People visit their local park and recreation facilities twice a month, on average, with one in 10 visiting weekly, if not daily
Sixty-four percent of survey respondents indicate they visited a local park and/or recreation facility within a month of participating in the survey.
Eighty-five percent of the public considers high-quality park and recreation amenities important factors when […]
Project Completion
Project Start Date – November 23, 2019
They have chosen, to work with Ancient Oaks Foundation, to clear the nearly 1 acre lot that sits on the side of the school just off Midlothian […]
Eagle Scout Liam Harper
On a recent Saturday morning, a dozen Boy Scouts from Troop 93 of St. Peter Church arrived at the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park on Lions Drive for a volunteer workday. What they found was some new seed collecting equipment, courtesy of a grant from the Vital Lands […]
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As reported by the owner: “While this tree may not be at its healthiest right now, I love the look of the gnarly branches on this massive Oak. Out of the 10+ Oak trees on our property, this one is my favorite. The branches spread both wide and tall. I can always […]
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The owners report that they drive by this tree every time they leave or return home, admiring it for its size. AOF Director and Certified Arborist Shannon Westphal report that it is one of the largest bur oaks that they have seen in the area in a while. “It’s a real beauty”.
Did you ever wonder how animals beat the heat?
The other day I was wondering as I dripped while walking two very hot dogs…”How do wild critters do it?’ I was so hot, but I was headed home to air conditioning and a cold ‘one’!
Nature is full of surprises! I found out […]
Wow! Oh, what a night!
Is it me or has the night erupted in sparkling and twinkling stars right on earth!
This is a great year for fireflies! I think they enjoyed our long and lingering wet spring and hot, humid summer.
You do know that they aren’t flies at all! They […]
What can be as big as a trash can lid and use its tongue to attract fish??? A Common Snapping Turtle! This is true!
Snapping turtles start out small, smaller than a quarter. They hatch from eggs and can live up to 70 years and weigh in at over 80 lbs. Not that we have seen […]
On your mark get set GO!!!!! Get out to watch the race in our Oak woodlands. It’s happening right now and hopefully will be a very long race.
Although Spring was late, the wildflowers of the oak woodlands are amazing stars of this race for sunlight! They waited all last summer, fall […]
When walking in the springtime woods you often see small temporary pools of water gathered in woodland depressions. These are called vernal pools. The vernal pools are a necessary part of a salamander life cycle. This time of year, salamanders are looking for love, they don’t have loud calls or squawks to let […]
