The Winton Woods Riding Center’s (WWRC) Volunteer of the Month is Caitlin Tucker. Caitlin is new to the WWRC volunteer program, but has already shown her dedication. You can find her in the barns helping out with whatever is needed. Caitlin was a huge help at our July open horse show, filing in with our […]

The Great Parks of Hamilton County landscape department has partnered with the Diamond Oaks horticulture program for several years. The early periods of this partnership involved the horticulture program producing plants for Great Parks. We were also fortunate to pick up an outstanding landscape technician, Brandon Garman, through an internship with the Diamond Oaks horticulture […]

This past Sunday was one of those hot July days that make fishing tough. On this particularly hot summer day we held the fourth Kids’ Mystery Fish Challenge at Winton Woods. The lake was up from the rain the night before, which made boats unavailable, but there was still plenty of room to allow for […]

Everyone loves summer! School’s out and warm weather is here. It’s the season of lazy days around the swimming pool, cookouts and family getaways. Summer may be vacation time for us, but it’s one of the busiest times of the year for wildlife, especially Cincinnati’s largest mammal, the white-tailed deer. In our area, does (female […]

Great Parks is putting some new mowing practices into place. Began as one of many “green” initiatives, reduced mowing will benefit us in many different ways: Create diverse habitat areas of woodlands, meadows and grasslands over time to better meet the conservation component of our mission. Improve storm water management practices by slowing down surface […]

The first word that comes to mind for most people when they think of river otters is “playful.” Many have seen these exciting critters at the zoo or – if you’re very lucky – in the wild tussling and rolling around with one another, seeming to have the time of their lives. But how much […]

Sharon Woods’ lake was the site of the fourth Bass Series Tournament in the six-event series on Sunday, July 12. The steady rainfall over the past several weeks has this lake swelling at the seams. It is more than a foot over normal pool and only inches from rising over the dock. This lake has […]

The next Bass Series Tournament will be held at Sharon Woods Lake on Sunday, July 12. It begins begin at 7 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Online registration is now closed, but 15 teams did pre-register online, guaranteeing their spot in the tournament. Only 10 additional boats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis […]