BATH TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY (WLIO) - The groundhogs may say spring is just around the corner, but Johnny Appleseed says there is still time to walk through a winter wonderland.
The park district held their second “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” in the series at the oldest park in the district, Teddy Bear Park, on Saturday morning. Winter is a time when a lot of people want to stay inside, but there is so much to see in the woods during the colder months that you may not get to see at other times of the year. The hikes are around a mile long and naturalists will teach people about the great outdoors, to help enhance the experience when they explore on their own.
“I would like people to just take some basic tips back. So, they feel knowledgeable when they go out on a hike, they start seeing things,” says Lindsey Gallaugher, Naturalist, Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District. “I find when I go out, my eyes start opening up to these things that I hadn’t known before. So, when we give folks these basic tips on identifying either trees, plants, or wildlife, they can go back and see the richness in their own parks and in their own natural spaces right outside their door.”
The final Walking in a Winter Wonderland hike will be on February 17th at 10 am in Kendrick Woods.
