Earlier this year, a team from the Clovernook Center for the Blind prepared an audio-tour of the Kirby Nature Preserve with narration by our esteemed President, Tim Sisson. They prepared this for their clients, and have been so gracious as to let us share it all of you as well!…
Normally, we do these sorts of things during our Spring Wild Flower Festival and Flower-a-Thon, but since we can’t get together this year, we figured we’d do a solo self-guided version. Let us know how you do! Enjoy! https://www.westernwildlifecorridor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WWCWildflowerHunt.pdf
On February 12, the Board of Directors of Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati has voted to accept the Western Wildlife Corridor for membership for 2020! So just what exactly is Community Shares? As a 501(c)(3), Community Shares has been in existence for 23 years, has 30 non-profit memberships and is in…
The Land Trust Alliance Accreditation Program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places forever. Western Wildlife Corridor (WWC) is pleased to announce that it is applying for accreditation in 2020. A public comment period is now open. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an…
The focus of WWC’s annual spring wildflower event is education and fun. This year’s event on Saturday, April 28, continues with last year’s features and adds something new to make it even more enjoyable. Start time is 9 am with breakfast at the Kirby Nature Center, and 1 pm at…
https://www.facebook.com/events/619194968285988/ Wednesday May 10th, 7pm at the Kirby Nature Center We tend to focus on the wildflowers in our preserves, but there are other things growing in the forest that are no less beautiful. Flower White and Tom Malone will demonstrate how to photograph and identify the many types of…
Did you catch the article on Forest Inventory in the latest Winter Edition of the Steward newsletter? If not, check it out here. Below, you’ll find some supplementary information to accompany Matt Fitzpatrick’s informative article;
Black Snakeroot at Bender Mountain, September, 2011 -photo by Tim Sisson, WWC President 2011 From wikipedia; “Actaea racemosa (black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, fairy candle; syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) is a plant of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario…
