When Is It Really Spring?
How do you know when it's really Spring? Everyone has their favorite signs. Even though the trees are still bare, it may be Spring because the grass starts to turn…
American Chestnut Trees
The magnificent American chestnut tree once dominated 200 million acres of the eastern United States. Chestnuts were the primary food source for wildlife, livestock and people. Many different uses of…
Why Leaves Change Color
Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the…
Monarch Mania
As if Executive Director Tavia Cathcart Brown weren't busy enough to begin with at the Nature Preserve, she has now become a Monarch butterfly Mama! Her interest in flowers extends…
Emerald Ash Borer
On a recent trip to Cincinnati, I noticed many trees along I-71 which appeared to be dead or dying. A quick glance at the leaves showed them to be ash…
Luv at the Frog Pond
We always expect courtship and mating behavior to happen in the spring, and often this is the case. Some animals, however, continue to court and produce young throughout the summer.…
Blue Moon
"Blue Moon, You saw me standing alone..." "Once in a Blue Moon" There are two astronomical definitions of a Blue Moon; both are a type of Full Moon. When the…
Family Campout
When I was a Girl Scout, many, many years ago, we went camping several times every year. As an adult, however, we usually stayed in cabins or the lodge at…
Scary Shelf Clouds
This morning some ominous looking clouds rushed over Kentucky, and apparently, much of the Eastern US as well. According to the meteorologists, these are shelf clouds. Shelf clouds often resemble…
Birds in the Grasslands
It's exciting to walk through Meadowlark Meadow now because of all the birds who live there. Red-winged Blackbirds, in particular, are everywhere - calling loudly to protect their territories from…
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