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Love Our Land Bringing Life Back to Our Neighborhoods, One Yard at a Time.

Come plant with us! We’ll be here for several hours!
10/10/2026

Come plant with us! We’ll be here for several hours!

Reminder! Come help us pull invasive weeds and plant native plants this Saturday! 🌱
10/08/2026

Reminder! Come help us pull invasive weeds and plant native plants this Saturday! 🌱

On our way back from visiting my wife’s parents, we stopped by one of our favorite northeast Ohio old growth forests: Jo...
10/07/2026

On our way back from visiting my wife’s parents, we stopped by one of our favorite northeast Ohio old growth forests: Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve 🌳💚

While the massive white and pin oaks, American beech, and red maples most often steal the show—I mean, they’re HUGE, how could they not?!—Michelle and I were absolutely enamored with the diversity of mushrooms flushing along the boardwalk trail 🍄‍🟫 The show stopper was the ever so lovely Bear’s head tooth (Hericium americanum), shown in the first image. While I’ve documented numerous occurrences of their cousin, lion’s mane (H. erinaceous), I’ve only encountered a handful of these intriguing mushrooms. Like their cousin, bear’s head tooth is edible and possesses some medicinal qualities. I can’t say I’ve ever eaten bear’s head tooth but lion’s mane is DELICIOUS! Some liken the taste to crab, which is why whenever I have lion’s mane I like to do them up like crab cakes with some remoulade sauce 😋

This and the other mushrooms in Johnson Woods SNP are safe from dinner plates, though, as every critter, plant, and mushroom is protected. If you do want to look for tasty fungi and other edibles, you can typically find that certain public lands, like state and national forests, permit foraging. Disclaimer: Always check the rules on foraging for a space before assuming it’s allowed.

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Have we featured New England Aster for before? Yes. But are we doing it again? Also, yes! That purple flower you see b...
10/07/2026

Have we featured New England Aster for before? Yes. But are we doing it again? Also, yes! That purple flower you see blooming in parks in along the highway right now is likely the beautiful New England Aster, which is an absolute pollinator powerhouse! Within the span of an hour, a Pearl Crescent butterfly, eastern carpenter bee, orange sulphur butterfly, a skipper, and painted lady butterfly all visited this plant, among many others! 🦋🐝🪻Beyond supporting pollinators, many essential native species use its foliage for food as well, making it an important keystone species in this area. Plant New England Aster in your yard to attract all kinds of beneficial bugs!

Do you know what is in these images? If you want to test yourself, wait to scroll all the way to the last image; althoug...
10/06/2026

Do you know what is in these images? If you want to test yourself, wait to scroll all the way to the last image; although you still may have a difficult time discerning what exactly it is haha

We’ll put the answer in the comments 😜

SWIPE! You won’t regret it 🍄💚While sitting at my desk, I began daydreaming of what magic will follow today’s rain. Five ...
10/02/2026

SWIPE! You won’t regret it 🍄💚

While sitting at my desk, I began daydreaming of what magic will follow today’s rain. Five years ago I met this behemoth of a American yellow fly agaric (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii) right here in Loveland 🍄💚 Swipe to see a spore print I collected as well as a picture of my daughter holding this giant.

These enchanting beings come in all shapes and sizes. Swipe to see a few 💚

Have you ever encountered this mushroom? 🍄

‼️ Volunteer Opportunity ‼️ Love Our Land is partnering with Little Miami Conservancy to help reinvigorate these flower ...
10/01/2026

‼️ Volunteer Opportunity ‼️
Love Our Land is partnering with Little Miami Conservancy to help reinvigorate these flower beds with native plants! On Saturday, October 10th from 9a-11a, come join us to start weeding and replanting. Bring yourself and some gardening clothes, a shovel or trowel if you’ve got one, and we’ll get into it! 💚🪏🌻

Currently blooming is Purple Rattlesnake Root, this week's ! 💚 This particular plant was a perfect model, allowing som...
09/30/2026

Currently blooming is Purple Rattlesnake Root, this week's ! 💚 This particular plant was a perfect model, allowing some beautiful closeup shots. It is visited by a variety of pollinators, including humming birds, beetles, bees and moths. It prefers full sun and has a relatively small native range, sticking mostly to the upper midwest. Keep a look out for this cutie pie on your next hike!

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Come get your native plant fix! We are here until 3 PM!
09/27/2026

Come get your native plant fix! We are here until 3 PM!

💚 come get your native plant fix TOMORROW!! 💚
09/26/2026

💚 come get your native plant fix TOMORROW!! 💚

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1042 Marbea Drive
Loveland, OH
45140

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