Background: Wheel Bug | This is one bug you do not want to handle! It can inflict a painful bite. Saturday, July 12, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. BUGology! Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd (south of OH-256) Baltimore, OH 43105 We will set out on a hike to search for bugs in different [...]
Child holding Animal Ambassador Corn Snake | Mambourg Park Friday, July 11, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Save Our Snakes! Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 Many of us learned to "hate" snakes! Did you know they are actually GREAT for our ecosystem? Let's have a closer look [...]
Searching for Macroinvertebrates | Salt Creek in Cross Mound Park Sunday, July 6, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Marvelous Macroinvertebrates Cross Mound Park 11615 16th Rd SW Stoutsville, OH 43154 See also Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Marvelous Macroinvertebrates Sensory Trail Park Did you know there are tiny aliens under rocks in [...]
View from Hickory Trail | Mambourg Park Tuesday, July 8, 2025 4:00-6:00 p.m. Women's Wellness Hike Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 How long do you think you would last in a zombie apocalypse? Work up a sweat on this fast-paced hike and practice escaping the hypothetical zombies! Heathy [...]
Virginia Opossum | Credit: (Drcyrus), CC BY-SA 2.1 AU, via Wikimedia Commons Wednesday, June 25, 2025 10:00-11:00 a.m. Skulls & Furs Zeller Park 8475 Benadum Rd Carroll, OH 43112 It is always best to admire wild animals from a distance. If you have ever wanted to pet a opossum, we can offer the [...]
Firefly | Photo Credit: art farmer from evansville indiana, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Saturday, June 28, 2025 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Firefly Walk Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 Did you know that most female fireflies cannot fly? Join us for a 1.5-mile hike where [...]
Saturday, June 21, 2025 9:00-10:30 p.m. Night Hike Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd (south of OH-256) Baltimore, OH 43105 Have you ever lost your way in broad daylight? How do animals get around at night? On this two-mile hike we will put our senses to the test and learn the adaptations animals use to navigate [...]
Japanese Wineberry | Non-native, Invasive Friday, August 15, 2025 4:00-5:30 p.m. Invaders Among Us Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd Baltimore, OH 43105 Did you know that some of your favorites plants may be harming our ecosystem! After a brief presentation about invasive plants, we will hike about 2 miles to search for and [...]
Japanese Wineberry | Non-native, Invasive Invaders Among Us Sunday, June 15, 2025 1:00-3:00 p.m. Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 Friday, August 15, 2025 4:00-5:30 p.m. Smeck Park 7395 Basil Rd Baltimore, OH 43105 Did you know that some of your favorites plants may be harming our ecosystem! After [...]
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, an Important Pollinator Saturday, June 7, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Precious Pollinators Mambourg Park 5531 Cincinnati-Zanesville Rd NE (US-22) Lancaster, OH 43130 Summer is approaching! All kinds of pollinators are migrating north or emerging from their wintertime cocoons. Learn about the amazing pollinators that call Ohio [...]
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