2025-26 Meetings

January 14, 2026

Owl Pellet Dissection

Club members were owl-fully excited to dissect and investigate some owl pellets! Owls (and other birds) are unable to digest bones and fur from their prey, so they regurgitate them in a compact pellet. By digging through the pellet, you can learn a lot about an owl's diet!

Watch the video for more information and the dissection process.

Club members each dissected their own pellet. These pellets came from owls in the Pacific Northwest, but many local raptor centers also sell them at their facility or online. If you know you have owls in your area, check around the base of trees and you may just find some pellets!

Always handle the owl pellets and bones with gloves. If you wish to further clean the bones, hydrogen peroxide is recommended as a safer alternative to bleach. Just soak the bones and gently scrub if needed, for anywhere from 24 hours to several days.

December 10, 2025

Upcycle & Repurpose

It may be cold outside, but we can bring some of nature's beauty indoors!

Mrs. Murphy lead the group in creating fun, festive decor using a combination of collected natural materials, and upcycled and repurposed items. The end results are beautiful and just as unique as the artist that created them!

November 12, 2025

Winter Birds

Think you can identify 25 birds found in Ohio? Test your knowledge with this video!

As the seasons change, you may notice a change in the feathered friends who visit your backyard or neighborhood! Learn to identify some of the birds that stay in or migrate to Ohio during the winter months using the video and graphic above.

Our club members also had a lot of fun creating bird feeders to hang up and hopefully observe some winter visitors!

October 8, 2025

Garden Scavenger Hunt and Apple Tasting

Using Our Five Senses

First we had a scavenger hunt, looking high and low to find things like habitats, insects, objects that were big and small, and more to sharpen our observation skills of all things in the Habitat Discovery Garden!

Then we continued using our 5 senses to investigate a fall favorite: different varieties of apples! After noting their color, size, smell, and texture, we got to taste each variety. Some were definitely favored more than others (Sweet Tango was a group favorite!). Mrs. Murphy also brought various nuts from different trees for students to study and try to identify.

Top left, clockwise: Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Sweet Tango, Macintosh

Apple Sampling 2025.mp4

Taste test! Unfortunately, Granny Smith was NOT the crowd favorite...