A New Place to Play
Regional Trail to Connect Two Great Parks Finding opportunities to spend time together outside can often be hard for busy families. One solution is to replace a trip traditionally taken in a car with one…
A No-Drama Llama
December is the most wonderful time of the year. The holidays are almost here, putting people in high spirits … especially for National Llama Day! Never heard of this holiday? No prob-llama! The Great Parks…
Rain Doesn’t Deter Bites at Bass Series Tournament
Overnight thunderstorms did not hurt the lake conditions at Winton Woods on Saturday, May 19, and the catch results proved it! There were 29 teams that fished the Great Parks Bass Series Tournament and all…
Let’s Go to the Park!
“Let’s go to the park!” That’s what we hear children say that visit Parky’s Farm: “Can we go to the park?” Silly kids; our time will be spent looking at more educational aspects of this park.…
From Parking Lot to Camping Spot
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” ― Chinese proverb Each September for the last several years, Great Parks of Hamilton County has taken part…
Woodcock Rescue & Release
Recently, a call came into the naturalist desk at Winton Woods inquiring about the identification of an injured bird. I took the call and had the woman on the phone describe the bird as best…
Like Life, Nature Finds a Way
Canada geese are a pretty common site in Great Parks. Lots of lakes and greenspace provide a perfect spot for these large gray-bodied birds to raise their young. But the geese aren’t completely protected, and…
Great Blue Herons: Secrets of Nature
Last week, I decided to join the volunteer program with Great Parks. My first task was standing next to the trail at Winton Woods with all my birding gear, including a powerful spotting scope and…