Ohio’s Very Own Catfish
Catfish are an amazing group. Ranging from the tiny candiru of the Amazon, to the 9-foot, 650-pound Mekong giants, they are one of the most diverse and far reaching orders of fish in the world.…
Interpreting Our Past
Assessing whether it was time to add lye to the lard boiling over an open fire, I was careful not to get too close while wearing my long petticoat. Determining that it was not time…
Fall Golf Events
On Saturday, September 27, Sharon Woods Golf Course hosted a free Appreciation Instructional Clinic. The clinic was offered as a “thank you” to students who participated in a variety of golf instructional programs throughout the…
Fall Edibles
There are many fall edibles that we often take for granted or don’t even realize. During the end of summer to early fall, I begin to go in search of some of these wonderful edible…
Why is the Water Orange?
Imagine you are enjoying a nice walk on one of the many Great Parks trails and in a nearby stream you see this: What is it? A) Some strange chemical B) An incredibly large orange…
Oak Glen 6-Month Update
In the early-morning hours of March 17, 2014, an oil spill was reported at Great Parks of Hamilton County’s Oak Glen Nature Preserve in Colerain Township. At a little past the six-month anniversary of the…
The Benefits of a Barn Cat
When you think of a farm, you probably imagine scenes involving rolling pastures of green grass, cows mooing, chickens clucking and a happy farmer tending to his crops. What you probably didn’t notice when you…
Zwick & Jones Claim Bass Series Championship!
After six qualifying events on three different lakes spanning from early May to September, there were 23 anglers who successfully qualified for the Great Parks Bass Series Championship. The prize at stake: a $1,000 shopping…