Land & Environmental Section :: Page 32

• Northern bike trail to close

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 18, 2010

  As of Thursday, Nov. 18, the Little Miami Scenic Trail, also known as the bike path, will be closed north of Jackson Road indefinitely. The action was sparked by the Election Day failure of a .153-mill levy to raise funds for the Clark County Park District.

• Green space funding approved

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 11, 2010

  At their Nov. 1 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously approved a motion to allocate a significant portion of Village estate tax revenues each year to the greenbelt fund, in order to provide regular funding for green space preservation.

• Join Glen’s Honeysuckle Daze

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 1, 2010

  

  Glen Helen calls for volunteers to help with this Saturday’s Honeysuckle Daze, a day to oust the invasive species that threatens to take over the preserve.

• Energy Board recommends line-drying—A meditative, energy-saving habit

  By Megan BachmanOctober 21, 2010

  

  Laura Ellison, who has been air drying her laundry since she was 22, doesn’t see her energy-saving act as a sacrifice. Stringing clothes on lines that zigzag her living room in front of a wood stove is a relaxing, almost spiritual experience.

• Why they’re dahlias, dahlink, dahlias

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 24, 2010

  

  Several Yellow Springers devoted themselves to their dahlia patches this year and produced some breathtaking flowers. Even if these dahlias didn’t win ribbons, they certainly won hearts.

• Hello, dahlias! Looking swell, dahlias

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 23, 2010

  

  Spring may be most flowers’ idea of a good time, but for those meticulously cultivated, brilliantly colored, dinner-plate-sized darlings known as dahlias, late August to mid-September is when the real party starts. And dahlias know how to have a good time.

• Land trust supporters bid to save land

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 20, 2010

  

  At the sixth annual Tecumseh Land Trust auction on Friday night, more than 200 farmland supporters bid on donated products and services, with all proceeds going to support the land trust.

• A chicken farm to save the planet

  By Lauren HeatonSeptember 8, 2010

  

  When local resident Kat Krehbiel hatched the idea for a local food farm, chickens were only a small part of the plan.

• Murphy examines cars, consumption

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 2, 2010

  

  Electric cars may not be the answer to reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, says local author Pat Murphy in his recently-released book, Spinning Our Wheels. Instead, Murphy proposes, we should share rides to increase transportation’s efficiency and reduce the number of total cars on the road.

• A group to support greening

  By Megan BachmanAugust 12, 2010

  

  Clinical psychologist Kate LeVesconte knows that support groups encourage positive behavior. So when she became concerned about the dangers of carbon fuel use, LeVesconte co-created an energy conservation support group, where people help each other live more sustainably.