When I first started birding several years ago, I used to get confused or bewildered responses from people when I would tell them about how much I...
A walk in nature has long been considered to be a stress-reliever – a way to take your mind off the pressures of daily life and appreciate the...
It’s been a great couple weeks in Cleveland for a few reasons! Aside from this week’s fantastic weather, the all-new giraffe deck is officially...
The eastern cottontail ( Sylvilagus floridanus ) is a species that people often see in their yards, and the more unfortunate find in their gardens....
“I can remember coming here in high school with my biology class” was something I heard quite often in my year at Rocky River Nature Center....
Have you considered how a frog’s tongue, which functions very well to extend out and catch insects, might be involved or not in swallowing that...
Here's your official Cleveland Metroparks Sunday Funday Itinerary! 8 – 10 a.m. Play 9 at Washington Golf Course Just...
Rather than picking a topic for this blog, I decided to choose a date and look into what was happening in the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District...
Just over a year ago I made the decision to rescue a dog. I found the perfect puppy, an 8 week old girl, who I named Luna. Luna has always...
I inherited a cigar box full of old topographic maps from my friend Lee Smith. Lee, born in 1906, was a long-time volunteer at Rocky River Nature...
Quietly lurking beneath the surface… …hiding under every rock… …legs scurrying… …bodies squirming… …tiny terrors… …monsters of the shallow...
Once upon a time, the land that would become Ohio was a wild place. Two-hundred and sixty-five years ago, nearly 100% of “Ohio” land was covered in...
July is the month to get off the couch, away from the TV and out of the house. There’s a reason all they run on TV in July are movie re-runs and...
As a fledgling park system, seeking to surround the once 6 th largest city in the nation, it is no wonder that trees would be at the top of...