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…
Golf Course Greens Aerification
Before the cold weather settled in, Great Parks was busy aerifying the putting greens at both Winton Woods golf courses. Aerification is a cultivation process where soil and/or thatch is removed from the surface without…
Nature Trails & Family Ties
I have worked for Great Parks over 17 years now. While I have enjoyed my time at each park, it is actually the walking and hiking trails that have provided me with special memories. I…
Getting “Down and Dirty” at Meadow Links
Operations team members, perhaps more often than any other group of Great Parks employees, are routinely privileged to witness and experience both the wonder of nature and the forgiveness of natural systems to man-made damage…
Great Parks Veterans Never Stop Serving
The Operations Department typically celebrates Independence Day by pressure washing wet playgrounds, repairing leaky faucets and stocking up on trash bags. As we ready the parks this week for the July 4 holiday, we remember…
The Pin is Mightier than the Club?
When watching your favorite professional golfer on the PGA tour, you’ll often hear the announcer on television say something like “He’s really getting aggressive and attacking the pin with that club!” If you didn’t know…
An Unlikely Role Model
In the Operations Department, we often are looking for beds to weed, grass to mow and litter to pick up. At the same time, we get to see wild flowers bursting in bloom, turkeys roosting…
A New Level
Spring is a busy time of year here at Great Parks of Hamilton County! With a long and cold winter behind us, we are gearing up to make some great improvements out on our nature…