The Atlatl
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…
2015 Bass Series Champion
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…
What Do You Do?
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…
Attention Tournament Anglers!
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…
Bass Tournament Update
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…
Hitting the ground running…the life of a killdeer
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…
Celandine vs Celandine
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…
OSHA-Making Great Parks a Safe Workplace
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…