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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A hummingbird hovering, wings outstretched, between green tree leaves.

Boldly go … to a Wild Back Yard

Astronauts can experience what’s known as the “overview effect,” or an overwhelming realization of the beauty, wonder and . . .
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A black and white photo of a group of women and girls around newly planted trees.

Women’s History Month: Women of Summit Metro Parks

Many of the park district’s groundbreaking contributions came from women who were ahead of their time.

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Several pieces of graph paper with hand-drawn illustrations of garden bed plans. The drawings include different colored circles indicating different plants used.

Planning your Wild Back Yard spring garden

Janean Kazimir, Interpretive NaturalistHave fun imagining your own space by creating a garden plan.Snowy winter days are the perfect . . .
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A stone path leads through a variety of native plants to a grassy yard and pergola.

Discover the benefits of a Wild Back Yard

Lindsay Smith, Brand ManagerSummit Metro Parks invites you to explore ways small differences at home can make a . . .
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Trees with orange, yellow and green leaves hang over Sand Run Stream.

Restoring and protecting Sand Run Metro Park (part III)

This is the third in a series of posts about significant grant-funded improvements to protect the roads, trails . . .
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