News from Glen Helen
Fall Issue of In The Glen Newsletter Includes articles about Ash Trees and the Emerald Ash Borer, Recreating Glen Helen in Brazil, and more! Download it here. |
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Upcoming Events
Annual Pancake Breakfast
Join us Sunday, September 7 from
9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Outdoor Education Center Lodge for Fresh food with quality ingredients, live music, and more! Call 937-769-1902 for more information.
See the complete list of upcoming events in the Glen
In the Nature Shop
New T-Shirts Available
T-shirts featuring this special Charley Harper image designed for Glen Helen are the shop's latest acquisition. Women's white shirts available in S, M, L and men's beige shirts are S, M, L, XL. Shop hours are M-F 9:30-4:30, S & S 10-4.
Visit the Glen Helen Nature Shop webpage
Support the Glen
1,000 signatures are needed to establish an official Glen Helen Ohio license plate that will bring revenue to the Glen. We currently have at least 200 signatures collected. Help make our plate a reality by signing our petitions at the Glen Building or Trailside Museum or by filling this out! More information here. |
If you bring your old cell phone to the Glen Helen Building, our members association will recycle it for you. Not only will you be helping to reduce the amount of trash on our planet, but the recycling proceeds will benefit our preserve. |
Sign Our Plate Petition!
Calling All RecyclersTrack Your Sightings
153 bird species have been found in Glen Helen. How many will we see in 2008? Report your bird sightings, and help us gather data on the birds of Glen Helen. |
Have you seen any blooming wildflowers? Report your sightings, and help us gather data on the flora of Glen Helen. |
Report Your Bird Sightings for the 2008 Glen Helen Bird List
Report Your Wildflower Sightings for the 2008 Glen Helen ListRestoring the Glen
Wetland Restoration
When: October, 2007
Who: Glen Staff and volunteers, with excavation by Bob McClain and funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Where: South Glen, north of the wellfield for the Village of Yellow Springs
Early settlers to Glen Helen started farms in the flat areas. However, abundant springs made the land hard to farm. To dry out one field in the South Glen, settlers created a high berm to keep spring water in a channel, away from their fields. This year, we breached this berm, allowing spring water to reflood the field. We should start to see changes over the next few months. Slowly, the wetland will grow healthy and diverse again.
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| Staff and volunteers atop the berm that has kept the Homestead wetland dry. | A view of the channel from the berm. To restore the wetland, the berm needs to be lowered to the level of the channel. |
Contractor McClain carefully scrapes away the soil of the berm, taking it even with the channel. Success! |