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Field Notes: February Joy
By Joe Brehm, Chief Program Officer
When I asked participants at a recent animal tracking workshop hosted by Appalachian Understories what they really wanted to see ... Read More
Volunteering, NestWatch, and Thoughts of Spring
By Dan Vorisek, Environmental Education Director
On a day that brought the first wind and snow of the season to Athens, a group of Rural Action ... Read More
EE Takes it to the Edge
By Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps AORC Member
The Rural Action Environmental Education team (plus Trevor from Camp Oty’Okwa) road-tripped to the Edge of Appalachia’s Eulett Center for ... Read More
Exploring the heritage of our region
Written by Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps Member
On the chilly (but very sunny) morning of Nov. 22, Rural Action’s Environmental Education team visited two local spots to ... Read More
Appalachian Educators Explore New Ways to Connect Nature to the Classroom
The pristine autumn fall colors and Burr Oak Lake served as the backdrop for the Appalachian Green Teachers Conference, held in late October each year ... Read More
Four Thousand Species Identified in Local Bioblitz
Imagine a summer morning: a cool breeze, warm sunlight on your skin. You are walking through the forest, in silent awe at the massiveness of ... Read More
Creating the Next Generation of Appalachian Leaders
“Wow! That’s a great idea.”
It’s a phrase Rural Action Environmental Education Director Joe Brehm utters often. In this instance, he was responding to a co-worker’s ... Read More
High School Internships Boost Businesses, Students
A high school internship “gives you a taste of what you think you might like without the long-term commitment of a school or a job,” ... Read More
Field Notes: Beauty in Prothonotary Form
By Joe Brehm, Environmental Education Director
As we tiptoed along the overgrown trail at Greendale Wetland, one male prothonotary warbler sang its rich, direct song. One ... Read More
Grieving? Seek Solace in Nature
Research shows that spending time in nature has a profound and calming effect on our bodies and minds. OhioHealth and Rural Action are planning three ... Read More
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Alexandria Polanosky | Media and Communications Director | 740-677-4047 ext. 140 | alexandria@ruralaction.org