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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A turkey tail fungus on a log.

Turkey tail: an amazing little mushroom

Dave Brumfield, Interpretive NaturalistWhat is fan-shaped, multicolored, cancer-fighting and found all over the world? Would you believe it . . .
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A red barn sits along a curved road surrounded by trees.

The barns of Summit Metro Parks

O’Neil Barn, O’Neil Woods Metro ParkThey’re some of the most eye-catching features to be found in Summit Metro Parks — our . . .
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Several people are bent over dig sites or sifting dirt at an archaeological dig.

Student sleuths find artifacts from early integrated neighborhood

Editor’s note: This article was written by Joette Dignan Weir, manager of editorial services at the University of . . .
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A sepia-toned photograph of wooden shelter surrounded by woods and rocks.

Sheltering our past, present and future at Gorge Metro Park

Gorge Shelter shortly after its construction in early 1937Did you know that Summit Metro Parks has staff dedicated to . . .
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A tall rock ledge towers over a forested area where two people are monitoring monkshood plants.

Conservation Corner: Monitoring for Monkshood

Mike Johnson, Chief of ConservationListed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, the northern monkshood . . .
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