WWRC Volunteer of the Month
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…
Growing a Great Partnership
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…
Kids Try for Mystery Fish
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…
A Fawn on the Lawn
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…
Mindful Mowing
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…
Six Facts You “Otter” Know
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…
Sharon Woods is Tough Test for Bass Anglers
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.…
Attention Tournament Anglers!
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…