Cincinnati Nature Center

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Cincinnati Nature Center
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Type Nature center and preserve
Location 4949 Tealtown Road
Milford, Ohio, USA
Coordinates 39°07′35″N84°14′49″W / 39.1265°N 84.2469°W / 39.1265; -84.2469 Coordinates: 39°07′35″N84°14′49″W / 39.1265°N 84.2469°W / 39.1265; -84.2469
Area 1,667 acres (675 ha) in two sites
Created 1965
Founder Stanley M. Rowe, Sr.
Website www.cincynature.org

Cincinnati Nature Center is a nature center and preserve with two locations, the main site known as Rowe Woods in Milford, Ohio, and Long Branch Farm in Goshen, Ohio. [1]

Nature center facility designed for natural and environmental education

A nature center is an organization with a visitor center or interpretive center designed to educate people about nature and the environment. Usually located within a protected open space, nature centers often have trails through their property. Some are located within a state or city park, and some have special gardens or an arboretum. Their properties can be characterized as nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries. Nature centers generally display small live animals, such as reptiles, rodents, insects, or fish. There are often museum exhibits and displays about natural history, or preserved mounted animals or nature dioramas. Nature centers are staffed by paid or volunteer naturalists and most offer educational programs to the general public, as well as summer camp, after-school and school group programs.

Milford, Ohio Place in Ohio, United States

Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties founded in 1796, in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River and its East Fork in the southwestern part of the state. It is considered a city in Greater Cincinnati. The population was 6,709 at the 2010 census.

Goshen, Ohio census-designated place in Ohio, United States

Goshen is a census-designated place in central Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is centered on State Route 28, approximately midway between Milford and Blanchester.

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Rowe Woods

The 1,025-acre Rowe Woods in Milford features the Rowe Visitor Center with nature exhibits, a wildlife viewing window, library and gift shop. [2] There are over 16 miles of trails that pass through eastern deciduous forest, former agricultural fields, streams, and pond habitats. [3]

The Schott Nature PlayScape was designed to encourage open-ended creative play through the use of natural features on the 1.6-acre site, including water, logs, rocks and dirt. The creation of the PlayScape was inspired by Richard Louv's book Last Child in the Woods that concludes that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development. [4] [5]

Richard Louv is an American nonfiction author and journalist. He is best known for his seventh book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, which investigates the relationship of children and the natural world in current and historical contexts. Louv created the term "nature-deficit disorder" to describe possible negative consequences to individual health and the social fabric as children move indoors and away from physical contact with the natural world – particularly unstructured, solitary experience. Louv cites research pointing to attention disorders, obesity, a dampening of creativity and depression as problems associated with a nature-deficient childhood. He amassed information on the subject from practitioners of many disciplines to make his case, and is commonly credited with helping to inspire an international movement to reintroduce children to nature.

<i>Last Child in the Woods</i> book by Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder is a 2005 book by author Richard Louv that documents decreased exposure of children to nature in American society and how this "nature-deficit disorder" harms children and society. The book examines research and concludes that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. The author also suggests solutions to the problems he describes. A revised and expanded edition was published in 2008.

The 1918 Groesbeck Lodge is planned to be home to the new Center for Conservation & Stewardship, which will become a regional center for excellence in land conservation. [6] [7]

Long Branch Farm

The 642-acre Long Branch Farm and Trails in Goshen is open to members only. There are four miles of trails through deciduous forest, fields, streams and ponds.

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References

  1. ↑ "This Underrated Park In Cincinnati Is One Of Ohio's Best Kept Secrets". Only in Your State. August 29, 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cincinnati Nature Center". The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cincinnati Nature Center". AllTrails. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Bill Hopple (January 10, 2012). "A PLACE TO PLAY: A Pioneering Design for Future Play Spaces". Children & Nature Network. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Harriette R. Williams Downey Fund Report" (PDF). University of Cincinnati. Spring 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "New Living Laboratory Coming To The Cincinnati Nature Center". WVXU. May 24, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cincinnati Nature Center plans $2M historic renovation". Cincinnati Business Courier. May 20, 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

See also

Gorman Heritage Farm

Gorman Heritage Farm is a working farm museum on 122 acres (49 ha) in Evendale, Ohio, United States. The farm consists of 30 tillable acres (12 ha), a farmyard, gardens, 5 miles (8.0 km) of hiking trails, and a wildflower preserve. The farm raises livestock, grows produce and flowers, and produces biochar. The farm is operated by the non-profit Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation, whose mission is to educate visitors about agriculture, nutrition, sustainability, and the environment. The farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Brown–Gorman Farm.

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