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Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park
A front-facing view of a lodge sitting on green grass surrounded by green trees and a blue sky

Summit Metro Parks hosts Community Shredding Event

Summit Metro Parks will host a Community Shredding Event, presented by Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC, on Friday, . . .
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a man in a power wheelchair and a woman standing near him fish at Little Turtle Pond on a spring day

“Fin-tastic” native fish

With free programs and numerous lakes and ponds perfect for casting on your own, there’s something for every angler to enjoy.

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A white woman scrapes food scraps from her cutting board into a tin bucket labeled "Compost" in her kitchen

Turn food waste into super soil

By composting organic materials, you can help reduce the amount of methane landfills produce while improving soil quality.

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close-up of a fingerling lake sturgeon being held in someone's left hand, about to be released into the Cuyahoga River

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.

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a child's hands and their parent's hands hold handfuls of soil that makes the shape of a heart

Can composting combat climate change?

Discover how composting at home or with community compost bins can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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