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spin, they “think,” they look like leaves
Whirligig beetles are found on top of fresh, quiet water, spinning
about like bumper cars. The have eyes split for double vision; the top
of their eyes can see above the water and the bottom half can see
below!
Ants have the largest brain of any insect. Combined, the number of
brain cells in a colony of ants is about equal to the number of brain
cells in a human.
A round-headed
katydid usually resembles a green leaf, but be on the lookout for this
rare pink form of the late-summer songster. Every year a few of these
specimens turn up within their range, which covers a large part of the
eastern U.S.
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Do you use the new Char-Mar Ridge Preserve? Would you like the trail extended to
the pond and a wildlife blind built there? How about a picnic shelter?
We have big plans for all of our parks. Besides the new Deer Haven Preserve,
which we plan to open in summer, 2008, there are improvements planned for every
park. In fact, there are nearly 60 improvements on the list – everything from
restrooms to pedestrian bridges to new trails. These are just a few of the
features you have been asking for, and their estimated price tags.
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A catch-and-release fishing pond at Blues Creek Preserve. Cost: $20,000
- A trail extension to the pond at Char-Mar Ridge Preserve, along with a
wildlife blind. Cost: $55,000
Trail improvements – a wetland overlook, boardwalk and gravel surface – at
Blues Creek Preserve. Cost: $125,000
More playground equipment at Blues Creek. Cost: $15,000
A large, reservable picnic shelter at Gallant Woods Preserve. Cost: $100,000
Additional playground equipment at Emily Traphagen Preserve. Cost: $25,000
A shelter at Emily Traphagen. Cost: $75,000
Additional playground equipment at Gallant Woods Preserve. Cost: $50,000
Extension of the trail at Hogback Ridge Preserve. Cost: $35,000
A wildlife blind at Hogback Ridge. Cost: $10,000
Preservation Parks’ 10-year levy will expire soon, and without donations, many
capital improvements at our parks cannot be done before another levy is
approved. Please consider a tax-deductible gift to the parks, through the
Preservation Parks Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Checks, made
payable to Preservation Parks Foundation, can be mailed to the Community
Foundation of Delaware County, 3954 North Hampton Drive, Powell, OH 43065.
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