Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Nature Interpreter Tom is at Campbell Lakes Preserve looking for the elusive purple martin in today’s video.

This post was originally published in June 2019. It has been updated to reflect changes in the Sharon Lake Improvement Project. As described in February’s blog, “What’s a Reservoir?,” Winton Lake, Miami Whitewater Forest Lake and Sharon Lake are man-made bodies of water called reservoirs that were constructed in the mid-20th century for recreation and […]

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Nature Interpreter Stephanie is challenging you to determine fact from fiction in today’s video.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! Ever wonder what creatures live in the pond at Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve? Nature Interpreter Stephanie shares more about the amphibians and reptiles that call this habitat home.

If you haven’t been out to our trails recently, now is the time to go. Ohio’s woodland wildflowers are putting on their spectacular display. If you haven’t heard of blue-eyed Mary, this wildflower is a sight to see!

Looking for a way to let more native plants flourish in your yard? A rain garden is a perfect way to plant natives, attract pollinators and keep pollutants out local streams, rivers and lakes.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff! We’re in Nature Interpreter Julie’s yard today learning how to make your own yard more friendly for local wildlife.

The ability to de-stress in the outdoors has always been one of my most cherished pleasures that seems to be shared with all park guests I encounter. Whether they are avid hikers, mountain bikers, fishers, sports enthusiasts or playground players, we all share a passion to get outside and allow mother nature  to take us […]