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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Two women snowshoeing on a snowy trail in the woods.

Try snowshoeing in SMP

Joe Malmisur, Interpretive NaturalistIf you can walk, you can snowshoe!Snowshoeing dates back over 6,000 years to when the . . .
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A coyote standing on a frozen water body, surrounded by dried cattails.

Coyotes are among us

Michael Johnson, Chief of ConservationA coyote is spotted through the cattails.Coyotes are out there. They live in each . . .
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Two kids sit with a raccoon, used many years ago as an ambassador animal.

Naturalists inspire people to connect with nature

Mike Greene, Education & Recreation ManagerA raccoon was one of the first “educational animals” at the original Seiberling . . .
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Bert Szabo stands outside with several Fall Hiking Spree staffs in hand.

Centennial spotlight: Bertalan “Bert” Szabo

First Naturalist for the Akron Metropolitan Park DistrictMike Greene, Education & Recreation ManagerBert Szabo began his career with the . . .
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An older photo of a man preparing to hand a child their hiking spree reward.

Then and now: Fall Hiking Spree

Christy Counterman, Marketing AssistantBert Szabo (left) hands out hiking spree rewards at Goodyear Heights | 1967The first Fall Hiking . . .
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