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December 05, 2025

Great Parks Reaches Major Milestone on Sharon Lake Improvement Project

Great Parks closed the drain valve of Sharon Lake to allow the lake to begin refilling with water, a major milestone for the larger Sharon Lake Improvement Project.

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November 25, 2025

Great Parks to Collect Holiday Lights for Recycling

Great Parks is teaming up with Cohen Recycling and community residents to keep old and broken holiday lights out of landfills and toxic materials out of soil and groundwater, with the launch of the holiday lights recycling program, which continues from Dec. 1, 2025, until Feb. 1, 2026.

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November 06, 2025

Great Parks Hosts 1800s Harvest Jamboree at Shawnee Lookout

Great Parks will host the annual 1800s Harvest Jamboree, including pioneer-style food, family-friendly games and activities that recall what it was like to live on the Ohio frontier, all under the beautiful fall foliage at Shawnee Lookout, from 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 8 and 9.

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October 29, 2025

Great Parks Upgrading Glenwood Gardens

Great Parks is working on multiple upgrades at Glenwood Gardens, the park where guests find whimsy and wildflowers tucked into a busy area in northern Hamilton County.

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October 22, 2025

Great Parks Hosts Oct. 28 Media Tour for Shaker Trace Nursery Renovation

Great Parks will provide media access to the active construction site at the nearly complete $12 million renovation of the Shaker Trace Seed Nursery, a project that will open the way for many more people to learn about this critical conservation resource for Southwest Ohio

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