Off Trail with Erie MetroParks

We kick off the season and chat with Naturalist and Special Event Coordinator Mollie Knighton about our upcoming Osborn Fall Fest on September 24th and all the free, amazing activities we will have. We also quiz some of our Naturalist staff on the history of the Osborn Prison Farm. We hope you tune in and listen!

This week we hang out with special quests Jason Werling and Tondra Frisby from the City of Sandusky Recreation department and chat about some amazing events and activities they have going on in Downtown Sandusky this summer. We also have an unexpected quest that drops in for a mid podcast surprise!

Today is 2/22/22 and our newest Off Trail episode is all about poo. Animal poop has a large role to play in our ecosystems. Learn what animals contribute to our everyday lives with their waste.

Happy Valentine's Day! In this week's episode of Off Trail we are celebrating some weird animal courtships and ways that animals around the world find a suitable mate during the season of love.

This week's episode is all about the eight species of owl that take up residence in Ohio. Naturalists will chat about these feathered beauties and rank them to see which emerges victorious.

This weeks episode is all about Bald Eagles. Learn some interesting facts about our national bird and a few program opportunities we have coming up this spring.

This week's episode is all about ugly animals. Tune in and see what our naturalists think are some of our ugliest creatures to roam the earth.

This week on Off Trail, we chat with Dr. Morgan Drabik-Hamshare about her recently published research on turkey vultures conducted right here in Erie County.

Link to Dr. Drabik Hamshares research paper can be found below: 

Responses of turkey vultures to unmanned aircraft systems vary by platform | Scientific Reports (nature.com)

Join Erie MetroParks as we chat about the upcoming Audubon Christmas Bird Count and how you can get involved.