Service Projects for Families

Looking for a project where your family can work together, look no further.... We hold monthly volunteer events along with storm drain labeling that can be done almost anytime.

Poster Contest

Thank you to the winners! See their pics on our poster page.

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I will post the 2022 contest on here as soon as I hear about the theme.

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Creeks Critters

If you look at a creek, it's much more than just a bunch of moving water. There are nooks and crannies under rocks, holes in tree root clumps, and sneaky hiding spots in vegetation. These different areas provide awesome habitat for a wide variety of critters. In this section we have provided information that you can use to head out to a creek and identify the creatures you find.

Blog

• with information on what to find and what to take to the creek

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Identification sheets

• Key to life in the river

• Key to life in a pond

• ID chart that shows how sensitive to pollution these animals can be

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Animal Videos: 

• Hellgrammite (Dobsonfly larvae)

• Mayfly

• Damselfly

• Leech

• Common Water Snake

• Horsehair worm

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Other Videos:

Check out what we found at different creek around the county​

• Elk Creek -Sebald Park

• Rentschler Forest

• Forest Run Ponds

• Forest Run Wildlife Preserve: Creek 

• Governor Bebb

• Indian Creek

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Wonderful Wildlife

Videos

• Honey Bees

• Leopard Slug

• Mayfly

• Damselfly

• Leech

• Common Water Snake

• Horsehair worm

 

Blog

• Bird Feeder Maintenance

• Box Turtles and Mayapples

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Activities

• Fairfield County Park District (in central, Ohio) has created an amazing series of kids activity sheets on salamanders, fox, woodpeckers, fungus, and more.