• Make it Count for the Birds: Woodland Bird Walk 8:30am

    Trailside Museum 505 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, OH, United States

    Our annual birdwatching marathon, with free hikes scheduled throughout the day. Join us as we raise funds in support of Glen Helen land restoration activities, and discover how many bird species can be found in the Glen in one 24-hour period! You can “Make it Count for the Birds” from the comfort of your home by offering a per-species or lump-sum donation. Visit glenhelen.org for more info.

    8:30am: Woodland Bird Walk | We expect fifty species or more on this two-hour hike. MEETING SPOT: Trailside Museum.

  • Make it Count for the Birds: Tally Rally 12pm

    Trailside Museum 505 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, OH, United States

    Our annual birdwatching marathon, with free hikes scheduled throughout the day. Join us as we raise funds in support of Glen Helen land restoration activities, and discover how many bird species can be found in the Glen in one 24-hour period! You can “Make it Count for the Birds” from the comfort of your home by offering a per-species or lump-sum donation. Visit glenhelen.org for more info.

    12pm: Tally Rally | Birders share what they’ve found (and what they’ve missed). Nosh on complimentary snacks and coffee. LOCATION: Trailside Museum.

  • Make it Count for the Birds: The Homestead Walk 12:30pm

    Our annual birdwatching marathon, with free hikes scheduled throughout the day. Join us as we raise funds in support of Glen Helen land restoration activities, and discover how many bird species can be found in the Glen in one 24-hour period! You can “Make it Count for the Birds” from the comfort of your home by offering a per-species or lump-sum donation. Visit glenhelen.org for more info.

    12:30pm:  The Homestead Walk | The sparsely visited area of the South Glen is home to a recently restored wetland. MEETING SPOT: The far end of West Jacoby Rd. (Access from Rt. 68)

  • Make it Count for the Birds: South Glen Wetlands 12:30pm

    Our annual birdwatching marathon, with free hikes scheduled throughout the day. Join us as we raise funds in support of Glen Helen land restoration activities, and discover how many bird species can be found in the Glen in one 24-hour period! You can “Make it Count for the Birds” from the comfort of your home by offering a per-species or lump-sum donation. Visit glenhelen.org for more info.

    12:30pm: South Glen Wetlands| The slope wetlands and cattail marsh of the South Glen present a wholly different habitat than that of the North Glen. MEETING SPOT: Greene County Boat Launch at the end of East Jacoby Rd. (Access from Clifton Rd.)

  • Make it Count for the Birds: Prairie and River Walk 3:30pm

    Our annual birdwatching marathon, with free hikes scheduled throughout the day. Join us as we raise funds in support of Glen Helen land restoration activities, and discover how many bird species can be found in the Glen in one 24-hour period! You can “Make it Count for the Birds” from the comfort of your home by offering a per-species or lump-sum donation. Visit glenhelen.org for more info.

    3:30pm: Prairie and River Walk | We’ll walk through the South Glen along the Little Miami. Expect orioles, finches, swallows, and warblers. MEETING SPOT: The Little Miami Bridge on Grinnell Rd.

  • Speaker Series: A Tree I Wish I Had Met by Don Cippollini

    Vernet Ecological Center 405 Cory Street, Yellow Springs, OH, United States

    Open to the public. Program: Free, $10 parking, free for members.

    Don Cipollini is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Wright State University and host of "The Naturalist" on Yellow Springs community access channel 5 and on YouTube."

    |In this talk, Don will first discuss an appreciation for large, old and otherwise venerable trees using several local and far-away examples. He will then tell the story of the Logan Elm, a tree of monumental proportions that was a central feature in the saga of Native American relations with European colonists in the eastern U.S.