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Celebrate Migratory Bird Day
Cedar Waxwing Pair Featured on 2024 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp, photo from Ohio Division of Wildlife, by Roni Leatherman.

Cedar waxwings are migratory songbirds that are found in Ohio year-round. They move in large flocks in search of berries.

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Autumn is a great time to plant trees, and plan your garden. Let's Grow Akron has year-round activities for community and urban gardening. Check out this link to find out more:https://t.co/b8ECp9u7Ql
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Thanks to all the Farmers and Farm Workers who give us food for life. Find out where your food comes from! Check out local farms and Farmers' Markets including those in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, https://t.co/Yl8bctxgDh, and try to support them. You'll be glad you did!

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Ohio was home to many ancient cultures. One of the most prominent was the Hopewell culture. To find out more about our Indigenous people and the engineering masterpieces they created, go to:https://t.co/tgO90EhZvs
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World Animal Day promotes respect and compassion for "all creatures great and small." This ethical path will lead to a sustainable future for all species on our shared planet. https://t.co/oRXbaaeeC9
To see some of our fellow creatures, go to:https://t.co/VqbWqN5Cdh
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Willy Drainwell has some things to say during Stormwater Awareness Week! https://t.co/PR5qaTaqNW via @YouTube (From our friends at Cuyahoga SWCD.

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Stormwater Awareness Week-Clean Streams Start with You and all of us!

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Please help our Monarchs and other pollinators and wildlife by collecting your ripe milkweed pods and dropping them off at our Summit Country OPHI bin which will be at the OSU Extension Office, 440 Vernon Odum Blvd. Akron, Ohio, 44306, on Thursday, Oct.5, 2023

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Please do your part for Stormwater Awareness Week and all year. Plant some native plants, keep grass at 3 inches, chop leaves, pick up litter, or any other activity that helps prevent stormwater runoff and pollution.
Help save our environment. Mother Earth will thank you!

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Macedonia Rainbarrel workshop, by Tinker's Creek, Summit SWCD, NEORSD, and Coca-Cola for rainbarrels. TCWP added rainbarrel art to this workshop. To see the Coca-Cola video for rainbarrel assembly instruction, go here:https://t.co/Y8tI3Gzsux
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Today is the International Day of Awareness of #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste. 'Food waste' refers to the unintended disposal of food for human consumption (edible & inedible parts) due to, for example, spoilage, expiration, or neglection after preparation.

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Stormwater Awareness Week is coming. Celebrate by planting a small residential raingarden that can soak up as much as 620 gallons of stormwater in one rainfall, along with soaking up pollutants like fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and pet waste. Cause to Celebrate for sure!

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Rushwood Elementary students, officials from Sagamore Hills, friends, and family, attend a Tree dedication, in honor of James Hunt, former Township Trustee, and Conservation Advocate. Mr. Hunt led the Conservation Committee that made Sagamore Hills truly a "Green" community.

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Study underway to research Ohio’s wild turkeys https://t.co/AOOj4Ugk5i via @farmanddairy

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Forest-dwelling fishers make a return https://t.co/r6NGPuixXF via @farmanddairy