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Blog Entries - 2021
![A photo of a tall stem of second year garlic mustard](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/118898B2-431F-4550-91B3-C60CE9DBE76F-202.png)
This Plant Stinks!
By Tim Nabors, Naturalist “This plant stinks...and it’s ugly, a bully, and unwelcome here!” —a direct quote from all of our local plants and animals. Most anyone who has spent any time outdoors in our region
![Photo of Yellow iris at Lotus Pond](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/yellow iris lotus pond-193.png)
A Sunny Garden Flower Gone Awry
by Danie Frevola, Conservation Apprentice Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) is a stunning wetland plant with tall and showy yellow flowers (Fig 1.). While it is an attractive landscaping plant, it also peaks gardener’s
![Photos of Winter Creeper on a tree and a building](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/20210223_210041355_iOS-190.jpg)
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Invasive Vine No One Seems to Notice
by Danie Frevola, Conservation Apprentice Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) is found in all sorts of spots throughout Cincinnati- from the side of houses, to the side of highways; across the forest floor all the way up
![Photo of purple loosestrife](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/Purple Loosestrife-187.png)
Happy National Invasive Species Week!
by Danie Frevola, Conservation Apprentice Happy National Invasive Species Awareness week! Anyone that has had a conversation with me has heard ‘invasive species’ countless times, and it's likely that you have come
![Melissa Sabo, school programs manager, helps two students from Woodlawn Elementary plant some plants.](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/Lis and Woodlawn students square.png)
Bringing Nature to Schools
by Cassie Barnes, Digital Communications Specialist On two unseasonably warm and sunny October days, staff from Cincinnati Nature Center went back to school. Instead of backpacks and school supplies, they had native
![Image of a glowing firefly sitting on a green leaf, surrounded by the yellow flashes of other fireflies in the distance.](https://www.cincynature.org/media/blog/Firefly Walks.png)
Flashes in the Night
by Linda Romine As dusk approached on the evening of May 19, a small group of volunteers gathered and walked into the forest near Lotus Pond. They searched the trees and saw... nothing. They then walked to the cabin