500-acre nature preserve in central Ohio devoted to conserving natural diversity and connecting people to nature.
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Brown Family Environmental Center retweeted
14 May 2023
Our kindergarten classes loved learning @TheBFEC recently! #easteagles
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12 May 2023
This sweet Groundhog was filmed by camera traps set up by ANTH391 this semester! Want to see what else they caught on camera? Check out our Youtube for a highlights reel!! 🌿🐿️ Link: youtu.be/GbPm2rJfvZU
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12 Apr 2023
Earth Day Concert— April 15, 2pm! Featuring Sarah Goslee Reed, singer/songwriter/musician and JD Stillwater, science ambassador/percussionist. Celebrate Earth Day with the original songs of Sarah; songs that challenge us to do and be better! Entry fee $25, pay at the door.
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2 Apr 2023
Earth Day is right around the corner! We are so excited to celebrate our beautiful planet with you on April 22nd from 12-4pm🌍♥️A huge thank you to our sponsors: Peacock Water, Danbury Senior Living, Peoples Bank of Gambier, and Park National Bank for supporting this event!
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29 Mar 2023
Professor Levin's Ornithology lab course learned to mist net at the BFEC this afternoon! Left: Lara is pictured holding a White-Breasted Nuthatch; Right: Levin releasing Nuthatch from net
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22 Mar 2023
We’ve been busy tapping maple trees and making syrup— Come learn about the process on March 25, 2:00pm! After the program, everyone will do a blind taste test (real syrup vs. store-bought), and then we’ll enjoy a waffle with some BFEC syrup. Yum! Meet at the Resource Center.
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1 Mar 2023
Student managers Sofia and Abby found some snowdrops on their Observatory hike last weekend-- Join them on the next manager hike, Saturday 3/25! Have a good spring break Owls!!!
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22 Feb 2023
Final reminder! This Thursday (02/23) at 6:30PM, the BFEC will be hosting a Himalayan Bowls and Chanting program with the talented Dr. Allan Bazzoli! Space is limited, so email Emma at coffman1@kenyon.edu to confirm attendance!
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22 Feb 2023
The Fern Trail has some BEAUTIFUL fungi action this week! On your way up, check out our updated kiosks to see what animal tracks you might find on your walk!
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30 Nov 2022
Join us on Sunday, December 4, at 2.00 p.m. for a participatory art experience at the Resource Center! Kenyon student, Anna von Rosenstiel, requests your help to create a one-of-a-kind sculpture. She will guide our efforts as we paint and craft in response to questions!
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Brown Family Environmental Center retweeted
3 Nov 2022
As part of their study of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Prof. Caliva’s Mythology class journeyed to the pine grove at the BFEC to learn about deforestation and reforestation in Ohio.
@TheBFEC @KenyonCollege
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9 Nov 2022
Have you ever jumped in a pile of leaves? How about made leaf rubbings? Join us on this week’s Family Nature Quest, Saturday Nov. 12 at 10:30am, for some fall-time fun! Meet at the picnic pavilion 🍁
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26 Oct 2022
Come to Saturday's Family Nature Quest: Go With The Flow! We will focus on learning about what it takes to make a river flow, then gather riverbed materials and create a model of a river. Meet 10/29 at 10:30AM, BFEC picnic pavilion!
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20 Oct 2022
Family Nature Quest: Bird, Butterfly Eel this Saturday 10/22/22 from 10:30-11:30am! This program is designed for parents and children to enjoy nature together; we will meet at the picnic pavilion rain or shine!
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19 Oct 2022
We had such a great time last weekend, thank you to everyone who came out!
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8 Oct 2022
Mark your calendars, it's one week until our annual Fall Harvest Festival! Hay rides, food trucks, live music, and fun for the whole family! 🍂🍁 @KenyonCollege
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29 Sep 2022
Take a hike this weekend and check out our new Chimney Swift tower at the Labyrinth! The prairies are glorious right now!
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Brown Family Environmental Center retweeted
27 Apr 2021
Here's the spring wildflowers forecast throughout the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. buff.ly/2QuZFtl
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27 Apr 2021
Students in @KenyonCollege Sculpture I will have their work integrating wooden objects with nature on view in our Wildlife Garden and Prairie areas until next Wednesday (5/5), be sure to come enjoy the sunshine and their work while it's here at the BFEC!
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