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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
The lights of fireflies fills the air immediately above a paved trail.

Find Your Summertime Adventure in the Parks

Stephanie Walton, chief of marketing & communicationsFireflies make their appearance at Munroe Falls Metro Park — Tallmadge Meadows Area. Photo . . .
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A small gray and white bird is being held with its legs between two human fingers, a metal band around one leg.

Rare hybrid bird found in Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park

Stephanie Walton, Chief of Marketing & CommunicationsBiologist Ryan Trimbath holds one of the hybrid birds at Deep Lock . . .
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The Signal Trees signature branches tower high above the grassy field below.

THE SIGNAL TREE: Davey Tree Expert Company “Adopts” a Local Legend

Stephanie Walton, Chief of Marketing & CommunicationsThe Signal Tree is located in the Chuckery Area of Cascade Valley . . .
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SMP Interpretive Naturalists Janean and Becca paddleboarding.

SMP Employee Spotlight: Janean Kazimir & Becca Zak

Janean and Becca are Interpretive Naturalists with Summit Metro Parks and have been with the park district for . . .
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A Culver's root plant.

Unconventional Native Plants for Pollinators

Joe Malmisur, Interpretive NaturalistFortunately, more people are learning about the importance of native plants and their impact on . . .
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