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2401 SR 598 Crestline, Oh 44827 419-683-9000 Lowe-Volk Nature Center Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:00-4:00 Sun: Noon-4:00 |
The Latest News from the CPDWelcome to our Website!
American Kestrel Highway Nest Box Program:
Click the link below for some great photos of American Kestrels being banded. Crawford Park District Naturalist, Warren Uxley, is involved in monitoring these next boxes in Crawford County. You may have noticed the boxes mounted on the back of highway signs along US Route 30 in Wyandot, Crawford and Richland Counties. American Kestrel Banding. New Quarry Book Now Available
Thanks to funding from the Friends of the CPD, The History & Geology of the Leesville, Ohio Stone Quarries has been published. Written by Dana Martin Batory, of Crestline, the book is the result of fieldwork and research begun in Spring 2011.
Besides explaining the geology of the once famous sandstone deposit, the work details the histories of the quarries, tracing their development from their beginnings in the 1830s to their demise in 1912. At one time, the Leesville Stone Co. was a million dollar a year business and employed two hundred men. The commercial quarrying of sandstone in Leesville began and ended in Lowe-Volk Park. The book also explains the quarrying and processing methods and describes the various products that were sold locally, throughout Ohio, and out of state as well. The 195-page book is illustrated with over 150 vintage and color photos, maps, and engravings of the quarries past and present, the machinery, tools, and products. The book can be purchased at the Lowe-Volk Nature Center. Cost of the book will be $20.00, which includes tax. You may also purchase the book through PayPal by using the button below. The book can also be shipped for an extra $5.00. The Community Foundation of Crawford County funded extra books to be placed in all local and school libraries within Crawford County. The Park District will also occasionally host book signings at the park and elsewhere in the local area.
Crawford
Park District Geo-Park Tour (4/18/14)
This tour will take you to all of our parks where you will find geocaches (listed on www.geocaching.com) placed by the Crawford Park District. Each of these geocache containers hold a keyword. Log that keyword on our Tour Page and return to the Lowe Volk Park Nature Center to redeem for a collectible Geocaching item, a Pathtag! For worksheet, click below. Spring Newsletter Now Available
The 2014 spring issue of the CPD's "Trails Newsletter" is now available. This will look at Wildfires and Snowy Owls; it has our updated programs and events, a guest article from a Junior Naturalist, and of course naturalist articles that investigate a migrant shorebird and look into flower/insect relationships. Check it out today! |
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