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For decades, Great Parks has used the nursery to grow plants that are used throughout Hamilton County to restore prairies and native landscapes.
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Urban forestry manager Steve Grimm says tree of heaven removal is part of a larger Great Parks effort to support native plants and biodiversity.
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Great Parks wants to hear what the public would like to see in a new paved trail that would run across western Hamilton County from north to south along the Great Miami River, connecting Butler and Hamilton counties.
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An $18 million effort by Great Parks in Westwood is getting $1.25 million in Ohio's new capital budget.
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The signage will feature the acorn logo adopted in late 2022.
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An agreement will allow a 4.7-mile cycling and walking path along the Oasis Rail Line, connecting Sawyer Point to Lunken Airport.
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The $500,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources rounds out $6.5 million in federal funding as well as private contributions to fund the trail.
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Great Parks reports construction is finally underway on one of its largest-ever projects. Draining is supposed to begin on or about April 2 at Sharon Lake.
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On March 17, 2014, a pipeline in Colerain Township ruptured, spilling some 20,000 gallons of crude oil down a tiny creek at Oak Glen Nature Preserve. The oil and subsequent clean-up devastated the ecosystem. Ten years later, monitoring continues at the site, and there are signs of new life.
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Bow hunters help local parks keep deer numbers in check, which protects ecosystems and reduces vehicle strikes.