Bass Series Championship Decided by Ounces
More than 360 anglers competed in the six Bass Series Tournaments in 2018. Only the top 20 earned a spot in the Bass Series Championship, where the winners would be awarded a $1,000 shopping spree…
The Eastern Coyote: Ohio’s Newest Mammal
As the early settlers of the U.S. forged westward, their main priority was finding a place to call home. However, as they began to inhabit our country, not only did they affect the animals who…
What Are Those Big Birds?
If you’ve spent any time at Winton Woods Campground this summer, you may have witnessed a rather unnerving site. Just as the sun is setting and daylight begins to fade, large birds with a six-foot…
Whoooo Wants to Meet Me?
The newest addition to our Great Parks’ animal ambassador team is an eastern screech owl (Megascops asio). As such a new member to our team, she doesn’t have a name yet. However, this particular owl…
What Happened to That Fish?
Lake and pond habitats are very complex habitats. They are influenced by soil conditions in the watershed, water chemistry and temperature changes from rainfall and resulting runoff, heating from the sun and cooling from groundwater…
Toht Brothers Win Three In A Row!
Twenty-seven teams competed in the Great Parks Bass Series presented by Bass Pro Shops on Saturday, June 30, and the big bass that Miami Whitewater Forest Lake is famous for showed themselves again! The heat…
The Curious Case of the Honey Locust
With three-pronged thorns that can be up to 6 inches long, the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is one of the more ominous-looking trees of our area. However, if you look closely, these thorns are a…