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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A straight canal of water leads between two fields. A barn and silos sit in the distance, up a small hill from the canal.

Field to Forest: Fall Hiking Spree highlights transformation

Lindsay Smith, Marketing & Public Relations Manager; Mike Greene, Education & Recreation Manager; Christy Counterman, Marketing AssistantWhen hiking . . .
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A strip of land with dead foliage and fallen trees extends into the distance, surrounded by forest.

Repairing a legacy

Mark Szeremet, Land Acquisition SpecialistOhio’s oil and natural gas heritage, with origins as early as 1814, has provided . . .
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A young black bear in a forest.

Welcoming back the black bear

Matthew “Woody” Woodyard, Interpretive Naturalist(Stock image)Due to unregulated hunting and past deforestation, the black bear has essentially become . . .
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Verrelle Wyatt leaning against a wooden railing along a limestone trail.

Community Spotlight: Verrelle Wyatt

Lindsay Smith, Marketing & Public Relations ManagerVerrelle Wyatt may have only stepped into the role of race director . . .
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Tree trunks extend up from a lush forest floor.

Bark along the banks

Becca Zak, Interpretive NaturalistTrees at Cascade Valley Metro Park (photo: Joe Prekop)One of my favorite tree ID hikes is . . .
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