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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A rendering of the new Shady Hollow Lodge.

District rebuilding Shady Hollow Lodge; Foundation announces fundraising campaign

The new Shady Hollow Lodge is taking shape in the woods of Akron’s Sand Run Metro Park, and . . .
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Red and yellow trees reflected in a lake.

Pro tips: How to finish the Fall Hiking Spree

Fall colors in Munroe Falls Metro Park (photo by volunteer Rob Blair)We hear it a lot: “I/we wanted to . . .
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A group of people play cricket in a field.

Knight Foundation supports new cricket field in Akron to connect diverse residents

A cricket tournament was held Labor Day weekend in Cascade Valley Metro Park.There are an unknown number of crickets . . .
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Two people work together to lift a chunk of soil and grass from the ground.

Fact or Myth? Local lore and history investigated at Valley View

Peg Bobel, cultural resource specialist, performs an archaeological dig at the Valley View Area of Cascade Valley Metro Park.In . . .
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A small bat is held between gloved fingers.

Biologists find federally endangered bat in Twinsburg

This northern long-eared bat was found August 10, 2017.Summit Metro Parks biologists captured a rare northern long-eared bat in . . .
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