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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A curving wooden staircase leading downward through a forest.

Building trails for the future

Kevin Fink & Paul Neal, Park ManagersHikers venture down the current staircase at O’Neil Woods Metro Park.This spring, Summit . . .
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An eagle flying in the sky, its wings out stretched.

Wetland wildlife at Liberty Park

Janean Kazimir, Interpretive NaturalistA bald eagle. Photo by Rob Blair.Misty morning fog hangs low over the water, a bald . . .
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A photo of Sand Run Parkway and the Jogging Trail curving through Sand Run Metro Park.

East End closure paves the way for improvements at Sand Run Metro Park

After carefully considering options for the future of the Jogging Trail at Sand Run Metro Park, Summit Metro . . .
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Two bloodroot flowers blooming, showing off white petals and yellow centers.

Spring wildflowers of Summit Metro Parks

Dave Daly, Interpretive NaturalistSpring wildflowers are harbingers of warmer times to come. As temperatures rise and light percolates . . .
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Summit Metro Parks Biologist Chris Chaney at a tree planting program.

More than one way to plant a tree

Jen M. Harvey, Chief of PhilanthropyChris Chaney, Summit Metro Parks biologist. Photo by Charlotte Gintert.Acorns are future things. . . .
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