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August 2nd, 2018
THE OAK OPENINGS IN MY BACKYARD: FROM DEVASTATION TO RESTORATION
In 2001, Angie Boudouris moved to her dream space in the country. Her 5.5-acre horse farm was bordered on two sides by Oak Openings Metropark. There was a large barn and 3-3.5 acres of pasture for her horses. Large oaks…
May 3rd, 2018
Eric Peterson: Native Gardening Rooted in Seed
by Susan Cross It took some vision to see a native prairie when Eric Peterson first purchased his home in 2011 in rural Berkey, Ohio. There was an old farm house surrounded by agricultural property, five huge maple and three…
April 4th, 2018
Homegrown Conservation: Brittani Furlong hosts Frogtastic Night at Blue Week
By Ashlee Decker and Sara DeMaria, Green Ribbon Initiative People choose to live in certain places for all sorts of reasons, but for University of Toledo (UT) graduate, Brittani Furlong, it was the beauty of the fringed gentian that captured…
March 1st, 2018
Peregrine Falcons: Tender Masters of the Sky
Of the many birds that call northwest Ohio home, arguably the most dramatic is the peregrine falcon. But these raptors also have a tender side. Learn more about the multifaceted peregrine from Cynthia Nowak of the Toledo Peregrine Project.