EVENTS: ONGOING – RIDE AMONG SPECIES & OTHER MUSKINGUM COUNTY TOURS Led by professional trained guides, this one hour tour consists of a relaxing horseback ride along beautiful hillsides in Muskingum County overlooking animal species that call the Wilds home, from antelope to zebra. The tour is designed to excite anyone with the love for…
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Sunday Afternoon: Perry County Farm Tours
EVENT: JUNE 2 – VISIT TWO FARMS IN ONE AFTERNOON CHEROKEE VALLEY BISON RANCHCherokee Valley Bison Ranch (1:00 PM) has over thirty bison on their fifty acre farm. Visitors will be able to see our national mammal close up, hear the history of the farm and bison in the area, as well as facts about…
ACEnet Workshop: Art Builds Business Builds Art
The Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) are on a mission to raise the value of arts and culture in every community, and they are determined to help grow out creative economy. They ask: what if more of us developed our creativity? And then we applied that creativity to everything we do? What new ventures…
Winding Road Experiences: Birds in the Hills
Join Rural Action, Camp Oty’Okwa, and the Athens Area Birders for this affordable festival which features activities for adults, families, and children. The event welcomes anyone with even a remote interest in birds and the outdoors, including those who have never picked up a pair of binoculars. Meals and camping are available Friday through Sunday….
Sign Up for Interpretive Guide Training Today!
Registration is open for the next course in interpretive guiding, put on by the National Association for Interpretation and Ohio University. The course will be held August 23 – 26 at Wilson Hall on Ohio University’s main campus in Athens. This four-day, 32-hour course gives its students the background, skills and strategies to create memorable…
Birds in the Hills April 20-22
Springtime in Ohio’s hill country means sprouting buds and new growth, as creatures emerge from their winter hiding places to enjoy the abundance of Ohio’s trees and undergrowth. Also emerging with spring sprouts will be numerous bird species who call Ohio home. For three days see, hear, and learn about many of Ohio’s native Warblers…
It’s Almost Ramp Season!
As Spring approaches in Southeastern Ohio, some wide, flat leaves will begin to sprout all around this region beneath the canopy of our dense forests: wild ramps. The bright green, onion-like vegetables are the darling of many foodies, but they are also an indigenous superstar of Ohio’s Appalachian region. Strolling through one of the region’s…
Caffeine Working Hard for the Community: A Winding Road Success Story
Some Ohioans might want to warm up during the next bout of frigid temperatures and snow flurries with a warm mug of coffee. Others might already drink a cup or two every morning. For many people, coffee is a daily part of our lives, but pouring a morning cup o’ Joe rarely makes us think…