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Great Parks Launches Recycling Program for Cellphones and Smartphones

07/13/2022 9AM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks is strategically expanding its recycling program to accept old cellphones and smartphones in specially marked bins at parks and golf courses throughout Hamilton County.

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Fairy Tale Festival Sprinkles Magical Fantasy in Glenwood Gardens

06/13/2022 1PM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks is bringing fairy tale characters and magical creatures to the trees and flowers of Glenwood Gardens with the first Fairy Tale Festival, at Highfield Discovery Garden on Saturday, June 18.

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Great Parks Extends Trail to Mark National Trails Day

05/27/2022 1PM All, 2022, 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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Great Parks to Install 370 Recycling Bins, Expand Recycling Program

04/7/2022 11AM All, 2022, Great Parks News

Great Parks guests will soon be able to recycle more items instead of placing them in the garbage, thanks to the addition of 370 recycling bins in high traffic park areas and golf courses over the next several weeks.

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