One of the things I enjoy most about writing my monthly Q&A “Ask Chip” online column is interacting with electric cooperative members. My wife and I have been co-op members for 47 years (Consolidated Cooperative), and it’s always interesting to hear what other members statewide are involved with in the out-of-doors. That said, the recent item below is one of the most unusual — and fascinating — email questions I’ve ever received.
Jim Murtha, South Central Power Company
About a dozen Ohio Cooperative Living readers were interested enough in my August 2022 Woods, Waters & Wildlife monthly outdoors column story (Specter of the Forest), profiling the wild plant growing deep in Ohio’s woodlands known as ghost plant, ghost pipes, or Indian pipes, that they sent me photos or notes of their own interesting encounters with th
May is the time in Ohio when seeds are going into the ground, planted by both farmers and gardeners. And fencing is being constructed this month, as well, to protect the emerging young seedlings so they can grow and become mature plants. But building the wrong type of fencing can be a deathtrap for wildlife, particularly de
With summer in full swing and people spending more time outdoors this time of year, wildlife sightings have been numerous as of late. Below are three of the more interesting critters that readers have contacted me about recently. One has to do with a white deer, and the other two are sightings of gray treefrogs. I
