Land & Environmental Section :: Page 37

• Watching birds, helping the Glen

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 8, 2008

  

  Eleven months out of the year, Glen Helen Director Nick Boutis likes to sleep in, but in May he rolls out of bed early. That’s the month that migrating birds stop in the Glen and Glen Helen Director Nick Boutis, a bird lover, can be found in the nature preserve with his binoculars even at the crack of dawn, looking up.

• ‘An evening of mirth and magic’ to benefit Riding Centre

  By Susan GartnerApril 17, 2008

  

  It’s a profound experience to participate one-on-one in the sleight-of-hand act of a professional magician. You watch intently as he manipulates a set of coins, making them disappear and reappear with seamless precision.

• Glen likely to be preserved

  By Lauren Heaton

  Negotiations about the fate of Antioch College this year have raised questions about the state of the assets associated with it, including Glen Helen. Questions such as what will happen to the land and the Glen’s education programs and who will ultimately lead the organization are still unclear…

• Earth Day: busy and green

  By Lauren HeatonApril 10, 2008

  Called by the spring weather, Yellow Springs is organizing a weekend of events to get people thinking about how to respect the planet in honor of Earth Day coming up on April 22. The focus? Garbage! And energy! And compact fluorescent lightbulbs!

• Native artifacts illustrate Glen Helen’s historic richness

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 6, 2008

  

  The unveiling of a collection of ancient Native American points and tools donated to Glen Helen 20 years ago may not play like a riveting drama. But talk to natural historian Geoffrey Sea, and he might convince you of quite the opposite.