon Woods. Put on your detective caps to help solve the case!

A long exposure photograph of Buckeye Falls at Sharon Woods. It is a sunny fall day.

Nature Timeout: Sharon Woods

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You’ve made it through the week! Do nothing for a minute except relax with this nature timeout at Sharon Woods.