Tuesday, July 15, 2025
regalis on fairy candles

Fairy candles, or black cohosh, bloom each July with towering white spires, marking midsummer's arrival and adding a magical glow to shaded forest trails.
Farmer milking cows

Ohio State Extension educator Dwight Roseler considers the role of dairy farming in America's legacy, and what it takes to survive in the industry.

Two of the greatest ironies of living in the richest, strongest nation in the history of the world are how many poor people remain...
barred owl

Retired game warden Jim Abrams considers the instinctual fear of darkness and the mysterious world of barred owls and their haunting nighttime calls.
house sparrow

Tami Gingrich explains the devastation house sparrows cause and highlights strategies to protect bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting birds.

Tami Gingrich tries to change readers' perceptions on the dreaded tomato hornworm, which is actually a large, beautiful sphinx moth.

Just days after 20 inches of snow blanketed the ridge, a second storm arrived. We could have another 8 inches by morning. Such conditions bring...
Land snail

Tami Gingrich explores the characteristics of common slug and snails in Ohio, highlighting their benefits for wildlife and their difficulties for gardeners.
sweet chestnut

Learn two different methods for successfully growing chestnut seeds from seed.
Seventeen Polyphemus males

Tami Gingrich outlines the effects of light pollution on native moth populations and makes suggestions for helping them.