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Blog Entries - tag: 'Backyard habitat'
It Starts with a Seed
Posted on: April 14, 2021
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 their dairy farm in Chautauqua County,
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A Sunny Garden Flower Gone Awry
Posted on: February 24, 2021
by Danie Frevola, Conservation Apprentice
Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) is a stunning wetland plant with tall and showy yellow flowers (Fig 1.). While it is an attractive landscaping plant, it also peaks gardener’s interest because it can grow in a
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Invasive Vine No One Seems to Notice
Posted on: February 23, 2021
by Danie Frevola, Conservation Apprentice
Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) is found in all sorts of spots throughout Cincinnati- from the side of houses, to the side of highways; across the forest floor all the way up to the tree canopy. However, the vine
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Shaun’s Yard
Posted on: May 7, 2020
A Practical Application of National Wildlife Federation’s Habitat Checklist
by Jason Neumann, Public Programs Manager
Suburban Blue Ash, early April. I had pulled out my lawnmower for the first grass cutting of 2020. Dressed to work in my old
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Turn Your Property into Better Habitat
Posted on: May 5, 2020
By Jeff Sperry, Director of Development and Marketing
I hate mowing the lawn. It’s noisy, messy, and smelly. Lawnmower motors are very loud; grass clippings get all over the place; and the fumes from the motor are noxious. My goal has been to
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Want Biodiversity? Feed the Soil
Posted on: April 27, 2020
by Jason Neumann, Public Programs Manager
It’s time to vent. After nearly 25 years on staff at Cincinnati Nature Center, there are a couple of things I want to clear up. For the record, I’m fully on board with the Nature Center’s
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