September Events in Glen Helen This list can also be found on the events page of our website at www.glenhelen.org Art in the Atrium: Photographs by Mary Gorman September 1-October 15, Glen Building 405 Corry St Yellow Springs Saturday Reptile Feedings September 2, 16 & 30 at 11:00 am Come learn about snakes and turtles as we feed our resident reptiles. Great for kids of all ages! Donations Welcome. Trailside Museum, Corry St parking lot Yellow Springs. 937-767-7798 for details Labor Day Meander September 4 at 9:00 am Take a break, take some time and take a walk! Trailside Museum off Corry St parking lot Yellow Springs Trailside Museum Docent Training Mon, August 28 & Tue, September 5 7:00-8:30 at Trailside Museum Are you outgoing? Do you love nature? If so, the Glen Helen Ecology Institute invites you to come to one of our classes to train Trailside Museum docents. Contact Cindy Steffen at 937-769-1907 for more information. Nature Story Hour: September 6 First Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm. Preschoolers can discover nature through stories about the natural world. Grown-ups are invited to stay. Donations welcome. Trailside Museum, Corry St parking lot 937-767-7798 for details. Full Moon Hike Thursday, September 7 at 8:00 pm Bring Friends & Flashlights for some night time fun on the trails. Rt 343 parking lot at OEC entrance. GHA Pancake Breakfast Sunday, September 10 from 9am -1pm The Glen Helen Association will be serving a pancake breakfast, including fruit and sausage, at the Outdoor Education Center Lodge. There will be live music, items from the Nature Shop and plenty of opportunities to chat with neighbors and friends of the Glen. St.Rt.343 OEC entrance Natural Journaling Hike Saturday, September 10 at 2:00 pm. Bring a journal to record observations, drawings and other ?seeing? exercises as we hike the trails. No experience necessary. Rt. 343 parking lot at OEC entrance Edible Plants & Mushrooms Sunday, September 10 at 6:00 pm Join edible plant expert, Dave Jansen, as he shows us late summer plants that are good for eatin? and medicinal uses. Trailside Museum off Corry St parking lot Yellow Springs. Donations Welcome. Fall Migration Bird Walk Sunday, September 17 from 8-11 am Come look and listen for migrants stopping at the Glen during their head southward. St. Rt. 343 parking lot at OEC entrance Fall Equinox Medallion Hike Saturday, September 23 at 1:00 pm Hikers should be in good condition. Trailside Museum, off Cory St parking lot Yellow Springs Glen Helen Lecture Series Exploring the Tropical Splendor of Costa Rica and Panama Tom Hissong, Education Coordinator at the Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm, led an exciting National Audubon Society natural history trip aboard the Yorktown Clipper to Costa Rica and Panama. He will share with us the beauty and rich natural diversity of the tropical world in these two exciting countries, including Curu Wildlife Refuge, home to 234 species of plants, 115 species of birds and 78 species of mammals, and the Sambu River through the Darien Jungle to visit the stilted village of the Choco Indians. Cindy Steffen Volunteer Coordinator 1-937-769-1907 Glen Helen Ecology Institute 405 Corry Street Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387