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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Meghan Doran stands with her family, bundled up in winter coats.

SMP Employee Spotlight: Meghan Doran

Assistant Education and Recreation Manager Meghan Doran has worked for the park district since 2004. We asked her . . .
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A small bat is held between the fingers of a gloved hand.

Endangered bats confirm importance of connected green space

Lindsay Smith, Marketing & Public Relations ManagerFederally threatened northern long-eared bat.The discovery of a colony of little brown . . .
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A family of three, a mom, dad and son, walking along a trail during autumn.

SMP Employee Spotlight: Jerry Harris

Jerry Harris, assistant park manager of Greenways at Summit Metro Parks, has been with the park district since . . .
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An overlooking view of the Cuyahoga River valley. Trees along the river are bare or covered in red, orange, yellow or green leaves.

Autumn brings colorful changes in the Metro Parks

Stephanie Walton, Chief of Marketing & CommunicationsAutumn brings with it shorter days, cooler evenings and everyone’s favorite — beautiful fall . . .
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Four women stand, backs to the camera, looking toward a dark night sky.

Social media contest winner enjoys “Creatures of the Night”

Contest winner Amy Campbell and her guests recently participated in a bat survey with SMP biologists at Sand . . .
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