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Funneling dread into making an edible lawn that is dog safe and pollinator friendly. Not as easy as it sounds. Ohio State Master Gardner Volunteer.
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On this hour of All Sides, we will learn more about the stories written on this land.
Guests include Logan York, tribal historic preservation officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Jennifer Aultman, director of historic sites & museums, Ohio History Connection
Guests include Logan York, tribal historic preservation officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Jennifer Aultman, director of historic sites & museums, Ohio History Connection
New WOSU docuseries examines the wonder of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
The project is a collaboration between WOSU Public Media, the Ohio History Connection, the National Park Service and a Tribal Advisory Council.
www.wosu.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On this hour of All Sides, we will learn more about the stories written on this land.
Guests include Logan York, tribal historic preservation officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Jennifer Aultman, director of historic sites & museums, Ohio History Connection
Guests include Logan York, tribal historic preservation officer, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Jennifer Aultman, director of historic sites & museums, Ohio History Connection
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live your life such that, when you die, your obit doesn't need a whole section on how you didn't credit your colleagues in general or how you stole data from a female scientist in particular
Her sister wrote my favorite essay about her. She points out that RF would have been famous even if she'd never looked at DNA
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Remembering my sister Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin died of ovarian cancer in 1958 aged 37 years. Sympathy and feminism
have combined to give us her familiar image as a downtrodden woman scientist, brilliant
but neglected, a heroine t...
www.thelancet.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
live your life such that, when you die, your obit doesn't need a whole section on how you didn't credit your colleagues in general or how you stole data from a female scientist in particular
Poison ivy (my nemesis) can still cause a rash in the fall and winter when it has no leaves 😩
🌱 Quick video on how to identify winter poison ivy by its 1. persistent berries, 2. buds, and 3. adventitious roots:
🌱 Quick video on how to identify winter poison ivy by its 1. persistent berries, 2. buds, and 3. adventitious roots:
How to Easily Identify Poison Ivy In Winter!
YouTube video by Backyard Ecology™
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Poison ivy (my nemesis) can still cause a rash in the fall and winter when it has no leaves 😩
🌱 Quick video on how to identify winter poison ivy by its 1. persistent berries, 2. buds, and 3. adventitious roots:
🌱 Quick video on how to identify winter poison ivy by its 1. persistent berries, 2. buds, and 3. adventitious roots:
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Small local actions, accomplishable tasks, can have generational impacts that can lead to real change and change lives.
Don’t get overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis in a way that keeps you from doing any actions. Small wins can snowball into much larger ones, in ways you don’t always expect!
Don’t get overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis in a way that keeps you from doing any actions. Small wins can snowball into much larger ones, in ways you don’t always expect!
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Small local actions, accomplishable tasks, can have generational impacts that can lead to real change and change lives.
Don’t get overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis in a way that keeps you from doing any actions. Small wins can snowball into much larger ones, in ways you don’t always expect!
Don’t get overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis in a way that keeps you from doing any actions. Small wins can snowball into much larger ones, in ways you don’t always expect!
Here’s the truth: The reason birdwatching is stereotyped as “for old people” is because our culture is so dysfunctional it takes most people 50 years or more to figure out what makes for a meaningful life.
Birdwatching Is Having a Moment - And We Need to Talk About It
Something is shifting.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Here’s the truth: The reason birdwatching is stereotyped as “for old people” is because our culture is so dysfunctional it takes most people 50 years or more to figure out what makes for a meaningful life.
Licking County MGVs expanded their food pantry garden in 2025 to meet rising demand and plan to build on these efforts in 2026. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Licking County MGVs expanded their food pantry garden in 2025 to meet rising demand and plan to build on these efforts in 2026. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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Extracting Drugs from Nature Is Hard www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"The fact that a natural molecule has some anticancer activity when added to cells in a plastic dish does not mean it will be safe & effective when given to a patient"
Reality: most fail in human studies.
"The fact that a natural molecule has some anticancer activity when added to cells in a plastic dish does not mean it will be safe & effective when given to a patient"
Reality: most fail in human studies.
Extracting Drugs from Nature Is Hard
A video on Facebook with nearly one million views informs me that the avocado tree is a pharmacy in disguise. “Its leaves help regulate blood sugar,” the narrator says, “its seeds target cancer cells,...
www.mcgill.ca
October 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Extracting Drugs from Nature Is Hard www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"The fact that a natural molecule has some anticancer activity when added to cells in a plastic dish does not mean it will be safe & effective when given to a patient"
Reality: most fail in human studies.
"The fact that a natural molecule has some anticancer activity when added to cells in a plastic dish does not mean it will be safe & effective when given to a patient"
Reality: most fail in human studies.
I don’t remember the proposed Serpent Mound snake sculpture for downtown Columbus ~1995
They’re not online yet, but The Columbus Metropolitan Library has digitized about a decade of The Other Paper, my alt-weekly of choice in the 90s and 00s, so I got to spend an hour this afternoon visiting 1995 via microfilm.
And I have returned bearing gifts!
And I have returned bearing gifts!
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I don’t remember the proposed Serpent Mound snake sculpture for downtown Columbus ~1995
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The next Remnants walking tour is on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 9 am! Let friends know, come and explore Newark on foot with us.
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Newark Earthworks Remnants Tour
Event in Heath by Newark Earthworks on Saturday, November 1 2025
facebook.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The next Remnants walking tour is on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 9 am! Let friends know, come and explore Newark on foot with us.
facebook.com/events/s/new...
facebook.com/events/s/new...
“The peat bogs and wetlands had been buried under nearly 25ft of dirt and gravel more than a century ago,…who would have thought that underneath meters and meters of contaminated soil…seeds and plant scraps, trapped underground for more than a century were ready to roar back to life?
October 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“The peat bogs and wetlands had been buried under nearly 25ft of dirt and gravel more than a century ago,…who would have thought that underneath meters and meters of contaminated soil…seeds and plant scraps, trapped underground for more than a century were ready to roar back to life?
“The Octagon Earthworks align with the 18.6-year cycle of the moon’s orbital path around the earth with unparalleled geometric precision at a scale that dwarfs the Great Pyramid of Giza…astronomical significance equivalent to Stonehenge or Machu Picchu.”
The world celebrated Ohio's most important cultural site. Like so much else, that's controversial • Ohio Capital Journal
Ancient earthworks in Newark, Ohio, were made a World Heritage site. Some celebrated, but for others it was a source of cultural conflict.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“The Octagon Earthworks align with the 18.6-year cycle of the moon’s orbital path around the earth with unparalleled geometric precision at a scale that dwarfs the Great Pyramid of Giza…astronomical significance equivalent to Stonehenge or Machu Picchu.”
“The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report reveals that we're still losing birds at an alarming rate”
For the First Time, Bird Habitats Are Evaluated and Formally Ranked in Detail
For the First Time, Bird Habitats Are Evaluated and Formally Ranked in Detail
Habitats WatchList Identifies Most Threatened Bird Habitats Throughout North America
Developed by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) in partnership with NatureServe and Habitats of North America authors Iain Campbell and Philip Chaon, The WatchList of Terrestrial and Freshwater Bird Habi...
abcbirds.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“The 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report reveals that we're still losing birds at an alarming rate”
For the First Time, Bird Habitats Are Evaluated and Formally Ranked in Detail
For the First Time, Bird Habitats Are Evaluated and Formally Ranked in Detail
No precise upkeep. Observation and subtle intervention. Planting as a living medium shaped by structure, decay and seasonal change. 🌱
A New England garden inspired by some of the world’s most influential designers | Gardens Illustrated
Designer Adam Woodruff reflects on his personal garden beside a New England harbour shaped by years of travel, study and thoughtful experimentation.
www.gardensillustrated.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
No precise upkeep. Observation and subtle intervention. Planting as a living medium shaped by structure, decay and seasonal change. 🌱
New Guide, great resource 🌱 Native Bee Habitat Management on Urban Farms in the Great Lakes Region
www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/...
www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/...
October 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New Guide, great resource 🌱 Native Bee Habitat Management on Urban Farms in the Great Lakes Region
www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/...
www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/...
Can’t wait to watch the new birdwatching documentary Listers
(it’s on YouTube; here’s a brief description of what it is/why it’s so good)
(it’s on YouTube; here’s a brief description of what it is/why it’s so good)
Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This Birdwatching Documentary Right Now
Don't care about birdwatching? Neither did I
semirad.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Can’t wait to watch the new birdwatching documentary Listers
(it’s on YouTube; here’s a brief description of what it is/why it’s so good)
(it’s on YouTube; here’s a brief description of what it is/why it’s so good)
Ohio now hosts 191 data centers, including 121 around Columbus. 8 new ones in Johnstown bring Licking County’s total to 50.
Columbus is now the nation’s fastest-growing data center hub and ranks 10th in North America. 1/
Columbus is now the nation’s fastest-growing data center hub and ranks 10th in North America. 1/
Data overload? Why central Ohio officials are all in on resource-hungry data centers
Why are state and local officials so welcoming to the data center industry that appears to take more than it gives to the Buckeye state?
www.newarkadvocate.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ohio now hosts 191 data centers, including 121 around Columbus. 8 new ones in Johnstown bring Licking County’s total to 50.
Columbus is now the nation’s fastest-growing data center hub and ranks 10th in North America. 1/
Columbus is now the nation’s fastest-growing data center hub and ranks 10th in North America. 1/
Love this thread. All 10 of Ohio’s bats are little brown insect (mosquito!) eaters, half are endangered or threatened
There are 2 periods which Ohioans are restricted from removing bats as directed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The next one starts 15-Oct through 31-Mar
There are 2 periods which Ohioans are restricted from removing bats as directed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The next one starts 15-Oct through 31-Mar
October 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Love this thread. All 10 of Ohio’s bats are little brown insect (mosquito!) eaters, half are endangered or threatened
There are 2 periods which Ohioans are restricted from removing bats as directed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The next one starts 15-Oct through 31-Mar
There are 2 periods which Ohioans are restricted from removing bats as directed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The next one starts 15-Oct through 31-Mar
(One of a kind site)
Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
(Licking County, Ohio)
Now called Buckeye Lake, this lake was once a swamp that was to be converted into a reservoir to feed the Ohio and Erie Canal system. The plan did not work well because… /1
www.onapa.org
Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
(Licking County, Ohio)
Now called Buckeye Lake, this lake was once a swamp that was to be converted into a reservoir to feed the Ohio and Erie Canal system. The plan did not work well because… /1
www.onapa.org
Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association
The Ohio Natural Areas and Preserves Association (ONAPA) is an all-volunteer, state-wide, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of Ohio’s natural areas.
www.onapa.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
(One of a kind site)
Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
(Licking County, Ohio)
Now called Buckeye Lake, this lake was once a swamp that was to be converted into a reservoir to feed the Ohio and Erie Canal system. The plan did not work well because… /1
www.onapa.org
Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
(Licking County, Ohio)
Now called Buckeye Lake, this lake was once a swamp that was to be converted into a reservoir to feed the Ohio and Erie Canal system. The plan did not work well because… /1
www.onapa.org
1803 Newark Ohio: The topography of the area was not reflected in Schenck's survey of the wide streets and plots of land around the Commons. Therefore, when the settlers arrived in town, they were probably shocked to find swamps everywhere.
www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/h...
www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/h...
Licking County history: Early Newark settlers likely shocked at number of swamps
Settlers from Washington County, Pennsylvania, settled in Newark in October of 1802, making it Newark's founding year.
www.newarkadvocate.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
1803 Newark Ohio: The topography of the area was not reflected in Schenck's survey of the wide streets and plots of land around the Commons. Therefore, when the settlers arrived in town, they were probably shocked to find swamps everywhere.
www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/h...
www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/h...
Gardener's pupil!
You guys...have I got a personal health, science, AND gardening SAGA for you! This one is amazing, buckle up.
A couple years ago I looked in the mirror and saw this. I had to suppress my panic because I'm first aid trained and having unevenly dilated pupils is like...pretty bad. 1/n
🌱🧪
A couple years ago I looked in the mirror and saw this. I had to suppress my panic because I'm first aid trained and having unevenly dilated pupils is like...pretty bad. 1/n
🌱🧪
October 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Gardener's pupil!
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Btw, if you’re gonna buy mums this year*, don’t. Buy asters instead. Mums are not native to N. America, asters are. Ideally one grown without pesticides but I know that’s hard to find. Any aster is better than a mum.
*if you live in N. America
*if you live in N. America
Some person walking by my friend’s flower pots last night ripped the flowers out so we’re gonna do a real quick emergency aster job here. Nobody tell her I want it to be a surprise.
September 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Btw, if you’re gonna buy mums this year*, don’t. Buy asters instead. Mums are not native to N. America, asters are. Ideally one grown without pesticides but I know that’s hard to find. Any aster is better than a mum.
*if you live in N. America
*if you live in N. America
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Bringing these shirts back for the fall, shipping in early November 🫡
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Sporting my super cool shirt from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social —design by @franzanth.bsky.social 😁
September 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Bringing these shirts back for the fall, shipping in early November 🫡
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/bina...
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/bina...
I love the Licking County Reporting Project newsletter - the nonprofit news org of Denison’s Journalism program - packed full of great local stories - how else would I have heard about this? My little swamp witch heart swoons at every pic www.thereportingproject.org/witch-please...
Witch, Please! event unites Coshocton witches for kayaking, fundraising - The Reporting Project - Covering Licking County, Ohio
About 20 women floated down the river in Coshocton on Saturday, raising money for the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum.
www.thereportingproject.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I love the Licking County Reporting Project newsletter - the nonprofit news org of Denison’s Journalism program - packed full of great local stories - how else would I have heard about this? My little swamp witch heart swoons at every pic www.thereportingproject.org/witch-please...
So fun to follow along with the video to see what species they find with the INaturalist app during a bioblitz in Granville, Ohio with Dr. Karen Goodall (OSU-N) and Dr. Andy McCall (Denison U)
duj24.shorthandstories.com/bioblitz/
duj24.shorthandstories.com/bioblitz/
BioBlitz
Can wilderness survive and thrive in a developed county? Scientists and amateurs gather to find out.
duj24.shorthandstories.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
So fun to follow along with the video to see what species they find with the INaturalist app during a bioblitz in Granville, Ohio with Dr. Karen Goodall (OSU-N) and Dr. Andy McCall (Denison U)
duj24.shorthandstories.com/bioblitz/
duj24.shorthandstories.com/bioblitz/