Posted on 06/23/20 by Amy in Educational Outreach
National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Thirteen years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown into... read more
Posted on 06/16/20 by Jakob in Urban Agriculture
Recently I came across a Cheddar Explains video that explained How Humans Caused Our Own Allergies. The video mainly cites the work of Thomas Leo Ogren, who when working in landscaping in the 70's discovered that his workers tended to show more symptoms of allergies under male trees. This led to a life’s long work in pollen allergy... read more
Posted on 06/09/20 by Brent in Storm Water Services
The phrase “sea breeze” conjures up a variety of images for many people. Relaxing on the beach, a cleverly named cocktail, or even the familiar scent of a candle. For me, the term is a reminder of the extra effort I will have to put in when out bicycling in the Cleveland area. The term sea breeze and... read more
Posted on 06/02/20 by Kelly in Educational Outreach
Ohio's native plants provide so many benefits to the environment. Their blooms and fruit provide food for all kinds of wildlife, from the itty bitty bugs to large mammals, including humans. Their leaves and branches provide CO2 reduction, oxygen production, and shelter for wildlife. Their long root systems provide soil stability and health as well as stormwater infiltration.... read more
Posted on 05/26/20 by Carla in Storm Water Services
So I don’t know about you, but over the past 10 weeks of staying at home, I have become very familiar with my couch. In college I had a friend that called her couch the “lethargy couch.” I have recently nicknamed my couch “Lethargy 2.” As I was out completing inspections of basins throughout the county, I actually found... read more
