Glen Helen Section :: Page 4

• 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.

• 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

  

  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

  

  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.