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Great Parks Extends Trail to Mark National Trails Day

05/27/2022 1PM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks of Hamilton County and volunteers will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of National Trails Day on June 4, 2022 by extending a picturesque nature trail at Woodland Mound.

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A young child runs through a splash pad. The sprinklers are shaped like arches, resembling a rainbow.

Great Parks to Open Wet Playgrounds

05/26/2022 9AM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks of Hamilton County will reopen its wet playgrounds for the season starting on Memorial Day weekend, with multiple new safety improvements in place at each site.

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The front of Sharon Centre, the visitor center at Sharon Woods.

New Great Parks Destination Playground Coming to Sharon Woods

05/24/2022 1PM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks has started the process to plan and build a large new destination playground at the Sharon Woods visitor center, Sharon Centre, which will be designed for fun and accessibility for a wide range of ages and ability levels.

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Strands of blue, green, orange, red, and yellow holiday lights sit in a large pile.

Great Parks Recycles Over 11,000 Pounds of Holiday Lights

04/21/2022 3PM 2022, All, Great Parks News

This past holiday season, Great Parks of Hamilton County’s holiday lights recycling program collected 11,840 pounds of lights, the second largest amount in the history of the annual program.

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Hamilton County City Nature Challenge 2022, hosted by Cincinnati Parks and Great Parks of Hamilton County.

Cincinnati Challenges Cleveland, Columbus in Biodiversity Blitz

04/20/2022 8AM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks of Hamilton County and the Cincinnati Parks will team up to challenge Cleveland and Columbus in the City Nature Challenge 2022, a worldwide biodiversity blitz competition.

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A bright yellow Prothonotary Warbler sits on a twig. It has black eyes and a beak. There is black on its wings.

Welcome, Warblers! Identifying Birds & Their Songs

04/14/2022 3PM All, Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups

Do you hear some bird calls in spring that sound unfamiliar? These are small songbirds called Warblers. Warblers hail from the tropics and are visiting Ohio for a short time. Nature Interpreter Lisa lists common warbler species and how you can identify them during their layover in Ohio.

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