On the Banks of the O’Bannon Creek
Part of the Wild and Scenic Little Miami River Watershed is the O’Bannon Creek. Learn some river vocabulary and why this creek behind our school is so important to the water quality of our watershed. Veronica Brannen
Invaders in the Woods
Garlic Mustard has taken over habitat in our area. Go into the CMH woods with to find out more about this invasive plant. Veronica Brannen, CMH Naturalist
Digging in the Compost
Why compost and how does it work? Visit the CMH composting site and explore what is happening during decomposition of our organic waste. Veronica Brannen, CMH Naturalist
Special CMH Blooms
Learn about a special spring wildflower native to our area. The Violet has many varieties and each has its own unique qualities. Veronica Brannen, CMH Naturalist
CMH Pond Visit
Join Veronica Brannen, CMH Naturalist, to explore one of the ponds on our campus. What tools do we use to study the pond and what will we find?
CMH’s Remarkable Sycamore Tree
A Tree That’s (Been) Out of This World Do you know this tree outside the PP1 classroom? Did you know that it has traveled with NASA to outer space? With mottled bark of white, grey, pink, and light green patches it is one of the easiest trees to identify in our area. The Sycamore, Platanus […]
Pond Restoration Update
Pond Restoration Update March 2019 V. Brannen Goal set May 2018 – to restore the pond to be a beautiful, sustainable feature of the CMH campus that is an accessible educational resource for children. The following 4 issues have been addressed: More water / determine leaks / collect water level data – […]
Celebrating 10 Years of Outdoor Club
The Unencumbered Child in Nature Last week the Senior Outdoor Club gathered for our weekly afternoon and started out with a short meeting to discuss how to spend the next hour and a half. The kids were excited to share the plan that they had formulated earlier in the day and to get started with […]
School is back in session 2018
School is back in session Now that school is back in session I am spending time in the gardens and green spaces of our lovely CMH campus again with children. Not only have the children grown and changed during the summer months, but of course, the weeds in our gardens have grown and even multiplied […]
CMH Pond
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. ~Loren Eiseley This week the students of CMH will be exploring the large pond on the CMH grounds. With nets, buckets, hand lenses, field guides and checklists they will find what plants and animals live in the watery habitat right outside our school […]
Spring Volunteer Event
Spring Beautification Day volunteer event This past Saturday as I was driving up O’Bannonville Road to CMH for the Spring Beautification Day volunteer event, I couldn’t help smiling at the sight of the showy blooms in the trees in yards lining the way: Saucer Magnolia, Star Magnolia, Plum, Serviceberry, Pear, and Redbud. I felt darn […]
Campus and surrounding trails
Warm gusts of spring “The air and the earth interpenetrated in the warm gusts of spring; the soil was full of sunlight, and the sunlight full of red dust. The air one breathed was saturated with earthy smells, and the grass under foot had a reflection of the blue sky in it.” – Willa Cather […]
