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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
An activity sheet with information about how to identify animal tracks in snow.

Hit the trail for winter tracks!

Janean Kazimir, Interpretive NaturalistMany animals are secretive and try their best not to be noticed. In winter, snow . . .
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Green trees stand tall above the Cuyahoga River.

Year in Review: Metro Parks Moments of 2019

The Cuyahoga River at Cascade Valley Metro ParkAnother year is in the books, and it’s been a busy and . . .
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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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