Land & Environmental Section
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Black bear spotted in Yellow Springs
After several reported sightings in the region and county, a young black bear made its way to Yellow Springs on Saturday, June 28.
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Invasive spotted lanternfly spreads in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that it has expanded the state’s quarantine area for the spotted lanternfly to six additional counties in northeast and northwest Ohio.
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Agraria grows slow and steady
Over the last two years, Agraria has steadily rebuilt its operations, maintaining a steadfast volunteer base to continue working the farm and restart its educational programming.
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Yellow Springs Earth Day celebration set for Sunday
The YS Earth Day and Community Habitat Celebration will be 1–4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, on the YS Senior Center-owned lawn at the corner of East North College and Livermore streets.
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County beekeepers to hear arborist talk
The Greene County Beekeepers Association will host Mike Connor, speaking on “Trees for Bees,” Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m., at Xenia Community Center, 1265 W. 2nd St., Xenia.
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Annual winter hike to follow Little Miami River
Naturalists with the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will lead the division’s annual 3.5-mile winter hike along the Little Miami State and National Scenic River on Saturday, Feb. 8.
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Tecumseh Land Trust to host annual sugar shack tour
Tecumseh Land Trust, or TLT, will host its annual sugar shack tour event at Flying Mouse Farms on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2–4 p.m. Tours will begin at 2, and continue at 20-minute intervals, starting at the TLT office on Whitehall Farm, 4633 U.S. 68 North, where sugar shack visitors are asked to park.
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Tin Can Economy | Huddled masses
“Climate migration is nothing new. The International Displacement Monitoring Centre estimates that an annual average of 21.5 million people were forcibly displaced each year by weather-related events — such as floods, storms, wildfires and droughts — between 2008 and 2016.”
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185-acre farmland for sale in ‘greenbelt’ around Yellow Springs
All three tracts are zoned agricultural and are beyond Yellow Springs’ urban service boundary — that is, beyond the reach of municipal utilities. They are subject to the provisions of Miami Township’s zoning regulations, which require minimum lots of three acres and lot frontage of 300 continuous feet.
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Butter Flower Farm blooms on Fairfield
Butter Flower Farm, or BFF, is an 11-acre sustainable farm currently specializing in dried flowers. The farm is owned and operated by local farmers Evan Pitstick and Larissa Duprey and florist Brenn Busker.
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