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Skunk Cabbage


Our very first blooming “wildflower” produces enough heat to melt snow and raise its internal temperature to anywhere from 59 degrees to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s warm and toasty inside the smelly skunk cabbage!
 


Skunk Cabbage
 

 

Golden Marathon
Winter 2010
 

It may be cold outside, but it’s still a great time for walking in the parks!

A project of Preservation Parks of Delaware County and Senior Citizens Inc.

the Golden Marathon is a series of hikes – each about two miles – that add up to at least a 26.2-mile marathon at the end of three months.

The winter walks take place every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and are held in Preservation Parks' preserves and other area locations. Participants can join at any time.

Note: If the temperature is lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit, walkers will meet at the Food Court at Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Parkway, Columbus
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Participants can join at any time.

Click here for hike locations and dates.

All winter hikes begin at 1:30 p.m.

For additional information
contact Saundra McBrearty:
at 740-524-8600, ext. 6
or e-mail her at
saundras@preservationparks.com
 

 

 


 
Ticks are found in overgrown lots, farm fields, along weedy roadsides, and at the edges of paths and hiking trails. In the spring and summer, common adult ticks wait on vegetation for a suitable host to pass by.

When a person or animal brushes against the vegetation, the tick will cling to fur or clothing and begin to crawl upwards, seeking a place to attach.

The ticks most commonly found in our parks range in size from the head of a pin to a pencil eraser, so they are easy to spot.

Where possible, Preservation Parks staff members mow a strip of grass along the outside edges of trails to lessen the chances of walkers picking up a tick.

Also, using insect repellent can help keep you from going home with a tick.!

 

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