Green Islands Magazine
Green Islands is our award-winning signature publication. The magazine includes news about nature, programs, park improvements and more. It is produced bi-monthly and mailed free of charge to Summit County residents.*
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This publication is also available in a text-only document.
*We only mail to in-county residents because the park district is funded by Summit County tax dollars. However, Friends of Metro Parks sends our publications to its members who live outside of Summit County.
**Adobe Flash is required to view the digital flip-book.
Find-A-Truck Event
Head out on a hunt through several Metro Parks to see how many trucks you can find during this self-guided event.
At Home in Nature Activities
Please enjoy this compilation of one-page downloads featuring both indoor and outdoor adventures for all ages.
Bear Hunt
Create a Bat
Create a Dragonfly
Compost Poster
Good and Bad Bugs Checklist
Repurposed Greeting Cards
Salamander Slime
Seed-starting Instructions
Snake test & origami
Spring Sounds Test
Trailside Eye Spy: Downy Loop Trail
Trailside Eye Spy: Meadow Trail
Trailside Eye Spy: Overlook Trail
Trailside Eye Spy: Rock Creek Trail
Trailside Eye Spy: Seneca Trail
Treasure Hunt
Turkey Trot Activity Page
Twig ID Activity
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2019 Annual Report
Download our 2019 Annual Report to the Community by clicking the link below.
Online Field Guide: SPRING Mushrooms
This online-only resource highlights some of the mushrooms you may encounter while hiking in the Metro Parks in spring.
It is arranged in three sections: mushrooms with gills, mushrooms with pores, and other fungi.
**Adobe Flash is required to view the digital flip-book.
Online Field Guide: SUMMER Mushrooms
This online-only resource highlights some of the mushrooms you may encounter while hiking in the Metro Parks in summer.
It is arranged in three sections: mushrooms with gills, mushrooms with pores, and other fungi.
**Adobe Flash is required to view the digital flip-book.
Online Field Guide: FALL Mushrooms
This online-only resource highlights some of the mushrooms you may encounter while hiking in the Metro Parks in fall.
It is arranged in three sections: mushrooms with gills, mushrooms with pores, and other fungi.
**Adobe Flash is required to view the digital flip-book.