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• Glen Helen to host Ohio scenic rivers documentary screening

  By YS News StaffJuly 28, 2018

  

  Continuing a year-long celebration of the Little Miami River and its regional impact, Glen Helen Nature Preserve will host a screening of the hour-long documentary “Call of the Scenic River: An Ohio Journey,” from 2–3 p.m. Sunday, July 29.

• Downtown tree removed, to be replaced by native species

  By Morgan BeardJuly 10, 2018

  

  The tree, which stood in front of Subway, was a member of an invasive species called the Bradford Pear, the same species which used to border village sidewalks until they were removed and replaced with native trees in 2013.

• A hike through the Glen’s Sutton Farm

  By Megan BachmanMay 24, 2018

  

  Last week, Nick Boutis led a public hike through the a 76-acre farm that Glen Helen Association purchased last year, detailing the group’s restoration plans. See more photos after the jump.

• Going deeply into the natural world

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 17, 2018

  

  This spring, Emily Foubert has begun sharing her passion for bird language with others. In February she began a monthly Bird Language Club at the Trailside Museum of Glen Helen, on the second Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to noon.

• BLOG — Scenes from a Birch Manor fundraiser

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 8, 2018

  

  It was my first time at Glen Helen’s Wine and Jazz fundraiser at Birch Manor. I had a lot of fun and saw plenty of wood.

• Forgotten Springs, Vol. 5 – The Dance Pavilion / The Neff Grounds Park

  By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 10, 2017

  

  This edition of Forgotten Springs covers the abandoned concrete slabs that once made up a walkway to a dance pavilion in the Glen.

• New bridge spans old dam

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanFebruary 16, 2017

  

  A new bridge was recently constructed across the ruins of the old dam in the Glen, allowing for easier hiking and harkening back to the way things appeared more than 100 years ago.

• Fresh snow, fresh bridge

  By Matt MindeDecember 15, 2016

  

  This week’s snow emphasized the stark angles and clean lines of the new bridge in Glen Helen, spanning the old dam area.

• Naturalist-teacher joins Glen Helen staff

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanNovember 17, 2016

  

  The office of Michael Blackwell, the new director of Glen Helen’s Outdoor Education Center (OEC), is a small trailer deep in the Glen. No more than 50 feet away is a fire pit, and the whole camp is ensconced in towering trees.

• Back to the wild — Raptor Center owl release

  By Audrey HackettJune 21, 2016

  

  Glen Helen Raptor Center will be releasing young screech owls back to the wild at the School Forest Meadow this Thursday, June 23, from 8 to 9 p.m.