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New Picnic Tables at Hartman Cabin
Kudos to the maintenance crew for recently adding to the outdoor ambience at Hartman Cabin! The team assembled three concrete tables, including one that is wheelchair-accessible, on our stamped concrete patio. Each table weighs around 700 pounds, so these things aren't going anywhere! In addition to the tables, park staff planted 6 pine trees between the pati...
68 New Trees at Kathryn Stagge-Marr Park!
Big thanks to Duke Energy and students from Goshen Middle School for helping Clermont County Parks put 68 new trees in the ground at Kathryn Stagge Marr Park! Duke supported the effort with a $5k community grant and representative Chad Shaffer came to present the "big check" and thank the students.
Thirty 6-8th grade students, along with their fearless teacher Ms. Ellen Shaw and parent volunteer...
Ten Mile Park Construction Underway
Construction is underway at Ten Mile Creek Preserve in Pierce Township! Many Clermont County residents may remember the preserve as the former Sky Valley Swim and Golf Club. With the help of the Clermont County Commisioners, the Park District acquired the property in 2014. Together, the entities obtained a Clean Ohio Fund grant to make the purchase. The Commissioners provided the required local ...
Clermont Parks Receives Playground Grant
Clermont County Parks were recently selected as a recipient of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant from the Clermont County Board of Commissioners. The $97,000 grant will help to fund the improvement of a playground at Chilo Lock #34. According to Executive Director Josh Torbeck, "This is our last playground to be updated. The funds will be used to create a more modern area and is t...
Torbeck Named Next Clermont Park District Leader
Joshua P. Torbeck has been named the new Executive Director of the Clermont County Park District by the county’s Board of Park Commissioners. Torbeck began in his new position on July 17.
Torbeck, 40, has more than 10 years of professional experience in the parks and recreation industry and currently serves as a regional director in the Great Parks of Hamilton County system, overseeing more than ...
Clermont County Probate Judge James A. Shriver has appointed two new members to the Clermont County Board of Park Commissioners. John Stowell, a long-time resident of Miami Township, and Andrew McAfee, a life-time resident of Union Township have joined David Anspach, who has served on the board since 1997. This year, Anspach will serve as chairman and Stowell as vice chairman.
Stowell and McAfee ...
Looking back on 50 years
The past year, our 50th year anniversary, wasn’t quite what we’d expected. As we begin the new year, we take a look back at our once big plans for 2020 and new hopes for the future. For 50 years we’ve been intertwined in the fabric of Clermont County, and we hope to continue to preserve and protect Clermont County’s natural resources for many years to come.
Read more about us and the past 50 year...
Visitors to the Williamsburg to Batavia Hike-Bike trail will find it much easier now to navigate their way! Brendan Baker, and his team from Williamsburg Troop 84, painted 60 new mileage markers along the trail for his Eagle Scout project.
He believes the mileage markers will help keep people using the trail safer. “My dad is a firefighter and we thought it would be easier for bikers that have wr...
What’s the Buzz with Cicadas?
The first buzzing of cicadas in the summer instantly brings what I assume to be some sort of placebo effect: once I hear their humming, instantly, I feel about 10 degrees hotter.
“Summer is here” they buzz in July, and it’s only going to get warmer and louder in the coming months.
The annual cicadas of the dog days of summer are one of the many misunderstood insects that some, if not most people...
The Clermont County Gold Rush
The Clermont County Gold Rush
In January 1848 James W. Marshall discovered gold in Sutter’s Mill, California sparking a gold rush that saw more than 300,000 people head west in search of their fortunes. While the California gold rush lasted until 1855, very few miners were able to strike it rich and returned home empty handed. But while the allure of gold and riches still occupied the minds of ma...
