Winter Solstice 2024Greetings from the morning of the Solstice!
Looking across dark fields lightly dusted with a thin layer of snow, the dark and the light, I'm reminded how everything balances. The sun will return, the birds fly back, the seasons will change. winter-solstice-2024.html |
Eastern WahooTurning the corner on a familiar path I spotted these bright red fruits. Now that's a new one to me, I thought.
Let's learn about our native burning bush! Read More |
Robert Brooker Nature PreserveFollow the Heartland Rail Trail a short distance and before you know it, you'll come across Wayne County, Ohio's newest park, the Robert Brooker Nature Preserve.
Read more at the link robert-brooker-nature-preserve.html |
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.
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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. |