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Mac the Turtle

The Story of Mac the Turtle

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Veronica Senefeld – Interpreter at Glenwood Gardens If you’ve ever visited the Highfield Discovery Garden at Glenwood Gardens, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled upon our friend Mac the Eastern Box Turtle. Many enjoy stopping… The Story of Mac the Turtle

Bicyclists and pedestrians traverse a paved trail at a park. It is a sunny spring day.

Great Parks Secures $6 Million to Build Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods Trail

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Great Parks of Hamilton County has secured $6 million in federal transportation funds to build the Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods Trail. This important expansion of the regional trail network will connect the two parks and serve as a vital corridor to serve the surrounding communities for enhanced access to outdoor space.

Three binders sit in a stack. From top to bottom, they are labeled as "Vegetable Histories," "Vegetable Garden Plan," and "Vegetable Garden Indoor."

The Tomorrow Garden

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While Allyson shared how to put a garden to bed this fall, cold winter days are the perfect time for gardening. Planning for tomorrow’s garden, that is! Nature Interpreter Allyson shares the best methods to start planning for your own future garden.

4 Trails Where You Can Take a Time Out

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After what seems like the longest winter ever, the sun is starting to peek out and the days are getting warmer. Looking for a new place to get outside and explore? Take a time out away from screens and completely immerse yourself in nature on these trails at Great Parks.

Cotswold Visitor Centre

Replay: Keeping Your Favorite Parks Clean

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Join us on our Facebook page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. How do we keep parks and visitor centers clean? Conservation & Parks Technician Shaun shows us how he keeps Glenwood Gardens clean for our guests!

Replay: Vegetable Garden Tour

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Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Potatoes, carrots, squash, basil – oh my! Highfield Discovery Garden at Glenwood Gardens is bursting with fresh vegetables. Follow along as Nature Interpreter Allyson takes us on a tour of Highfield Discovery Garden and shares some gardening tips along the way.