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Getting on to Winton Lake is now easier and safer thanks to the installation of an accessible canoe and kayak launch.

Great Parks of Hamilton County brought the joy of the outdoors to children and families at the Ronald McDonald House with the donation of books and stuffed animals of Parky, the Raccoon.

Adventure Outpost, a teambuilding facility in Winton Woods, now has a dozen new stand-up paddleboards thanks to a Boating Safety Education Grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks & Watercraft. As a result, Adventure Outpost is offering programming where participants will learn basic paddleboard skills and safety on the water.

Great Parks of Hamilton County is one of 12 organizations to have received an Ohio EPA Environmental Education Fund grant for projects focused on helping Ohioans understand topics like habitat restoration. The grant supports ongoing nature education programming at Great Parks Nature Center at The Summit.

Great Parks of Hamilton County will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the start of construction of the final phase of the Little Miami Scenic Trail, known as the Beechmont Bridge Connector, which will link hundreds of miles of multipurpose trails in Greater Cincinnati and beyond.

Great Parks has been able to continue reliable nature education programming through 2020–2021 thanks to a generous donation from the John A Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Charitable Trust.