Bass Fishing is on Fire!
Have you ever heard of a bass tournament where 20 out of the 24 teams weighed in fish and of the 20 teams more than 175 pounds of bass were caught? Well, that’s exactly what happened on…
Unwrapping the Secret Lives of Birds
Look out! The next bird you see might be shedding light on the secret lives of birds. Great Parks utilizes the skills of bird banding researchers to uncover some of these mysteries. Bird banding requires special…
2016 Fishing Tournament Standings
Bass Series Tournament Bass Series Standings_- July 24, 2016 Sharon Woods Bass League Bass League Standings – Final
What the Hellgrammite?
What’s 2-4 inches long, has an impressive set of pincers and could be lurking in a creek near you? It’s a hellgrammite! I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never encountered one of these interesting critters,…
Team Quinten
Jake Richardson, who fishes in the Great Parks’ Bass Series tournament, has a 5-year-old son named Quinten. Quinten is fighting Leukemia. At the last tournament, several of the anglers were spotted wearing “Team Quinten” T-shirts. After…
July 9 Bass Series
Miami Whitewater Forest Lake was the site of the fourth 2016 Bass Series tournament on Saturday, July 9. There were 25 teams that entered the contest, and 20 of them weighed in a combined 104.44…
5 Myths of Nature
Nature is full of mysteries. Through scientific discovery, some myths can be dispelled regarding a few of our local critters. Which of these “untruths” have you believed? Myth: Nocturnal animals are never active in the…
Conserving Water for a Greener Golf Course
Summer is here, and it’s getting hot! On the golf course, high temperatures and dry soils equal stressed out grass. To the untrained eye, running a sprinkler head is the only way to keep it…