LIMA (WLIO) - A light show was held Wednesday evening at the Lima Public Library.
From
To
BATH TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - The Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District invited kids to dinner on Thursday, but not for them.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District taught the public all about how maple syrup makes it from trees to your table.
SPENCERVILLE, OH (WLIO) - Sunday was snowy, overcast, and muddy, but it was still a good day for a hike.
BATH TOWNSHIP, (WLIO)- Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District invited the public to the McElroy Environmental Education Center to get up close a…
Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District has updated some space to better teach others about nature. The McElroy Environmental Education Center has been around since the 1980’s and has served many purposes for the park district. But since they have recently built new office space, in the last six months they have been able to dedicate the MEEC to their educational programing. Johnny Appleseed held an open house Sunday to show off the changes. Thanks to Dot’s Pet Center, they have displays for their live animals, to help bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. Plus, more space to show off some of their other educational exhibits.
The monarch is native to Ohio and many other states as it makes annual migrations to Mexico but conservationists warn that habitat destruction and climate change are threatening the iconic black and orange monarch butterfly. Local naturalists say that we can help by planting more of the plant that will feed their offspring.
There may still be some snow on the ground, but there is Spring in the air in the Johnny Appleseed Parks. Some intrepid adventurers headed out…
The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District is encouraging people to head out and enjoy the parks during the winter. Whether you take part in one of their guided winter hikes or participate in an indoor educational program or a combination of both. Park Naturalists say don’t let the winter weather detract you from enjoying nature.
Fall armyworms are most numerous during the late fall and early fall. They migrate to the north from the south using air currents and eat many different types of plants including grass, causing brown spots in yards, and even severe damage to grass in large infestations.