Articles About Glen Helen
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You otter believe it!
New village resident and photographer Logan Delong happened across a remarkably uncommon sight on his morning hike through Glen Helen on Sunday, May 3: a river otter sunbathing on a log in the preserve’s beaver-made wetland.
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Yellow Springs to host Sun and Moon Poetry Festival
The Ohio Poetry Association will hold its fifth biannual Sun and Moon Poetry Festival Friday–Sunday, May 15–17. Registration ends April 22. The nature-centered poetry festival is a weekend-long slate of writing workshops, readings, nature walks and panel discussions.
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New highs for county bird count
Flocks of keen-eyed hikers, veteran birders and pedestrian ornithologists fanned out across 48 Greene County sites on Saturday, Jan. 3, with a straight-forward mission of logging every bird they saw.
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Annual Solstice Poetry Reading to benefit Tecumseh Land Trust, Glen Helen
The event, co-sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust, Glen Helen and Tesseract Books, will take place Dec. 5, 7–9 p.m., in the Glen’s Vernet Ecological Center at 405 Corry St. Twelve local poets will read original works, followed by a wine and cheese reception and an open mic session.
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Senior Center and Glen Helen link arms for square dance fundraiser
On Sunday, Oct. 26, from 2–4 p.m., the two nonprofits will co-host a square dance fundraiser at the Glen’s Camp Greene. The event will feature live music from beloved area old-time band The Corndrinkers, with longtime caller Ceal Turnbull leading the dances.
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Celebrating Helen Birch Bartlett and a shared history
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Helen Birch Bartlett’s death — the namesake of Glen Helen. In her lifetime, she was a writer, musician, collector and tastemaker.
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Flood ravages Glen Helen
An estimated three inches of rain fell in a single hour that night, according to Glen Helen Executive Director Nick Boutis, causing the Yellow Springs Creek to rise suddenly and surge over public trails and walkways.
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Annual Winter Solstice Poetry Reading to return
Slated for Friday, Dec. 6, in Glen Helen’s Vernet Ecological Center, the 13th annual Solstice Poetry Reading will feature 10 area poets, each reading original works that meditate on stillness. Co-sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust and Glen Helen, the event will also include an open mic, a wine reception and sales of publications from the featured poets.
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No bridge too far in Glen Helen
Over the last several months, the Glen Helen Association and crews has both completed and begun a handful of trail and infrastructure improvements with the aim of making the 1,125-acre preserve more accessible for all.
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Burn ban set for county as drought persists
On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Ohio State Fire Marshal classified Greene County as experiencing an “extreme drought.” Following this, the marshal instated a burn ban for Greene and other Ohio counties under “extreme” or “exceptional” drought conditions.
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