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Waterfowl Migration SeasonSunday, March 2nd 2025, 11:30-2:30
Overcast changing to partly cloudy. 26° We head towards the marsh, not sure what we would find. Would it still be frozen? Would the migratory waterfowl have arrived yet? We pass the water along state route 226, open water speckled with tiny black spots. Read More |
March & Jan/Feb RecapHere we are already, the first days of March.
In like a lion, truly. Out like a lamb? We will see. Read More |
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)Beginning in late winter, the eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) is one of the first of our wildflowers to emerge from the cold snow covered ground.
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Hiker's Guide
$15.00
Where to go to enjoy the great outdoors in Wayne County, Ohio.
Included are maps, what to expect, best uses, and beautiful images of each park.
Magnet
$5.00
Barnes Preserve, Wooster Memorial Park, and Brown's Bog as they change through the year.
Every image stripe shows a different month taken from the same point.
Each magnet shows a scene of Wayne County's most beautiful parks as they change over the course of a year.
Magnets are 2in x 3in, high-gloss, weather-resistant finish, with a heavy magnet back and high quality, full color image.
For more info about each area as I explored it over the year, go to the one year studies tab above.
Every image stripe shows a different month taken from the same point.
Each magnet shows a scene of Wayne County's most beautiful parks as they change over the course of a year.
Magnets are 2in x 3in, high-gloss, weather-resistant finish, with a heavy magnet back and high quality, full color image.
For more info about each area as I explored it over the year, go to the one year studies tab above.
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Emily, author of A Hiker's Guide to Wayne County, is a writer, photographer, and painter who finds the minutia of nature to be rich with endless beauty.
Through the blog Through The Woods she has been writing about things to do, to see, and where to go to enjoy the great outdoors here in and near Wayne County since 2015. In 2017 she became an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist and has volunteered with many of our local parks organizations, including serving on the board of Friends of Wooster Memorial Park, implementing the Fall Hiking Challenge, volunteering with Barnes Preserve/ Wayne County Parks District, Friends of Brown’s Lake Bog, the Shreve Migration Sensation, and organizing trash clean up days in the Killbuck Marsh. She created the blog Through The Woods, to share her passion and introduce people to nature throughout the changing seasons. |