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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
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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A hand holding a turtle.

Spotted: Rare turtles acclimate to life in the wild

On a recent steamy summer morning, Summit Metro Parks biologists marked a major milestone in their efforts to . . .
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A Metro Parks employee holds a 3D printed turtle shell in one hand and a laptop with a rendering of the shell on screen in the other.

3D printing brings nature to life at Summit Metro Parks

Katie Burns, Interpretive NaturalistSummit Metro Parks Interpretive Naturalist Katie Burns recently created a 3D-printed turtle shell.For Summit Metro Parks, . . .
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An advertisement from the 1900s encouraging people to garden to cut food costs.

Community gardens take root in Goodyear Heights

Laura Esposito, Park ManagerWhen Summit Metro Parks started exploring the idea of hosting community gardens, Goodyear Heights Metro . . .
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