Nature Connection
Learn about animals (fauna) and plants (flora) you can find here in Fairfield County, Ohio! Is a plant native or non-native? Is it a desirable addition to the area or an unwanted invasive species? Is that night sound the hoot of an owl, the trill of a frog or toad, or a call of another creature active after dark?
Check out these videos, coloring pages, information sheets, puzzles, scavenger hunts, and other fun things to do.
Indian Pipe aka Ghost Plant
Nature Activities
Get to Know Series
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Nature Connection
Learn about animals (fauna) and plants (flora) you can find here in Fairfield County, Ohio! Is a plant native or non-native? Is it a desirable addition to the area or an unwanted invasive species? Is that night sound the hoot of an owl, the trill of a frog or toad, or a call of another creature active after dark?
Check out these videos, coloring pages, information sheets, puzzles, scavenger hunts, and other fun things to do.
Indian Pipe aka Ghost Plant
Nature Activities
Get to Know Series
Click the images below to get a printable PDF.
NEW! Get to Know Mambourg Park
NEW! Get to Know Spring Amphibians
Get to Know Owls of Ohio
Get to Know the Spotted Salamander
Get to Know the Dandelion
Get to Know the Red Fox
Get to Know Backyard Birds
Get to Know Spring Mushrooms
Get to Know Spring Wildflowers
Get to Know the Red-spotted Newt
Get to Know the Mayapple
Get to Know the Pileated Woodpecker
Get to Know Aquatic Insects
Get to Know Bird Nests
Get to Know Bird Migrants
Get to Know Common Snakes
Get to Know Ohio’s Common Moths
Get to Know the Monarch Butterfly
Get to Know Earth’s Moon
Get to Know Common Ohio Pollinators
Get to Know Common Mammal Skulls
Get to Know Ohio’s Common Spiders
More to Come!
Make a Pinecone Bird Feeder
What Can You Find on a Spring Hike?
What Can You Find on a Summer Hike?
Your Wild Life
Your Drawings Inspire Us
Have you enjoyed the Get to Know series activity worksheets? Want to inspire us to make more? Use the Your Wild Life worksheet to draw something you find in nature and tell us what you have learned about it. Take a picture of your entry and send it by email to wahkeena@att.net. Our favorite, most creative submissions will be turned into an activity featuring what YOU drew and learned.
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Today I Found a Garter Snake
Today I Found an Eastern Bluebird
Today I Found a Butterfly
Today I Found Clay
Today I Found a Spiny Softshell Turtle
Coloring Pages
Every Day is Earth Day
Every Day is Earth Day 2020 Coloring Contest Winners
Kellen B, age 7, is the winner with his entry,
“I will learn as I play in nature and protect all creatures.”
An excellent plan! Congratulations, Kellen!
Phoebe F, age 10, is the winner with her entry,
“I will always recycle every thing I can.”
Fantastic! Congratulations, Phoebe!
Nature Videos
Get to Know Series
Get to Know Spring Wildflowers – 1 of 3
Get to Know Spring Wildflowers – 2 of 3
Get to Know Spring Wildflowers – 3 of 3
Get to Know the Cecropia Moth – 1 of 3
Get to Know the Cecropia Moth – 2 of 3
Get to Know the Cecropia Moth – 3 of 3
Animals (Fauna)
Frogs Calling at Night
Two-lined Salamander
Corn Snake Shedding Skin
Hickory Horned Devil
Plants (Flora)
Watch this space for new videos.
Summer Solstice Celebration from Coyote Run
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On June 20, 2020, a presentation to help us explore the significance of the summer solstice was given by Carol Abbott, Volunteer NASA Solar System Ambassador, and our own Marcey Shafer, Education Services Coordinator. Following are links to the videos used during that presentation and some solar system-related activities.
Crossword Puzzle, “Earth’s Trip Around the Sun”
“Why Do We Have Different Seasons?” by California Academy of Sciences
“Seasons” by City College of San Francisco
“The Apparent Path of the Sun” by EduMedia
“Photoperiodic Flowering – Part 1” by The BioClock Studio, UC San Diego
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