Kids Try for Mystery Fish
This past Sunday was one of those hot July days that make fishing tough. On this particularly hot summer day we held the fourth Kids’ Mystery Fish Challenge at Winton Woods. The lake was up…
Winton Woods Lake Shines in 2015 Bass Series Tournament
Winton Woods Lake owned up to its reputation as one of the top bass fisheries in southwest Ohio this weekend. On Sunday, May 17, it was the site of the first 2015 Bass Series Tournament…
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…
The Turtle of Winton Centre
Meet “Mr. T”…well that’s what I call him around Winton Centre. We typically don’t name our Great Parks of Hamilton County animals, but when they come with a personality like this one does, well, you…
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…
In the Blink of an Eye
I did not know Warren Wells, a former Chief Naturalist of the park district, but recently I had the privilege of leading a small group of hikers off into the 40-acre preserve at Winton Woods…
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…
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Sometimes it is well worth the risk to try something, even though you cannot foresee the results. Life is a journey with these opportunities everywhere. Recently I decided to seize the day and started to…