Newsletter Archive
The Brown Family Environmental Center publishes a quarterly newsletter. In addition to featured articles, each newsletter contains upcoming events, member and donor lists, and information about becoming a member of the BFEC.
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2019
Vol. 23, No. 4 (Fall 2019)
Trouble in Leaf-peeper Paradise; A Slice of Pumpkin History; Turkey Talk; Upcoming Events; Final Footprints; A Winter To-do List | Download the Fall 2019 PDF
Vol. 23, No. 3 (Summer 2019)
Twilight; Winterberry: Ohio's Native Holly; Volunteer and Donor Recognition; Lyme Disease; Ode to a Barn; News from the Farm; Upcoming Events | Download the Summer 2019 PDF
Vol. 23, No. 2 (Spring 2019)
Spring Ephemerals; "Memories of My Own Connection to Nature;" Upcoming Events; What's New at the BFEC?; Spring at the Kenyon Farm | Download the Spring 2019 PDF
Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter 2019)
Long Nights, Long Naps: How Ohio's Small Mammals Survive the Winter; What About Winter?; Carbon, Trees and the BFEC; Our Footprints; Phil Begins His Long Slumber; Upcoming Events; BFEC by the Numbers | Download the Winter 2019 PDF
2018
Vol. 22, No. 4 (Fall 2018)
Falling Leaves; Wingstem: Flying Into Fall; Finding Your Trail; Freezing Frogs, Butt Breathers and Fearless Fish: How Aquatic Wildlife Survives Winter; Managing for Invasive Species at Kokosing Nature Preserve | Download the Fall 2018 PDF
Vol. 22, No. 3 (Summer 2018)
Peeking Into the World of the Bluebird; Mudpuppies and the Value of a Dedicated Volunteer; Volunteer Spotlight; A Dream, a Knight in Shining Armor, and a Lady; Walker's Pond Trail: The Power of Partnerships | Download the Summer 2018 PDF
Vol. 22, No. 2 (Spring 2018)
Ohio's Deadliest Species; Earth Day at the BFEC; What is Your Why; Contemplations on Trees, Change and Growth; Volunteer Spotlight; Why Deer Lose Their Antlers; Celebrating 50 Years of Ohio's Scenic Rivers | Download the Spring 2018 PDF
Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter 2018)
Once in a Blue Moon; The Latest at the Kenyon Farm; Heralding the Hellbenders; Help the Homeless: Give Bats a Home | Download the Winter 2018 PDF
2017
Vol. 21, No. 4 (Fall 2017)
Connecting Students with Nature; Volunteer Spotlight; News from the Office of Green Initiatives; The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; Into Green Ohio; Echoes of Summer | Download the Fall 2017 PDF
Vol. 21, No. 3 (Summer 2017)
New Trail and Labyrinth; Volunteer Spotlight; BFEC by the Numbers
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Vol. 21, No. 2 (Spring 2017)
Keep It Wild: Earth Day at the BFEC; Volunteer Spotlight; Favorite Spring Wildflowers
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Vol. 21, No. 1 (Winter 2017)
Secrets of the Pine Grove; Volunteer Spotlight; In Celebration of Squirrels; The Green Corner: Kokosing Nature Preserve; Diary of a Newbie
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2016
Vol. 20, No. 4 (Fall 2016)
Eyes on the Skies; New Horizons — Noelle Jordan Joins the BFEC; The First to Drop: Ohio Buckeyes; Kenyon's Road to Carbon Neutrality
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Vol. 20, No. 3 (Summer)
Back in Style; A Kokosing Farewell... And Hello; Students Drive Sustainability
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Vol. 20, No. 2 (Spring)
Natural Wonder; Home Sweet Kokosing; Earth Day Festival
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Vol. 20, No. 1 (Winter)
Secret Lives of Salamanders; The Earth Beneath Our Feet
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2015
Vol. 19, No. 4 (Fall)
Time of Plenty: Early fall is the time of harvest when we celebrate a wealth of fruits of the soil. Many corners of our natural world also find their fullness in fall, from the expected acorns and woolly bear caterpillars to unexpectedly goulash spiders. Plus: Shane McGuire, Land Manager Naturalist; Celebrating 20 Years. Download Vol. 19, No. 4
Vol. 19, No. 3 (Summer)
The BFEC Turns Twenty; Dave Heithaus Leaves BFEC; Honoring the Brown Family
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Vol. 19, No. 2 (Spring)
Listening to the Forest Breathe; An Atmospheric Bank; Story Time with Dave; Earth Day Festival; Free Milkweed Seeds
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Vol. 19, No. 1 (Winter)
From Field to Forest; The Promise of Spring; Snowy Owls; Restoration at Home; Emerald Ash Border
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2014
Vol 18, No. 4 Fall
Vol 18, No. 3 Summer
Vol 18, No. 2 Spring
Vol 18, No. 1 Winter
2013
Vol 17, No.4 Fall
Vol 17, No.3 Summer
Vol 17, No.2 Spring
Vol 17, No.1 Winter
2012
Vol 16, No. 4 Fall
Vol 16, No.3 Summer
Vol 16, No.2 Spring
Vol 16, No.1 Winter
2011
Vol 15, No.4 Fall
Vol 15, No.3 Summer
Vol 15, No.2 Spring
Vol 15, No.1 Winter
2010
Vol 14, No.4 Fall
Vol 14, No.3 Summer
Vol 14, No.2 Spring
Vol 14, No.1 Winter
2009
Vol 13, No.4 Fall
Vol 13, No.3 Summer
Vol 13, No.2 Spring
Vol 13, No.1 Winter