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Glen Helen Section :: Page 4

  • New bridge spans old dam

    By Dylan Taylor-LehmanFebruary 16, 2017

    Snow and thick ice have forced temporary closure of Glen Helen trails. (Photo by Aaron Zaremsky)

    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

    The new bridge in Glen Helen spans the old dam area. (Photos by Aaron Zaremsky)

    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 Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center’s new director, Michael Blackwell, sat in his (outdoor) office, where he instructs school-age students and the OEC’s interns in naturalist skills and about the history and ecology of the Glen. Blackwell arrived in early October, and is “inheriting the OEC’s 60-year tradition.” (Photo by Dylan Taylor-Lehman)

    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.

  • Cascading Leaves – A sea of green

    By Aaron ZaremskyJune 2, 2016

    The swimming green leaves of late spring provide an oeuvre of color.

  • Earth Day events galore at Glen this weekend

    By YS News StaffApril 18, 2016

    Register for events at this weekend’s Earth Day celebration.

  • Gifts of the Glen – A Spring Essay

    By Aaron ZaremskyMarch 19, 2016

    Images and words from recent traipses in the Glen.

  • Glen Helen trails to close

    By Lauren ShowsFebruary 23, 2016

    This stretch of trail has tripled in width due to hikers on muddy days. (Photo courtesy of Glen Helen)

    Seasonal trail closures are coming soon to Glen Helen.

  • How many birds?

    By Audrey HackettJanuary 26, 2016

    Grand totals from this year’s Christmas Bird Count in the Glen and environs are in!

  • Longtime raptor caretaker retires

    By Audrey HackettSeptember 17, 2015

    Betty Ross with one of the Raptor Center’s permanent residents, a barn owl named Louie. Barn owls are not native to Ohio, but moved in after the forests were cleared for farming. After nearly 30 years as the Raptor Center’s director, Ross retired last month. (Photo by Audrey Hackett)

    A conservative estimate of the number of birds Betty Ross has handled in her nearly 30 years at the Raptor Center might be 4,500.

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