On Sunday, August 9, we hosted a special Kids’ Mystery Fish Challenge at Miami Whitewater Forest, and all participates won! All 38 kids who signed-up for the free tournament got to go fishing, and most… Youngest Angler Wins Big Challenge
Presented by Bass Pro Shops, the Great Parks’ Bass Series is a series of six fishing tournaments that concludes with a series championship. Anglers earn points at each event, and the top 20 qualify for… Anglers Challenged by Duckweed & Darkness
Have you noticed any small emerald green beetles flying around? You are likely seeing the emerald ash borer (EAB), a non-native, invasive insect pest. These insects, whose adults begin emerging in mid-May, are infesting native… Working Together Against EAB
Whether you call them crawfish, crawdads, mudbugs or by their slightly more formal name of crayfish, “freshwater lobsters” illicit some sort of visceral response. Fear is one I often see when I show visitors how… A Chink in the Armor
Lake Isabella hosted its third tournament of the year: the new Rod Busting Tournament. Six teams tested their luck against some of the biggest catfish in any of Great Parks’ lakes. Not even two weeks… Rod Busting at Lake Isabella
The Winton Woods Riding Center’s (WWRC) Volunteer of the Month is Caitlin Tucker. Caitlin is new to the WWRC volunteer program, but has already shown her dedication. You can find her in the barns helping… WWRC Volunteer of the Month
The Great Parks of Hamilton County landscape department has partnered with the Diamond Oaks horticulture program for several years. The early periods of this partnership involved the horticulture program producing plants for Great Parks. We… Growing a Great Partnership
This past Sunday was one of those hot July days that make fishing tough. On this particularly hot summer day we held the fourth Kids’ Mystery Fish Challenge at Winton Woods. The lake was up… Kids Try for Mystery Fish