May, 2009
This Treehugger.com post was interesting mostly for the cool heat map of transportation-related carbon. It seems fairly obvious that if you live in an urban area and work close to your home (or in your home, if you are lucky), you will have significantly less commuting time, and hence a significantly lower carbon footprint. What [...]
Countryside Farmers Market opens Part of living in harmony with Nature has to be eating locally. Why? Conservation of energy. Health of your own body. Health of our environment. Health of the local economy. It just makes sense on too many levels. If you live in northern Ohio, check out the two Countryside Conservancy Farmers [...]
Living Rivers–Arteries of the Eastern Forest, August 16-21, 2009 A five day field course in aquatic ecology & the global significance of the Eastern Forest led by five outstanding field biologists; held at the Arc of Appalachia Preserve System in southern Ohio. David Johnson Microbiologist from Ohio Wesleyan; Greg Lipps, herpetologist; Roger F. Thoma, Eastern [...]
May 30, 8PM – 12PMPre-registration required The evening will begin with a program on Ohio’s only flying mammal, the “bat”. The group will then walk through the evening fog to the famous Ceely Rose. In 1896, Ceely Rose murdered her entire family inside of this little Pleasant Valley home. A park naturalist will tell the [...]
Get outside and join in the fun at the 4th Annual Garlic Mustard Pestival at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes on Saturday, May 30th. Please purchase your tickets in advanced as this event will sell out. 4th Annual Garlic Mustard Pestival Saturday, May 30th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM If you can’t beat it, [...]
