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Aim The Club, Not Your Feet

Friday Fix | Aim The Club, Not Your Feet

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. This week, PGA Professional Jennifer shows you how to aim with the club and not your feet.

Running Buffalo Clover

Endangered Species Success Story: Running Buffalo Clover

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Great Parks staff and volunteers work diligently to protect the parks. So when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed running buffalo clover from the federal endangered species list this year, we were thrilled! Read on as Conservation team members share how this little plant went from thought to being extinct to growing in the wild.

Best Hiking Trails for Colorful Fall Foliage

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Happy first day of fall! What’s a better way to go leaf-peeping than on a hike in your favorite park? Check out our list of top hiking trails for viewing fall colors.

A trench dug in a garden bed allows potato plants to grow.

Eat What You Sow: Growing Potatoes 3 Ways

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Have you ever experimented in your garden? How about with … potatoes? Nature Interpreter Ellen shares the trials and successes of her potato gardening experiment at Parky’s Farm this season.

Think Box & Play Box

Friday Fix | Think Box & Play Box

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. This week, PGA Professional Jennifer explains how breaking up your pre-shot routine into two parts can help your swing.

A humming bird sips on nectar from a coral flower.

One of Nature’s Phenomena: Hummingbird Migration

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Director of Programming Amy can’t help but be fascinated by ruby-throated hummingbirds. These tiny aviators defy logic. How so? Read on as Amy shares more about hummingbird behavior and the feats they accomplish during their migration.

Pre-Round Warm Up at the Putting Green

Friday Fix | Pre-Round Warm Up at the Practice Green

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Fix! Follow along as Great Parks golf professionals share tips and tricks on how you can improve your game. This week, PGA Professional Mike shares about warming up on the practice green before starting your game.

An orange monarch butterfly sits on a pink flower, sipping nectar.

Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Monarchs

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The monarch butterfly is one of the most easily recognized butterflies in North America. Think you know everything there is to know about these winged wonders? Think again! Nature Interpreter Lisa shares facts you didn’t know just in time for the monarch migration.