Discount registration for the Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife Workshop ends today, Feb. 28. Pull up more information. (Photo: iStock.)
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On St. Patrick’s Day, the carin’ for the green
The annual Ohio River Valley Woodland and Wildlife Workshop, aimed at landowners in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana but also for anyone else interested in conservation, is on March 17 near Cincinnati. CFAES is one of its sponsors. Read more about it. (Photo: Red trillium, Joshua Moore, iStock.)
‘Incredible loyalty to their partners’
Nothing says “Be my Valentine” like an urban coyote. Here’s what a CFAES study found. (Photo: iStock.)
Hey, you geese! Get off my lawn!
Right now, before spring gets underway, is the best time to keep Canada geese off your property, CFAES specialists say. Continue reading Hey, you geese! Get off my lawn!
All about bats
Marne Titchenell, wildlife program specialist in CFAES’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, presents a free public program on bats from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St., Columbus. Learn more.
Also, a reindeer DOES run faster than a grandma
Check out some holiday fun with science — reindeer DO go ‘click, click, click’; a reindeer can have a red nose — along with some cold reality: “Global Warming Threatens Caribou.” Reindeer are the same species as caribou, Rangifer tarandus.
Here are the swans that a-swim in Ohio
Depending on the time of year, your true love can find up to three swans a-swimming in, a-flying over or a-breeding in Ohio. The tundra. The trumpeter. The mute. One is an invasive species. One is the result of a successful reintroduction. Read more beneath the “7 th day” heading (scroll down). (Photo: Trumpeter swans, iStock.)
Way more than 6 geese a-laying
In parks, on farm ponds, on putting greens, Canada geese (pictured) “can sometimes become a problem,” Marne Titchenell, CFAES wildlife program specialist, says. “But they’re a constant reminder that we’re capable of helping a species in serious decline recover, and recover well.” Read their story under the “6th day” heading (scroll down).
And: Get tips for when geese become less than a gift. (Photo: iStock.)
Here’s what we’ve got in calling birds
Do the “12 Days of Christmas” birds live in Ohio? Here’s the deal on calling birds (scroll down).
Zoo crew at new center’s do; you too?
An African black-footed penguin, two-toed sloth, miniature horses and several companion dogs, to name-drop a few, have RSVPed to attend the Dec. 7 kickoff event for Ohio State’s new Center for Human-Animal Interactions Research and Education. Get details and a link so you can RSVP too (by Dec. 4).