W.H. Chip Gross
Mary Torges, Consolidated Cooperative
Q. Hi, Chip: I have lived on the same 10-acre lot, including woods, for about 51 years now. I am very interested in donating my place to some charitable organization that might be able to use it. Besides my home, there are three other buildings on the property, two that are quite large, which could be used for classes or workshops. If you have any ideas about organizations that might be interested, please let me know.
Even though Ohio Cooperative Living print magazine has circulation of 300,000 subscribers, I’m still often surprised at the publication’s “reach.” For instance, recently, after my May 2024 Woods, Waters, & Wildlife monthly outdoors column was published, I heard from Sarah Paul, who lives in Virginia. Her parents, Gordon and Jo McDonald, live in Radnor, Ohio, and receive the co-op magazine. They had read my story titled “Snakes on a Plain,” about the Buckeye State’s three species of venomous snakes, so when they received a photo from Sarah of a copperhead, they suggested she send
Jennifer Wilkes, The Frontier Power Company
Q. Hello, Chip: I read, with interest, your article (“A Glimpse of the Past”) in the October 2024 issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, and thought you’d be interested to learn that we now have our own Native American Center in Ohio. It is called NAICCO, which stands for Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio, and here is their website: https://www.naicco.com/.
Ohio Cooperative Living magazine readers are fascinated with wild birds. I know that because each time I write an “Ask Chip” column about birds or birding, questions/comments from readers abound. Last month — May 2023 — was no exception. My monthly Woods, Waters & Wildlife column featured orioles and how to attract them to backyard birdfeeders in a story titled “Looking Good in Orange.”
Nancy Drake
Pam Goodwill, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative
Q. My husband and I are arguing about an orange bird. We think it’s a male oriole. He and his partner are flying around the outside of our house all day, front to back, porch to porch, and windows everywhere. What are they and are they looking to nest?
