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. 

Toadschool: Wahkeena's Forest School
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. 

Toadschool: Wahkeena's Forest School
Indian Pipe aka Ghost Plant

Nature Activities

Get to Know Series

Click the images below to get a printable PDF.

Get to Know Mambourg Park
Get to Know Mambourg Park - click for printable version
Get to Know Spring Amphibians
Activity Worksheet, Get to Know Spring Amphibians - click for printable version
Get to Know Owls of Ohio
click here to get a printable Get to Know Owls of Ohio workbook
Get to Know the Spotted Salamander
Activity Spotted Salamander
Get to Know the Dandelion
Activity Dandelion
Get to Know the Red Fox
Activity Red Fox
Get to Know Backyard Birds
Activity Backyard Birds
Get to Know Spring Mushrooms
Activity Spring Mushrooms
Get to Know Spring Wildflowers
Activity Spring Wildflowers
Get to Know the Red-spotted Newt
Activity Red Spotted Newt
Get to Know the Mayapple
Activity Mayapple and Box Turtle
Get to Know the Pileated Woodpecker
Activity 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 the Monarch Butterfly - Activity Worksheet
Get to Know Earth’s Moon
Get to Know Earth's Moon - Activity Worksheet
Get to Know Common Ohio Pollinators
Activity Worksheet, Get to Know Common Ohio Pollinators - click for printable version
Get to Know Common Mammal Skulls
Activity Worksheet, Get to Know Common Mammal Skulls - click for printable version
Get to Know Ohio’s Common Spiders
Activity Worksheet, Get to Know Ohio's Common Spiders - click for printable version
Make a Pinecone Bird Feeder
What Can You Find on a Spring Hike?
What Can You Find on a Summer Hike?
Today I Found a Garter Snake
Click here to get a printable Garter Snake coloring sheet.
Today I Found Clay
Click here to get a printable Clay coloring sheet.
Today I Found an Eastern Bluebird
Click here to get a printable Eastern Bluebird coloring sheet.
Today I Found a Butterfly
Click here to get a printable Butterly coloring sheet.
Today I Found a Spiny Softshell Turtle
Click here to get a printable Spiny Softshell Turtle coloring sheet.
Every Day is Earth Day
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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