Water Under...
Biodiversity University
Now You See Me
Trail Mix
Rhyme Time
100
...this bridge, a popular site for wedding photography
What is the Suspension Bridge?
100
The rare painted species of this three-leafed/petaled forest wildflower is at risk from habitat loss due to excessive logging and other artificial disturbances
What is trillium?
100
These groovy little birds blend in well to the brown brush and dirt surrounding their ground nests, but stand out when it comes to their unusual courtship ritual
What are American Woodcocks?
100
This ~0.25-mile paved trail behind the Ford Nature Center emphasizes accessibility for all people
What is the Virginia J. Axtmann Nature Trail for All People?
100
Glass buck/doe/fawn
What is a clear deer?
200
...this bridge, which was constructed in the 1980's, believe it or not
What is the Covered Bridge?
200
This small blue butterfly is a specialist whose larvae feed exclusively on wild lupine, such that declines in the flower population have put the insect at risk
What is the Karner Blue Butterfly?
200
This patriotic amphibian blends in quite successfully with his forest-floor environment
What is an American Toad?
200
This trail comes with views and access to Mill Creek itself, Umbrella rock, the mineral springs, and more
What is East Gorge Trail?
200
Red-tailed/shouldered lightning
What is hawk shock?
300
...this bridge, sometimes called the Dragon Bridge or Stone Bridge, which was inspired by a bridge Bruce Rogers encountered on a trip to Italy
What is the Parapet Bridge?
300
One of only three venomous snakes found in Ohio, this rattlesnake lives in wet meadows that were maintained by beaver activity. Now, with beaver populations so limited in Ohio, the snakes are at risk from loss of suitable habitat
What is the Massasauga Rattlesnake?
300
This family of small, speedy birds is using lichen to camouflage its nest
What is a ruby-throated hummingbird?
300
This trail that crosses Sugar Creek in the "backyard" of the Ford Nature Center was originally cut in cooperation with a YSU science class in 1972, though its common name was coined coined in The Green Cathedral (1976)
What is the Ecology Trail?
300
Pillbug exclamation
holy-moly roly-poly
400
...the wooden bridge that takes visitors of this MetroParks property in Struthers from the parking lot to the lodge/pavilion, pickle ball courts, trails, etc.
What is Yellow Creek Park?
400
This large bird, known for its elaborate courtship dance, suffers greatly from the loss of wetland habitat in Ohio (where as much as 90% of wetlands have been lost to development)
What is the Sandhill Crane?
400
This moth might appear conspicuous in any other context, but amongst the seeds of its primary host plant, the color palette makes sense
What is a rosy maple moth?
400
This trail was designated by the work of E.W. Vickers, Mill Creek Park's first naturalist, as he labeled the relatively large variety of evergreen and broadleaf species present in the area
What is Old Tree Trail?
400
Bushy-tailed rodent twister
What is a squirrel whirl?