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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 2d

A line of people stands outdoors wearing long white robes with tall, wide wings attached, forming a barrier. Behind them, several protesters hold large yellow and black signs with hateful anti-gay slogans. The people in white robes, appearing as angels, are positioned to shield mourners from the protesters. Trees and buildings are visible in the background.

LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 5d

“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?

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 5d

“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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 7d

“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

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

LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

New Guide, great resource 🌱 Native Bee Habitat Management on Urban Farms in the Great Lakes Region

www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/...

New Guide, great resource 🌱 Native Bee Habitat Management on Urban Farms in the Great Lakes Region

https://www.canr.msu.edu/pollination/uploads/files/Native%20Bees_Habitat_Pocket%20guide.pdf

The picture shows a close-up of a bee covered in bright yellow pollen as it collects food from a flower. The bee’s body is sharply detailed, showing tiny hairs, black eyes, and striped legs dusted with pollen. The background is a deep violet-purple, which makes the golden pollen and the bee’s yellow color stand out. Some soft yellow flower petals are floating nearby.

Text on the image reads:
“Native Bee Habitat Management on Urban Farms in the Great Lakes Region”
By Jennifer Roedel, Karma Thomas, Carolyn Miller, and Zsofia Szendrei.

The overall look is vibrant and high contrast, focusing on the bee’s important role in pollination.

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

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)

Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This Birdwatching Documentary Right Now

Don't care about birdwatching? Neither did I

semirad.substack.com

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

2025, Del-Co, a Columbus-area utility, proposed buying a rural village water system, leaving residents blindsided. Now it’s drilling new wells on nearby farmland to secure millions of gallons a day. Control of water and infrastructure keeps shifting before communities understand the impact.
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In light of Del-Co's interest in Licking County water, Farm Bureau to host info session on water-resource management - The Reporting Project - Covering Licking County, Ohio

This story was updated on July 23 to clarify that Del-Co Water Company representatives will not speak during the Licking County Farm Bureau meeting on July 29 but intend to […]

www.thereportingproject.org

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

In 2023, Granville Township trustee sold 106 acres to developer, stirring outrage over the sale’s potential impact on local water sources. Sneaky moves and rapid development raises questions about who benefits and who bears the costs.
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Granville Township residents call for trustee to resign after sale of his land to The New Albany Company; he says he will try to regain voters’ trust - The Reporting Project - Covering Licking County,...

“You sold all of us up the river,” said Chris Crader, the first township resident to speak. “You didn’t think about anyone in Granville but yourself.”

www.thereportingproject.org

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 10d

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/

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

Unfortunately, there is no practical
way to stop the deterioration without
changing the character of the bog
environment. Just how much time
the island has before it disappears is
unknown. Cranberry Bog remains today as one of the most unique and fascinating natural areas in the nation

. When the bog mat originally
surfaced, there were no trees on it. Since
then, red maples and common alders have
colonized the margin of the island; their
shade has adversely impacted the other
bog vegetation.
The most startling change has been
the deteriorization of the island itself.
When the island first surfaced, it was
about 50 acres in size. By 1910, only 45
acres remained. By 1955, the island had
deteriorated to 23 acres. In 1963, the
island had lost more ground and was less
than 20 acres.
More than 40 years later, the island
has dwindled to less than 11 acres. In all
probability, Cranberry Island will continue
to shrink, possibly disappearing altogether.
Why is the island disappearing?
The force of man, not nature, created
the island. Now the forces of man and
nature are combining to slowly destroy
it. Unfortunately, this little island is at
the mercy of severe wake and ice action
coming off a very large, shallow and
highly used lake.
Another significant factor is that
while the highly acidic stagnant waters
of bog lakes typically help perpetuate
the sphagnum mat, the well-oxygenated,
slightly alkaline waters of Buckeye
Lake allow and accelerate the natural
decomposition of the mat.
The waters of the man-made Buckeye
Lake enable trees and marsh vegetation
to invade the edges of the island where
bog acid has been sufficiently diluted
and oxygen is readily available. Although this dense ring of trees and shrubs has
somewhat stabilized the margins of the
island, it has also shaded out adjacent
bog plants. Besides shading the bog
vegetation, occasionally when trees are
blown over, large clumps of peat clinging
to the trees’ shallow root system are torn
away from the island and lost. In recent
years, two fairly large chunks have simply
torn off and floated away. This will most
likely continue as the island continues to
feel the impact of natural wave action and
the wakes of passing boats.
Due to the fragile condition of the
preserve,a no-wake zone has been
posted

LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

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

Copied From Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social:

Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Woody Species Control at Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Register: www.onapa.org

What to bring: Bring lunch, water, gloves, and muck boots. Tools will be provided.

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

…expanded like a giant water-logged sponge and rose 8 feet with the new water level. No longer did the floating bog mat surround the glacial lake as is typically the case with bogs. Now the lake surrounded the bog mat, the only known such occurrence of its kind in the world. 🌱4/

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

… the very youngest and therefore most buoyant segment of the bog mat.

Instead of disappearing beneath the mucky waters, as did most of the adjacent swamp forest, a 50-acre upper segment of the bog mat along the north shore stretched and…3/

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

…the new lake was too shallow to feed the canal for barge traffic, especially during the dry season. Strangely, it was the impoundment of the swamp in 1830 which made Cranberry Bog so unique.

As the waters backed up behind the dike, all of the big swamp was inundated and destroyed, except… 2/

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

(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

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

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...

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

LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 11d

Gardener's pupil!

Colton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · Apr 25

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

🌱🧪

Colton's eyes up close, but the pupil in the right eye is fully dilated (it's almost solid black). Left eye is normal (blue), skin white, hair dark brown.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17d

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

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17d

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.

Sarah’s passenger seat is loaded up with purple flowers and one black eyed Susan poking up in the back

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18d

Bringing these shirts back for the fall, shipping in early November 🫡

squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/bina...

Davis Bickford @davis.social · 18d

Sporting my super cool shirt from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social —design by @franzanth.bsky.social 😁

Selfie of me wearing a black T-shirt that says “biology is bigger than binaries.” It has a design with a fish, bee, and flower.

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 19d

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

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 19d

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/

BioBlitz

Can wilderness survive and thrive in a developed county? Scientists and amateurs gather to find out.

duj24.shorthandstories.com

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 24d

Asters and goldenrods are blooming 🌱 each one of their small individual florets is a source of nectar and pollen, a buffet for pollinators www.izelplants.com/blog/asters-...

Asters and Goldenrods: Embrace the Blues and Golds

When it comes to fall bloomers, asters and goldenrods are among the top performers. Their support for pollinators and as host plants land them squarely in a select group of plants referred to as keyst...

www.izelplants.com

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LC Ohio @lcohio.bsky.social · 25d

More catepillar content from Jim McCormac with a note:
“Over 1/3 of Ohio’s native plant species are officially listed as endangered, threatened, potentially threatened, or extirpated (no longer known to occur in Ohio)” jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2025/09/cate...

Caterpillars, Part III

Here's the last of lots of cool larvae found over the past two weeks or so. Most of them were discovered and photographed during this event ...

jimmccormac.blogspot.com

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