News Center – Environmental Education

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

“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

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

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

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

By Alison McCoy, AmeriCorps Member

Hands flew into the air as countless little voices shouted, “It’s a dinosaur! It’s a dinosaur!”

“Well, not quite. This is a ... Read More

Registration is now open for Watershed Day Camps in Trimble and Athens in June.

(This is part of a series of Field Notes focusing on our feathered friends as we get ready for the Birds in the Hills Festival, ... Read More

Early bird registration for the Birds in the Hills Festival is underway, offering a chance to save 25% to 33% on admission to this three-day ... Read More

(This is the first of several Field Notes focusing on our feathered friends as we get ready for the Birds in the Hills Festival, which ... Read More