Tag: ecology

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May 20, 2025

Big Darby Creek Stream Exploration & Lecture

This program includes two sessions on Aug. 9 and 23, and attendance on Aug. 9 is required to participate in the second session Aug. 23. Registration also is required. The cost is general museum admission (free for members) at the Ohio History Center upon entry for the Aug. 9 lecture. This two-session program is capped at 30 […]
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May 12, 2025

A Brief History of the Golden-winged Warbler: Part I

By Erin Cashion, Curator of Natural History At first glance, it appears to be only a brownish wad of grapevine bark strips and old beech leaves. Its age alone (and the person who collected it) make it a specimen of high historic and scientific significance. But this plain-seeming clump of old leaves has an even […]
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June 27, 2024

An Ode To Caterpillars
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October 8, 2021

Restoring a Sense of Wonder

“I fell in love with every bird I met and everything they did. Their world, my world, was all new. I swooned to kinglets, warblers, tanagers...
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July 14, 2021

Celebrating World Snake Day 2021

World Snake Day 2021 is Friday, July 16! Want to learn more about these misunderstood animals?
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April 28, 2021

Get Ready for Brood X!

Western Ohio as well as Indiana, Maryland, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina are all due to experience...
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April 16, 2021

Understanding the Climate Crisis – Part I
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April 16, 2021

Understanding the Climate Crisis – Part II
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May 20, 2020

May 12 Coffee With a Curator: Follow-up Questions
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April 15, 2020

Springtime Snake ID: Part II

By Erin Cashion This is Part II of a two-part blog series! Be sure to check out Part I to learn about Ohio's most common snake species and snake identification myths.   Snake Bite Statistics Before I cover Ohio's three venomous snake species, I want to take some time to discuss the danger of snakebite […]