Great Parks of Hamilton County manages four conservation areas that are dedicated solely for the protection of natural habitats and the wildlife that reside within these areas. One of these conservation areas is Newberry Wildlife Sanctuary, a state-dedicated natural area that was acquired in 1975. It is home to a variety of plant and animal […]

The third Bass Series Tournament of 2015 was supposed to take place at Winton Woods on Saturday, June 20. However, due to a high risk of that lake flooding, the event was moved to Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. That turned out to be a good decision, since Winton Lake was flooded by noon on Saturday. […]

The Bass Series Tournament scheduled at Winton Woods on Saturday, June 20 is being moved to Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m. We decided to relocate this tournament for safety reasons. Winton Woods Lake is a flood control lake […]

Have you ever sat in the garden or near a patch of flowering plants and been amazed at the buzz of activity going on around you? Well that “buzz” is presented to us by the task-oriented heroes of the insect world: the pollinators! Without pollinators, that cup of coffee you enjoy daily, that pumpkin pie […]

The killdeer is one shore bird you can see without going to the beach. Their penchant for nesting in drier places near human landscapes has made them the most familiar plover in North America.  We‘ve all heard their shrill “kill-deer” call near lawns, parking lots, gravel driveways and even on roof tops. It’s as though […]

On Saturday, June 6 Miami Whitewater Forest was the site of this year’s second Great Parks Bass Series tournament. There were 28 teams of anglers…and they crushed them! After seven hours of fishing, 24 of the teams weighed in fish. Julio Delgado and Paul Regensburger, both from Cincinnati, won the tournament with a five-bass limit […]

Just in time for midnight catfishing! More than 435 pounds of shovelhead catfish were stocked on Wednesday, May 27, at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake. There were 38 catfish stocked that varied in weight between 8 and 20 pounds. Every Saturday now through Labor Day weekend, the Miami Whitewater Forest boathouse is open until midnight for […]

This past Monday over the Memorial Day holiday, we had some scattered showers at Lake Isabella – but that didn’t stop 68 kids from participating in our Kids’ Mystery Fish Challenge! It started to sprinkle at little around the lake as the event began, but it didn’t last long and the kids were able to […]