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Welcome to Parks@Home, our hub for nature activities you can do in your own home!

There’s no time like spring to see the beauty of wildflowers. Director of Programming Amy shares the facts on this fascinating flower that blooms when the weather begins to heat up, wild columbine.

This past holiday season, Great Parks of Hamilton County’s holiday lights recycling program collected 11,840 pounds of lights, the second largest amount in the history of the annual program.

One spring wildflower that blossoms without much fanfare is wild ginger. Director of Programming Amy shares how wild ginger’s differences are actually what makes it bloom.

Great Parks of Hamilton County and the Cincinnati Parks will team up to challenge Cleveland and Columbus in the City Nature Challenge 2022, a worldwide biodiversity blitz competition.

Do you hear some bird calls in spring that sound unfamiliar? These are small songbirds called Warblers. Warblers hail from the tropics and are visiting Ohio for a short time. Nature Interpreter Lisa lists common warbler species and how you can identify them during their layover in Ohio.

After conducting an audit waste in 2021, Great Parks has launched an educational recycling campaign to engage park guests. Join us as we Think Outside the Trash and divert recyclable waste from landfills.