Conservation

Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Celebrating 25 years of Clean Ohio funding

One of our most impactful and valued partners has been the Clean Ohio Fund, which is celebrating 25 years of conservation investment.

Dive deep into vernal pools

Under the cover of warm rain on early spring nights, dozens of amphibians make their annual “migrations” to vernal pools.

Lake sturgeon reclaim the Cuyahoga as home

The reintroduction of lake sturgeon in the Cuyahoga River signals the return of a prehistoric species and the rebirth of a river once in flames.

Summit Metro Parks Foundation brings Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Akron

A scene from "A Small Garden by the Window," one of the films showing at the Wild & . . .

1928 Model AA truck hits the road again with Summit Metro Parks

Thanks to the generosity of Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and Summit Metro Parks Foundation, the park district’s 1928 Model AA has been restored.