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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
People running and walking on a sunny day with green trees in the background

Celebrate mom at the Mother’s Day 5K

Family-friendly 5K supports Summit Metro Parks Foundation Run, jog or walk to celebrate the mother figure in your . . .
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Dive deep into vernal pools

Under the cover of warm rain on early spring nights, dozens of amphibians make their annual “migrations” to vernal pools.

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A portrait of the five 2025 board of park commissioners.

Board of Park Commissioners meets April 14

The Board of Park Commissioners for Summit Metro Parks will meet Tuesday, April 14 at 11:30 a.m. at . . .
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A white woman scrapes food scraps from her cutting board into a tin bucket labeled "Compost" in her kitchen

Turn food waste into super soil

By composting organic materials, you can help reduce the amount of methane landfills produce while improving soil quality.

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close-up of a fingerling lake sturgeon being held in someone's left hand, about to be released into the Cuyahoga River

Lake sturgeon reclaim the Cuyahoga as home

The reintroduction of lake sturgeon in the Cuyahoga River signals the return of a prehistoric species and the rebirth of a river once in flames.

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