Seeing an arrowhead can evoke vivid images of Native Americans with bow and arrow in hand stalking prey. However, most of Ohio’s stone tools tell a different tale: the tale of the atlatl. The atlatl is essentially a simple machine that uses leverage to increase the dart’s velocity. The same principle of throwing an atlatl […]

September 26 and 27, 2015, marked the end of this season’s Bass Series tournament. Only the top 20 anglers in the point standings from the year were invited to fish for their shot at the championship and the grand prize of $1,000 to Bass Pro Shops. With the amount of skilled anglers who competed in the Bass Series […]

Working maintenance in the parks and recreation field, I am always amazed at some of the questions I get from others as I describe the work that I do. At times there are some very interesting questions, but usually I get the same two questions: “What is your typical day like?” and “What do you […]

The next Bass Series Tournament will be held at Sharon Woods Lake on Sunday, July 12. It begins begin at 7 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Online registration is now closed, but 15 teams did pre-register online, guaranteeing their spot in the tournament. Only 10 additional boats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis […]

The Bass Series Tournament scheduled at Winton Woods on Saturday, June 20 is being moved to Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m. We decided to relocate this tournament for safety reasons. Winton Woods Lake is a flood control lake […]

The killdeer is one shore bird you can see without going to the beach. Their penchant for nesting in drier places near human landscapes has made them the most familiar plover in North America.  We‘ve all heard their shrill “kill-deer” call near lawns, parking lots, gravel driveways and even on roof tops. It’s as though […]

Which of these do not belong? Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) or celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)? The answer (which may or may not be obvious) is lesser celandine. The reason it does not belong is because it is not native to Hamilton County, southwestern Ohio, or even North America. Native to Eurasia, it was introduced in […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 Class is designed to educate and raise safety awareness of workers and supervisors. Doing everything we can to make our work and workers safe is important! Statistics show that more than 12 workers die every day in the United States, mostly due to falls, being struck by an […]