The former Fox Run Golf Course is becoming a 225-acre park, with mountain bike trails, climbing features, fishing, a destination playground and an expanded trail network.
Kenton Co. turning former golf course into massive park
Category: Parks/Nature
Weigh in on future Oasis Trail
Great Parks and the City of Cincinnati want your feedback on the future of the planned trail connecting downtown Cincinnati to the Lunken Airport area.
Last phase of Columbia Connector Trail project underway
Once complete, the Columbia Connector will add to Great Parks’ 94 miles of existing trails and complement nearby recreation areas along the Little Miami Scenic Corridor.
NKY nonprofits to announce expanded trail network plan on Wednesday
Organizers say the proposed plan would link communities to a regional network of 934 miles of paved and natural-surface trails.
Great Parks completes composting facility for biochar project
The facility at the Winton Woods Farm & Equestrian Center marks the first operational piece of a long-planned biochar production partnership with Cincinnati Parks.
Great Parks completes $13M Shaker Trace Nursery expansion
The Miami Whitewater Forest project added new greenhouse, restored a historic barn and expanded access to one of Ohio’s largest native seed nurseries.
New Miami park turns clean energy into public space
The newly dedicated park is part renewable energy hub, part public green space and part symbol of Miami University’s push toward carbon neutrality by 2040.
Topping out: Findlay Community Hub reaches construction milestone
The 18-month project is transforming an underused Over-the-Rhine park site into indoor and outdoor community spaces.
Todd Palmeter is making Great Parks greater
Todd Palmeter doesn’t want buildings named for him. The CEO of Great Parks of Hamilton County is building his legacy outdoors. As he approaches his seventh anniversary in the system’s top job, he’s overseeing a major overhaul of its facilities and a refinement of its mission.
Notables: Water as resource & recreation
Movers & Makers reached out this month to organizations that work to enhance our regional water resources. We asked them to help showcase their notables as part of M&M’s continuing effort to recognize individuals making a difference in Greater Cincinnati’s nonprofit ecosystem.