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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

The understory

Hidden beneath the easy-to-notice fall colors in our woodlands is an underappreciated layer of forest. If you know . . .

Summit Metro Parks naturalist honored with National Outstanding Part-Time/Seasonal Interpreter Award

Summit Metro Parks (SMP) Naturalist Joe Malmisur has received the Outstanding Part-Time/Seasonal Interpreter Award from the National Association . . .

Summit Metro Parks ranger department becomes police department

Park police duties and mission remain the same The Summit Metro Parks Board of Park Commissioners voted in . . .

Dredging is next step to Free the Falls

Learn about Phase 2 of the effort to Free the Falls, which involves transporting dredged sediment to be safely stored in another park.

Tiny creatures, big impact

Beneath the water’s glimmering surface is a unique and fragile ecosystem. Large enough to be seen without a . . .