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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A black and white photo of a man standing, gardening hoe in hand, in the middle of a farmed fields. Short trees are growing in rows in the field.

Planting the parks: Reforestation for our next 100 years

Chris Chaney, Park BiologistThe park district’s pine tree saplings at Everett Rd. Nursery, June 1928As we celebrate the park . . .
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Girl Scout Tree Planting Festival On April 30 1966 At Virginia Kendall Park

A century of service and sharing: Scouts give back to the parks that give to them

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have had a long history alongside Summit Metro Parks.

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Centennial Spotlight: F.A. Seiberling — A driving force in a young park district

Megan Shaeffer, Ph.D., Cultural Resource CoordinatorF.A. Seiberling Nature Realm was dedicated in 1966.Many people know Franklin Augustus Seiberling as . . .
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Two Eastern bluebirds sit on small wooden stumps.

Your Backyard: Eastern bluebird

Marlo Perdicas, Park BiologistEastern bluebirds photo by Jerry CannonThe eastern bluebird has delighted Ohioans for decades with its flashy . . .
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A black and white photo of F.A. Seiberling, a man in a dark suit with a thick mustache, sitting at a cluttered desk with an old fashioned phone in front of him.

A park district is born in Summit County

Peg Bobel, Cultural Resource SpecialistF.A. Seiberling (photo courtesy of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens)One hundred years ago, Ohioans and . . .
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