The Preservation Park District of Delaware County is the
natural areas park system of Delaware County, Ohio. We are dedicated to
providing nature education opportunities and to preserving open space for
the enjoyment of current and future generations.
Spined
Micrathena
Look for these oddly-shaped spiders with a large rear and spiny black
projections as you walk through the woods this time of year. .
They build their large orb webs, with a tight spiral, "face
high" across walking paths.
The spiders are harmless to humans and you could practice
your limbo skills as you try to avoid destroying their webs.
We wish to thank Suburban News
Publications, Buehler’s Fresh Foods, the Delaware General
Health District and Jazzbaby Music for sponsoring our
successful Green-Wise Fair, held Sunday, August 29.
Twenty-five exhibitors and vendors braved an extremely hot
day to bring great information about everyday ways to
“reduce, reuse, recycle and renew” to a very interested
crowd.
The fair will be back next year with more ways to live a
greener life!
Letterbox Finale
The 2010 Summer Letterbox
Adventure has come to a close, and we’re happy to say more
than 750 children participated. Of that number, 92 found all
six letterboxes and were entered in a drawing.
Two of the five winners live in Powell, and we had one
winner from each o f Delaware, Sunbury and Ashley. Thanks to
our sponsors: the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Beehive Books,
and Fundamentals Parents & Teachers Store; each of the
sponsors contributed to the prized packages.
Look for the 2011 Summer Letterbox Adventure to return next
summer, with sign-up starting at each library’s Summer
Reading Program Kick-off Celebration, including a new one at
the not-yet-completed Orange Township branch of the Delaware
County District Library.
For information
about each program, including time and location, please click on the “Programs”
button on the menu. For information about events, please click on the “Events”
button.
Preservation Parks is a member of this organization, which provides a wealth of resources for parents, educators and others interested in reconnecting children with nature.
Research shows that children who spend unstructured time outdoors are healthier – in mind, body and spirit!
Please visit the web site, and join the Leave No Child Inside movement that is spreading across Ohio and America.
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Micrathena
