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OPA ETR RK M S Program Guide JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2009 Spending Summer Close To Home? We Have Dozens Of Ways To Spend It Wisely. | 1 | Check out our NEW! programs 419-407-9700 | METROPARKSPROGRAMS.COM Contents 3 Summer Camps 4 About Metroparks 5 Open for the Season 6 Special Events 7 Free Sunday Sampler Metrobarks, page 6 8 Nature Programs 11 Nature Programs for Kids 14 Nature Photography Programs 17 History Programs 20 History Programs for Kids 18 Year of the Trail Nature For Kids 22 Wildwood Manor House Programs page 11 | 2 | 22 Toledo Botanical Garden Programs 23 Nature’s Nursery Programs 23 Volunteer Programs 25 Volunteer Opportunities 25 Friends Groups 27 Members Programs 28 NEW! Program Index Helping Hands, page 23 33 Contacts 34 Directory Park Hours Reservations Phone reservations: 419-407-9700 Online reservations: MetroparksPrograms.com Program hotline/Cancellations: 419-407-9771 Facility Rentals, page 28 Reservation Form, page 31 Volunteer Services 419-407-9703 PROGRAMS LISTED BY DATE AT METROPARKSPROGRAMS.COM Summer Camps Memories Are Made At Metroparks Summer Camps Nature Camp (Ages 7 to 12) NEW! Kids Nature Photo Camp Nature Camp is a week of nature discovery Kids will have an excellent adventure in and exploration for kids with fun activi- exploring nature and capturing those wild ties, games, living history and stewardship moments with cameras. A limited number projects. Each day has a different focus. It’s of cameras are available to borrow during a great educational experience for children camp. Hosted at the National Center for who enjoy nature, history and the outdoors. Nature Photography. Secor, Secor Room Home base is Wildwood Preserve, with two All sessions Monday - Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m. days of field trips to enjoy swimming, fishing, Fee: $125 Reservations boating, wildlife watching, nature hiking | July 6 - July 9, Ages 12-16 and fossil hunting. Metroparks and program partners will provide exciting trips to Fossil NEW! Teen Adventure Camp Park, The Canal Experience at Providence (Ages 12-16) Metropark and Olander Park. Challenge yourself through exciting outdoor Camp will be held rain or shine with plenty activities, develop leadership skills and of rainy day options. Equipment, supplies meet great new friends all while exploring and field trip transportation provided. Due to the natural environment of northwest Ohio. limited space, campers may only attend one Day themes will include wilderness survival, | 3 | session. Participants must be 7 to 12 years Maumee River exploration by canoe, habitat old during the session. restoration and more. Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall All sessions Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All sessions Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $95 | Reservations Fee: $125 | Reservations Session 3: July 6 - July 10 July 13 - July 17 Session 4: July 20 - July 24 Session 5: July 27 - July 31 Applications for financial assistance are available Session 6: August 3 - August 7 for all summer camps. Call 419-407-9700. Session 7: August 10 - August 14 Session 8: August 17 - August 21 Welcome Quality, Low-Cost Programs For All About Metroparks Metroparks of the Toledo Area is a etroparks is committed to regional system of premier natural, providing low-cost or free historical and cultural parklands. A public educational programming M agency serving Lucas County, Metroparks for people of all ages with a wide maintains parks and conservation areas variety of interests. totaling 10,500 acres. The park district’s mission is to enhance our quality of life Our new Sunday Sampler programs are and inspire preservation efforts in this and examples of free programs designed future generations. for families and individuals looking to do something different on a Sunday or Hours of Operation Thursday evening. They include a tour of All Metroparks open daily, 7 a.m. until the historical Stranahan estate, an “insect dark. Admission: Free. Other hours and safari,” an autumn color tour and walks fees apply to specific attractions. at the Fallen Timbers Monument and Programs Side Cut canal locks. Metroparks programs and activities encompass a wide variety of interests | 4 | Other programs listed in this guide have related to the park district’s purpose. fees attached to them. These fees help Programs are open to everyone. offset the cost of programs. We think our Children must be accompanied by adults quality programs are a great value, unless noted as a drop-off program. especially when compared to fees If you have a disabling condition charged by other organizations. We have and would like information and an accredited, award-winning staff of support for accessibility to programs, program presenters and some of the services, facilities or applying for a job at best locations you will find to discover Metroparks, call 419-407-9700. Trail Part- the natural and historical gems here in ner volunteers or interpreters are available northwest Ohio. upon request. Metroparks Trails It’s important to us to get your feedback Trails in each of the Metroparks offer a regarding our programs and fees. Please variety of distances and experiences, from let us know your suggestions, what you winding dirt paths through the woods and like and what you don’t. Call us at prairies, to hard-surface all-purpose trails 419-407-9700, or visit us at Metroparks- suitable for bicycling and skating. Oak Toledo.com. Openings Preserve also has horse trails. Have a great summer exploring your beautiful Metroparks. 2009 is the Year of the Trail See page 18. Open For The Season Wildwood Manor House Oak Grove School Built in the1930s in the Georgian Colonial The Oak Grove School, located at the East style, the Manor House and grounds, now Entrance to Wildwood Preserve, is open Wildwood Preserve, was the family estate seasonally for visitors to learn what it was of Robert A. Stranahan, co-founder of the like to attend a one-room school. (Call for Champion Spark Plug Co., and his wife, Page. reservations). Tour Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Free Sunday. (By reservation during the week.) (See History listing for programs) Free (See Wildwood Manor House listing for The Canal Experience programs and special events) Visit this unique educational attraction just across the Maumee River from Grand National Center for Nature Rapids. Enjoy a 45-minute cruise aboard The Photography Volunteer, an authentic canal boat, as you Located inside Secor Metropark, the step back in time to 1876. Stop at the Isaac Photography Center is the only center of Ludwig Mill to see how water power is used its kind in the country. Exhibits feature the to saw logs and grind grain, and finish your work of some of the nation’s premier nature visit with a stop at the General Store. photographers. Hours: June - August, Wednesday - Friday, Hours: noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays and 11 a.m. - 4pm; Saturday, Noon - 4 p.m. Sundays (and during special events) September - October, Wednesday - Friday, | 5 | Free 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Saturday, Noon - 4 p.m. (See Nature Photography listing for Mill Hours: June - August, Wednesday - workshops and special exhibits) Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, Noon - 5 p.m. September - October, Wednesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Saturday, Noon - 5 p.m. Open July 4, 2009 Prices: Canal boat tickets $6 adults, $5 se- niors (60 and over), $4 children (3 to 12); ages two and under Free. Mill tours Free. Side Cut Explorer Board the 12-passenger, wheelchair ac- cessible tram for a ride along the Maumee River and canal tow-path. Every Tuesday, May through October. Groups can schedule separate times for a nominal fee. Side Cut, Riverview parking lot Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Departure times: 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. (Group reservations can be scheduled at a separate time. Call 419-407-9700 for fees and reservations.) Historic Shipman Garden at the Manor House. Fee: $2 | Reservations Special Events Arts Gone Wild 10th Annual Al Wagener Memorial Celebrate Toledo’s artistic instincts at Arts Golf Classic Gone Wild! This two-day summer festival, This annual fundraiser includes a August 7-8, explores the many diverse luncheon and prizes for teams and skill cultural offerings found in the Toledo Area. challenges. Proceeds benefit Audubon Each day of Arts Gone Wild will feature free Islands, a State Nature Preserve in the performances and hands-on activities. Maumee River that is part of Side Cut Friday, August 7- Saturday, August 8, Metropark. Shotgun start at 8 a.m. For 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. reservations, call 419-407-9727. Toledo Botanical Garden Saturday, September 5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Riverby Hills Golf Club Fee: $75 per person Pearson 75th Anniversary/ Pearson North Dedication The Andersons Pack the Parks 2009 Celebrate the past and future of Pearson at Pack the car, pack the kids and “Pack the this 75th anniversary celebration and dedica- Parks” at our 4th Annual Family Celebra- tion of Pearson North. Visit the restored Joh- tion packed with competitions, high school lin Cabin, an authentic Great Black Swamp bands and cheerleaders, refreshments and home; enjoy an ice cream social; classic more! cars; a model boat exhibition; pedal boats on Saturday, September 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | 6 | the pond; music; food; and more. The event Swan Creek and Wildwood begins with the formal dedication of Pearson Free North at 2 p.m. at the new Seaman Road entrance. Festivities continue until 6 p.m. at the Packer-Hammersmith Center.