Blooming Season at Highfield Discovery Garden
As the chickadees buzz in and out of the blossoming redbud branches hanging overhead and the plants sprout so fast you can almost watch them grow, it is the youngest visitors that draw my attention.…
Paddlefish at Triple Creek
At the Kid’s Fishing Derby at Triple Creek on April 26 Eric Driven from College Hill caught one of the biggest and oldest species of fish in the pond – a paddlefish. He caught the…
2015 Panfish Cup Tournament Standings
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Celandine vs Celandine
Which of these do not belong? Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) or celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)? The answer (which may or may not be obvious) is lesser celandine. The reason it does not belong is because…
OSHA-Making Great Parks a Safe Workplace
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 Class is designed to educate and raise safety awareness of workers and supervisors. Doing everything we can to make our work and workers safe is important! Statistics show…
Fishing Report-April 24, 2015
Sharon Woods Bass League Team “Two Old Fat Guys” won the April 22 tournament with four fish weighing 11.12 pounds! They also had the two biggest bass of the evening weighing in at 4.30 pounds…
Great Blue Heron Springtime
I wait each springtime and anticipate their return to the rookery. As the days lengthen I question and wonder will they really come? Often I gaze toward the large vacant nests across Winton Lake. I…
What is Lawn Bowling?
If you’ve ever been out to Little Miami Golf Center, you might have seen a fenced off area of turf that’s separate from the driving range and golf course. The turf looks familiar – like…