Environment

Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Summit Metro Parks Watershed Specialist Elaine Marsh inducted into Ohio Department of Natural Resources Hall of Fame

Marsh has spent her life as a champion of the waterways of the Great Lakes region, focusing her entire career on raising awareness of the water quality.

Easy steps for an herbicide-free home landscape

Looking to reduce or eliminate herbicides in your garden? Interpretive Naturalist Karen shares her tips to avoid using herbicides at home.

Keepers of the forest

A healthy woodland is an inviting space for a variety of life. Explore the importance of planting native trees.

Changing culture and changing climates in Summit Metro Parks

There was a time when winter in the Metro Parks meant sipping hot chocolate while warming yourself at the fire before taking another spin around the skating area. But times have changed. Climate has changed. People have changed.

A river runs through it

By Mike Johnson, Chief of ConservationWhen the park district first acquired Liberty Park, we knew we had found . . .