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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Trees with orange, yellow and green leaves hang over Sand Run Stream.

Restoring and protecting Sand Run Metro Park (part III)

This is the third in a series of posts about significant grant-funded improvements to protect the roads, trails . . .
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A woman stands fishing on a dock that extends into Summit Lake.

Black History Month: Achievements in environmental justice and inclusion

A woman fishes from a wooden dock at Summit Lake. Photo by Jerry Cannon Throughout history, Black people . . .
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A group of kids running through a field.

Thank you for being a friend … of the Metro Parks

Victoria Putnam, Community Engagement ManagerFriends of Metro Parks has supported educational programs that connect kids to nature for decades.What . . .
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Tree people stand waist-deep in a lake, each holding a fishing net on a pole.

Catch, breed and release: Working together to save rare fish

Claire Merrick, Marketing and Public Relations ManagerSummit Metro Parks Biologists Zeke Churchin and Dan Toth work with Medina . . .
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A group of volunteers pose with shovels and empty plant containers.

Resolve to volunteer with SMP

Katelyn Freil, Marketing SpecialistVolunteers assist with the planting of rare elm-leaved goldenrod at Firestone Metro Park. Photo by . . .
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