Articles About Glen Helen :: Page 7

• A closer look at the Glen

  By Lauren HeatonApril 28, 2011

  

  The nine naturalists who came last August to live in Glen Helen and lead the preserve’s educational programs throughout the year have grown fond of their home in the woods.

• Celebrate Earth Day

  By Lauren ShowsApril 17, 2011

  

  Earth Day 2011 will be celebrated in Yellow Springs with several events this week.

• Glen Helen fundraiser dinner—Finally, a use for honeysuckle

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 15, 2010

  

  When the barred owl sings its inquisitive call “whoo cooks for you?” this weekend, the folks at Glen Helen will have an answer. At a long dinner table at the Raptor Center on Sunday, July 18, area diners in support of the Glen will sit down to enjoy a meal whose origins are both known and local with the area chefs and farmers who grew and prepared the food.

• Art exhibit kicks off Glen 50th celebration

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 3, 2010

  

  A well-attended exhibit of original art created by artists inspired by the Glen kicked off the Glen’s weekend celebration of its 50th anniversary on Friday evening.

• Owl in a day’s work

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 1, 2010

  

  Copies of this and other photographs may be purchased from the Yellow Springs News; please contact us via e-mail at ysnews@ysnews.com or by phone, between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Mon.–Fri.

• Youth give back to their Glen Helen

  By Lauren HeatonMay 13, 2010

  

  Glen Helen volunteer Deborah Dillon didn’t much care for snakes when she started welcoming visitors at Trailside Museum five years ago. But then Joe Plumer, who was 9 at the time and passionate about amphibians, opened her eyes to the fascinating lives that snakes of all kinds lead.

• Recession knocks local nonprofits

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 6, 2009

  Almost a full year after the national economic seizure, nonprofit organizations in the village are feeling the squeeze in their budgets. The crash affected most markedly the heftily endowed, and it hurt most cruelly the service-oriented groups. While contraction to reduce expenditures is an option, many local nonprofits are choosing to maintain or expand their programs in hopes of riding out a temporary financial slump.

• Birds on the brain

  By YS News StaffMay 14, 2009

  

  Copies of this and other photographs may be purchased from the News; please contact us via e-mail at ysnews@ysnews.com, or by phone, between 9:30 a.m. and 5: 30 p.m., Mon.–Fri.

• Glen Helen celebrates 80 years as a living green memorial

  By Lauren HeatonApril 30, 2009

  

  Morning may be considered a quiet time for humans, but for birds it’s all about chatting. Male red-winged blackbirds call to their drably dressed counterparts, downy woodpeckers impound their beaks for breakfast nibbles, and goldfinch streak through cedars in their chase as cardinals try to drown them all out with unsubtle piercing refrains.

• Glen reaches out for support

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 17, 2008

  

  Fear of snakes is common, but visitors who have held gentle Pepper, the black rat snake who resides at Glen Helen’s Trailside Museum, know that most local snakes are harmless.