Sharon Woods Bass League Team “Two Old Fat Guys” won the April 22 tournament with four fish weighing 11.12 pounds! They also had the two biggest bass of the evening weighing in at 4.30 pounds apiece! There are four more tournaments to decide who’s taking home the grand prize of a $500 Bass Pro Shops […]

I wait each springtime and anticipate their return to the rookery. As the days lengthen I question and wonder will they really come? Often I gaze toward the large vacant nests across Winton Lake. I ponder- which nests will be the home of new winged creatures? Will all of the nests be occupied with fluffy […]

If you’ve ever been out to Little Miami Golf Center, you might have seen a fenced off area of turf that’s separate from the driving range and golf course. The turf looks familiar – like a putting green – but the shape isn’t right. So what is the purpose of this place? Believe it or […]

I think it’s safe to say that spring has sprung. It is my favorite time of year because of the many singing frogs, migrating birds and blooming beauties, of course! Once warm weather arrives, I love to go out and enjoy a nice hike in search of all of these things. Photographing the first blooming […]

It was only two weeks ago that the region was buried in snow and now the rivers are flowing, creatures are stirring and plants are starting to flower. One of our favorite signs of spring in the parks is the emergence of eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus). Skunk cabbage is amazing because its flower produces […]

Like many of us, I have fond memories of playing in the snow as a child. The winter, from a child’s view can seem like a magical time of snowmen and fortbuilding and exciting random days off from school. While as an adult, I find that the snow can often seem more like a burden […]

Our harbor managers have been working hard to get our boathouses ready for opening day for the past several weeks, but Mother Nature just isn’t cooperating. The heavy snow that we received last week has insulated the ice on our lakes. In other words, we are postponing opening day at Miami Whitewater Forest until March […]

Our language reflects a time when we lived close to the land. Agricultural terms are pervasive in our language. Since I live in Cincinnati, lovingly known at one time as “Porkopolis,” it seems appropriate to consider words and idioms (a word with a figurative meaning) that come from the pig! February is filled with holidays. […]