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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

The barns of Summit Metro Parks

They’re some of the most eye-catching features to be found in Summit Metro Parks — our bright red barns! Learn about the history of these iconic structures.

Student sleuths find artifacts from early integrated neighborhood

Editor’s note: This article was written by Joette Dignan Weir, manager of editorial services at the University of . . .

Sheltering our past, present and future at Gorge Metro Park

Gorge Shelter shortly after its construction in early 1937Did you know that Summit Metro Parks has staff dedicated to . . .

Conservation Corner: Monitoring for Monkshood

Mike Johnson, Chief of ConservationListed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act, the northern monkshood . . .

Spotted: Rare turtles acclimate to life in the wild

On a recent steamy summer morning, Summit Metro Parks biologists marked a major milestone in their efforts to . . .