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Dozens of Volunteers Pitch in to Clean Up Winton Woods

03/30/2022 2PM All, 2022, Great Parks News

Great Parks will welcome dozens of volunteers to beautify Winton Woods and Winton Lake during the Winton Woods Cleanup on Saturday, April 9.

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A black, yellow and white monarch caterpillar climbs on a leaf.

What’s a Bioblitz? It’s Time to Prepare for the City Nature Challenge!

03/29/2022 2PM Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

If you haven’t heard of a bioblitz, it’s a great way to build your outdoor observation skills while helping biologists. Get outside and explore new places this spring by joining Great Parks in the City Nature Challenge 2022.

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A Cooper's hawk sits on a chain-link fence. It has its prey under one of its feet.

The Cooper’s Hawk: A Stealthy Hunter

03/24/2022 11AM Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Keep your eyes open on your next birding excursion for the stealthy Cooper’s hawk. Director of Programming Amy continues her birding series by sharing what to keep an eye out for when spotting this surreptitious bird of prey.

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A grove of trees line a park. It is fall, so there are no leaves on the tree branches.

Werk Road Property Opens to Pedestrians on April 1

03/17/2022 1PM 2022, All, Great Parks News

Great Parks of Hamilton County announces the new park at 2918 Werk Road will open for walk-in access starting on April 1, 2022. The 22-acre property in Westwood will be the 22nd park under Great Parks’ stewardship.

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A Cercopia moth rests against wooden rafters. The moth has a bright red body with brown, red, and white wings.

Look on the Bright Side: The Lives of Ohio Moths

03/15/2022 3PM Your Backyard Habitat, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups

Moths are often overlooked as butterflies’ uglier, boring relatives, but they’re just as interesting and just as helpful to our environment! Nature Interpreter Maddie shares the bright side of moth lives with these common Ohio moths that you can find in Hamilton County.

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An eastern newt swims among aquatic plants.

What the Eft? The Odd Life Cycle of the Eastern Newt

03/10/2022 10AM All, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

Most amphibians live a double life, but the eastern newt puts a new twist on the phrase with their unusual intermediate life stage. Nature Interpreter Courtney dives into the eastern newt’s odd life cycle.

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Herma Baggley

Historic Women in Conservation

03/1/2022 7AM Women in Conservation, Stories

March is Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate than to take a look at some of the wonderful historic women in conservation who have helped pave the way for how we protect our natural areas.

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A gardening tool is left on the corner edge of a raised bed. There are sprouts growing in the garden bed.

The Start of Something New: Growing Together

02/24/2022 3PM All, Growing Together

Big things are sprouting this spring! Great Parks of Hamilton County has received funds from the National Association for Interpretation Region 4 Interpretive Project Grants Committee to start “Growing Together”: community, square-foot gardening beds.

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