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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
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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The heading of an early Green Islands magazine reads, "Green Islands, your Metropolitan Parks."

District debuts new version of its 57-year-old magazine

Green Islands, a regular publication from Summit Metro Parks that first debuted in 1960, has a new look.Starting . . .
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A paved path leading through the pine forests of the Nimisila Reservoir campsite.

Camping returns to Nimisila Reservoir

Got camping? Summit Metro Parks officials can finally answer “yes.”Beginning Friday, July 7, primitive camping will be possible . . .
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