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Marking Time Without Calendars

May 5, 2021 | Backyard Habitat, Brood X, Cicadas, conservation, Nature, Nature Learning, Periodical Cicadas, Soil, Wildlife

By Laura Weinel, Community Engagement Coordinator Imagine a world where there are no calendars to mark the days and no clocks to count the time. Instead, each passing year is tracked using... plants. Confused

Who Cares?

April 29, 2021

By Connie O'Connor, Director of Education It’s exciting to learn something new about nature. And it’s even more fun to share that knowledge with others. “If only they knew more about it,”

A row of pink bleeding heart flowers — Bleeding Heart

It Starts with a Seed

April 14, 2021 | Backyard Habitat, conservation, Earth Day, Eco-friendly habitats, Gardening, Landscaping, milkweed, National Gardening Day, Native Plants, Nature, Plant Identification, Soil, Yard Care

By Jeff Sperry, Director of Development and Marketing I guess I was about 11 years old when I asked my parents if I could have a garden in our backyard. Inspired by my grandparents’ enormous vegetable garden on

Meet Olivia & Danie

March 31, 2021 | Burn Boss, conservation, Eco-friendly habitats, Invasive Species, Landscaping, Long Branch Farm & Trails, Native Plants, Nature, Non-native plants, Non-native species, Ornithology, Prescribed Burns, Soil, Trails, Vernal ponds, Women in Conservation, Women Who Lead, Women's History Month

This entry was updated on March 7, 2022, to reflect Danie's current role as Research Ecologist here at Cincinnati Nature Center.

A pair of Great Blue Herons at Long Branch Farm & Trails — Photo by Mary Jo McClain

Home Sweet Sycamore

March 18, 2021 | conservation, Great Blue Herons, Long Branch Farm & Trails, Nature, Ornithology, Rookery

By Tess Renusch The great blue herons have returned to Long Branch Farm & Trails, and so the nesting season has begun! Like many picky homebuyers, Great Blue Herons can be particular when it comes to choosing a

Photo of lesser celandine flower — Lesser celandine flower

A Seriously Awful Weed

February 26, 2021

By Tim Nabors, Naturalist When it comes to invasive plants, this one may be the worst! It is one seriously awful weed. At the Cincinnati Nature Center, we are often approached by guests during the early spring who are