CLARK COUNTY SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE June - August 2021 YOUTH PROGRAMS ADULT PROGRAMS Pgs
Adult Athletics & Programs
Youth Athletics & Programs
Family Programs
Hiking & Biking
Nature & Wildlife
Summer Arts Festival & Fireworks
CLARK COUNTY SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE June - August 2021 YOUTH PROGRAMS ADULT PROGRAMS pgs. 9 - 12 pgs. 5 - 6
FOR EVERYONE SPLASH ZONE pgs. 13 - 14 pg. 15
GENERAL INFORMATION SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL pgs. 1 - 4, 7, 8, 17 & 18 pg. 16 endowment FUND
The endowment fund supports National Trail’s efforts in providing healthy, safe, nurturing parks and recreation programs in our community. A portion of the funds raised will go toward scholarships for local underprivileged youth. We want to ensure that all children have the opportunity to participate in and attend our programs and activities. Please consider supporting this vision by making a gift directly to the Fund. Checks should be payable to the Springfield Foundation with National Trail Endowment in the memo line or in correspondence accompanying the gift. Checks can be sent to the Springfield Foundation, 333 N. Limestone St., Springfield, Ohio 45503. Please consider a donation. leann’s little bit Clark County is very fortunate to have more than 30 parks and 30 miles out new parks and facilities to explore of multi-use trails close to home. These parks provide a wide array of with your family and friends. activities and amenities that our residents can enjoy 365 days a year. We know that these parks are a vital part of our community and add to Whether you enjoy a relaxing stroll the quality of life for our residents. through one of our 7 nature preserves, take the kids to fly kites at Eagle City Over the past year, our lives changed in so Soccer Complex or try your moves at many ways. We were told to “pause” our daily the skatepark or the Chiller, there is activities, stay home, be safe and wait this out. something for everyone! While everything was shutting down, people turned to parks like never before. They began We hope to see you this summer and to look for places to exercise, meditate, rest please remember to discover YOUR and relax. They enjoyed walks, rides and runs parks! on the 350 mile network of trails in our region and exploring the natural world in our own backyard. Visits to state and local parks
replaced vacations, and trips to water and amusement parks.
Now, as things become a little more normal Leann Castillo, Director each day, we invite you to continue to search National Trail Parks & Recreation District
1 SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US The National Trail Parks and Recreation District is an extensive parks and recreation system encompassing a multitude of facilities and program opportunities for Clark County residents. This Joint Recreation District was formed when the City of Springfield Parks and Recreation Department and the Clark County Recreation Department joined as one agency. The District manages over 1,100 acres of beautiful parks and facilities and nearly 20 miles of multi-use trails. Our staff members are dedicated to providing quality parks, facilities, services and programs. We share the vision to create community through people, parks and programs.
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING NTPRD BOARD MEMBERS 1301 Mitchell Boulevard • Springfield, Ohio 45503 Chair Sabrina Tackett, Vice-Chair Jack Simonton, Secretary Lea Phone: 937-328-PARK (7275) • Fax: 937-328-3966 Elliot, Debbie DeWitt, Jim Gay, Randy Yontz and Derek Alvarado Website: ntprd.org FIELD RENTAL Email: [email protected] Groups, organizations, teams and individuals can rent baseball Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm • Closed Holidays and softball diamonds, soccer and football fields for their use. PARKS SHELTER RENTAL Administration Building, 1301 Mitchell Boulevard Buck Creek Nature Park, 1101 Mitchell Boulevard April 1-Sept. 30 (Prices Vary) Davey Moore Park, 600 South Western Avenue Shelter rentals are available at the following locations: Jack Hemry Park, 400 Elk Avenue Davey Moore Park 1 shelter Layne Addition Park, Cortland and Leland Avenues Eagle City Soccer Complex 1 shelter Kirby Preserve, Entrance on Croft Road Lagonda Fields Park 1 shelter New Reid Park, 3144 East Leffel Lane New Reid Park 2 shelters Northern Estates Park, Northern Estates Neighborhood Old Reid Park 2 shelters Old Reid Park, Entrance on Croft Road Snyder Park 7 shelters Perrin Woods Park, Parkwood and Southern Parkway Virgil A. Mabra Park 2 shelters
Rebert Pike Nature Park, 1696 Rebert Pike
Selma Road Park, 724 York Street Sherman Avenue Park, 760 Sherman Avenue FACILITY RENTAL Skateboard Park, 1425 Mitchell Boulevard Groups, organizations and individuals can rent the NTPRD Snider Valley Recreation Complex, 1801 Snider Rd. Administration Building, Splash Zone, Veterans Park Snyder Park, North Plum St., Bechtle Ave., SR 40 Amphitheater and Carleton Davidson Stadium.
Standpipe Park, 32 North Greenmont Avenue Veterans Park, Cliff Park Road VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Virgil A. Mabra Park, 1413 Oakleaf Avenue Volunteer opportunities are also available for members of the community that want to support our park system. Volunteering Warder Fit Stop, 226 Warder St, Buck Creek Trail allows for a flexible schedule and is a great way to earn service FACILITIES hours, gain experience and learn job skills. Volunteers must Annex Baseball Field, 1425 Mitchell Boulevard attend training sessions. Carleton Davidson Stadium, 1101 Mitchell Boulevard Eagle City Soccer Complex, 500 Eagle City Road Lagonda Fields, 1975 Mitchell Boulevard NTPRD Chiller, 301 W. Main Street Snyder Park Clubhouse, 1900 Snyder Park Drive Splash Zone, 300 Eagle City Road
Veterans Park Amphitheater, 107 Cliff Park Road TRAILS Buck Creek Trail, Plum Street East to the Reservoir Little Miami Scenic Trail, Jefferson St. to Interstate 70
Simon Kenton Trail, Jefferson Street, North to Urbana SKATE PARK 1301 Mitchell Boulevard
DOG PARKS Call 24 Hours a Day for Weather Information Wiggley Field, Old Reid Park & Cancellations • 937-324-7645 • NTPRD.org Central Bark, Snyder Park
SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US 2 PROGRAM REGISTRATION
WAYS TO REGISTER HOW ONLINE Registration is on a “first come, first serve” basis up to the maximum Visit ntprd.org and select the enrollment. Late registrations and transfers are only possible when there are programs and events tab to find openings. A late registration fee of $5 will be charged after regular deadlines. You may register online, by mail, walk-in or phone. Early available upcoming programs, registration is encouraged as many programs fill up fast. Preregistration is events or leagues and click the required for all programs that have a deadline date noted. registration button. If you are a prior customer, your email address PAYMENT is your username. Payment of fees are due when you register. Phone registrations must be paid by credit card. Please make checks payable to: NTPRD. Note: $25 service IN PERSON fee on all returned checks. Stop by our administrative office located at 1301 Mitchell Blvd. in CONFIRMATION Springfield during business hours. Upon receipt of registration form and fee, that individual is automatically enrolled (space permitting). You will receive an email confirmation with BY PHONE available program details. Please show up for the first class at the appointed (937)328-7275 only if paying by
time and place unless you are notified otherwise. Athletic League credit card. participants will be contacted by a coach with practice and game information once they have had their initial meeting. BY MAIL Send registration form along with IF PROGRAMS ARE FULL check to: If the program is full, you may request to be put on a waiting list. You will National Trail Parks & be contacted if a space becomes available. Recreation District 1301 Mitchell Blvd. REFUNDS Springfield, OH 45503 All customer-initiated program or activity withdrawals are entitled to receive a household credit for the program fee minus a 15% refund processing fee Registration forms available online if requested in the allotted time: at https://ntprd.org/forms/ Camps • Two days following the original registration deadline. Athletics • One month following the original registration deadline. Special Events - Single Day Events or Instructor-Provided Classes • Prior to original registration deadline. NTPRD reserves the right to cancel or postpone any program or activity upon which the customer is entitled to a full refund of the program fee in the form of a check.
ACCESSIBLE SERVICES National Trail recognizes that recreation is beneficial to all persons. To meet this need, NTPRD is committed to providing assistance and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities to access all services and programs offered by the District. If accommodations are needed due to disability, please tell us at least two weeks before the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide adaptations and accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
ACTIVITY/PROGRAM WAIVER I, the undersigned, hereby assume all risks and hazards incidental to the conduct of activities and transportation to and from NTPRD while participating in this program. I do further hereby resolve, absolve, indemnify and hold harmless the NTPRD, its Board, organizers, sponsors and instructors appointed by them. I grant NTPRD permission to publish in print, electronic or video format the likeness or image of my child or myself. I release all claims against NTPRD with the respect of copyright ownership and publication, including any claim for compensation related to use of the materials.
INFORMATION ACCURACY Occasionally there may be an error in dates, times, fees or other pertinent information in our activity guide. When such errors occur, our staff will do everything possible to correct the situation promptly. We thank you for your patience and understanding when those situations arise. For updated information on any program, please consult the National 3 Trail website: ntprd.org. BY THE NUMBERS
PARKS & RECRATION DISTRICT SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF CLARK COUNTY
1 WATER PARK 1 SPRAYGROUND 25 NATURE DOG PARKS PRESERVES PARKS 16 PLAYGROUNDS ACRES OF MILES OF PARKLAND 9 RIVER SHELTERS MILES OF MULTI-USE TRAIL & ROADS 1 SKATE PARK WHITE WATER PLAY PARKS
ATHLETIC ACRES OF BASEBALL FITNESS VENUES PARK WETLAND STADIUM
GREENHOUSES ICE 1 CLIMBING PARK ARENA AMPHITHEATRE
SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US 4 ADULT ATHLETICS TRAIL WALKERS TENNIS Ages: 18 & Older Tuesdays START/RESTART INSTRUCTIONAL 9:00 - 10:00am TENNIS LEAGUES Deadline: Friday Prior Ages: 18 & Older FREE Session 1 • Saturdays, June 5 - 26 Trail Walkers is a walking program, Session 2 • Saturdays, July 10 - 31 which highlights the multi-purpose trail 9:30am - 11:00am system while promoting fitness, GISA Tennis Courts fellowship and fun. These guided Deadline: One Week Prior self-paced walks will get you moving Session Fee: $40 outdoors and a great time to get to Whether you have never held a racquet or know local trails better.
have not played in years, this is the perfect tennis program for you. This program TRAIL WALKERS SCHEDULE introduces new adult players and welcomes Date Trail Meeting Point back past players at the beginner level. June 1 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex This program teaches technique, builds June 8 Buck Creek Trail Carleton Davidson Stadium skill, and gets you ready for the next steps June 15 Ohio to Erie Trail South Charleston Trail Depot of your tennis game. Each week will include June 22 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex 1 hour of specific skill instruction followed June 29 Buck Creek Trail Old Reid Park, Pumphouse Rd. Bridge by 30 minutes of round robin league July 13 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex matches. Instructions provided by NTPRD July 20 Buck Creek Trail Old Reid Park, Pumphouse Rd. Bridge Tennis Instructor Alex Sarihan. August 3 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex
August 10 Buck Creek Trail Carleton Davidson Stadium SOFTBALL August 17 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex August 24 Buck Creek Trail Old Reid Park, Pumphouse Rd. Bridge LATE SUMMER SOFTBALL August 31 Tecumseh Trail Smith Park in New Carlisle LEAGUES Ages: 18 & Older Lagonda Fields Deadline: July 16 TRAIL RIDERS Fee: $325 (Additional $30 WSL sanction Ages: 18 & Older fee if needed) Mondays 10:00 - 11:00am Games will start two weeks after the regular Deadline: Wednesday Prior summer season has ended (approximately July 26). This league is a seven games FREE season. These guided, self-paced rides are 10-12 mph and explore our local bike Wednesdays • Men’s Open trails while promoting fitness and fun. Friday • Coed Open - Double Headers Registration is required. Bike helmets Saturday • Men’s Open - Double Headers are required.
TRAIL RIDERS SCHEDULE FITNESS Date Trail Meeting Point TRAIL HIKERS Ages: 18 & Older June 7 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex Wednesdays June 14 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex 10:00 - 11:00am June 21 Buck Creek Trail Old Reid Park Rebert Pike Nature Park • 1st, 3rd & 5th June 28 Ohio to Erie Trail South Charleston Trail Depot Kirby Preserve • 2nd & 4th July 12 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex Deadline: Friday Prior July 19 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex FREE August 2 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex August 9 Buck Creek Trail Old Reid Park These guided, self-paced hikes will allow August 16 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex you to explore and enjoy our local natural August 23 Simon Kenton Trail Eagle City Soccer Complex environment. These trails are all natural so August 30 Ohio to Erie Trail South Charleston Trail Depot be sure to wear your hiking boots. There will not be a hike on June 16.
5 SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US ADULT
CAMP NO KIDS FITNESS CONT. YAPPY HOUR Ages: 21 & Older Ages: 21 & Older Saturday, July 31 YOGA IN THE PARK Tuesdays, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 1:00 - 8:00pm Ages: 18 & Older 5:00 - 7:00pm Snyder Park Wednesday, July 28 - September 1 Snyder Park Clubhouse Deadline: July 23 6:00 - 7:00pm FREE Fee: $45 Snyder Park Band Shell Deadline: July 21 After a long day at work and a longer day Relive your favorite summer camp Fee: $50 at home, bring your 4- legged friend out to memories at this one day, adults only enjoy live music and a cold beverage. No camp. We will play camp favorites like This outdoor yoga class will include pet? That’s ok. Come on out and enjoy the dodgeball and kickball, bring out the tie warm-ups; basic yoga postures festivities and beautiful park. Local dye, and make friendship bracelets. including bending, stretching and vendors will be on hand with different S’mores, campfire songs, and skits will balancing, breathing techniques and information and services. Pets must also be included in this action packed deep relaxation. This yoga class is remain on leash. Yappy Hour is sponsored day of fun. suitable for both beginners and by Wet Your Whiskers. experienced yoga students. Most YARN CLUB postures can be modified for those with Ages: 16 & Older physical limitations. Please bring a yoga GROWING HERBS Friday, June 11 mat and water bottle. A firm blanket or Ages: 16 & Older Friday, June 25 second yoga mat are suggested for the Thursday, June 10 Friday, July 9 outdoor surface. 5:30 - 6:30pm Friday, July 23 NTPRD Administration Building Friday, August 13 FIT & STRONG Deadline: June 4 Fee: $5 Friday, August 27 Ages: 18 & Older 9:00 - 11:00am Monday, Wednesday & Friday Learn how to grow herbs and use them in Snyder Park Clubhouse August 16 - October 4 the vegetable garden. Participants will Deadline: Monday Prior 2:00 - 3:30pm receive an herb plant to take home. FREE NTPRD Administration Building Deadline: August 6 Enjoy company while you work on your Fee: $20 CARDS to GO latest project. This is a social group for Ages: 16 & Older people of all skill levels. No instruction Fit & Strong! is an award winning June Deadline: June 18 will be provided, but friends can exercise and behavior change program July Deadline: July 16 certainly share their crafting secrets. for adults, especially those with lower August Deadline: August 20 extremity stiffness and osteoarthritis. Fee: $10 per kit Each meeting includes 60-minutes of All in person programing will exercise, and 30-minutes of group Enjoy card making from the comfort of follow current Covid-19 discussion/health education. The your own home. Card making kits will be guidelines outlined by mailed directly to participants. Kits will program runs three days a week for the State of Ohio. eight weeks. Registration fee includes contain supplies* and instructions to make a participant workbook. This program is 2 - 3 simple greeting cards using different papers and punches. The kits will be possible through grant funding provided rd by the NRPA. No meeting on Labor mailed out 3 week of each month. Day, September 6. *Supplies will not include adhesive, stamps or scissors PROGRAMS SUMMER TREE IDENTIFICATION CRAFTY CARDS WALK Ages: 16 & Older Ages: 10 & Older Tuesday, June 1 Saturday, June 26 Tuesday, July 6 10:00 - 11:00am 10:00am - 12:00pm Snyder Park NTPRD Administration Building Deadline: June 18 Deadline: Thursday Prior FREE Fee: $12 Summer is a great time to get outdoors Crafty Cards is a fun filled time out with and learn how to identify our local friends or if you just need some ‘me’ native trees. Participants will learn the time. Supplies and instructions are common trees found in Snyder Park on provided for 4-5 projects. Participants this summer walk. work at their own pace and skill level.
SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US 6 nature FOCUS
Periodical Cicadas
By Joe Boggs, Assistant Professor at the Ohio State makes sense if you consider that the wasps would starve to death University Extension / OSU Entomology waiting 13 or 17 years for a periodical cicada meal. So, the large numbers of periodical cicadas this spring in Ohio does not mean Periodical Cicadas (Magicicada spp.) take either 17 or 13 there will be a bumper crop of cicada killer wasps. years to complete their development out-of-site in the soil. Adults emerge en masse in the spring. The name of the “Periodical" applies to cicadas that require 13 or 17 years to genus captures the almost magical appearance of these complete their development. Adults emerge en masse in the insects: Magi- comes from the Ancient Greek magos which spring, usually beginning in early May, sometimes in late April, means “magician. and ending sometime in June.
The term “brood” is applied to the massive synchronous Their emergence is preceded by the appearance of holes beneath appearances of periodical cicadas and Roman numerals are trees which are sometimes surrounded by mud “chimneys.” The used to define both the year and the geographical distribution holes are beginning to appear in southwest Ohio and may be of each emergence. Thus far, researchers recognize 12 observed by pulling away leaf litter. broods of the 17-year cicadas and 3 broods of 13-year cicadas in North America. Most broods are concentrated from the Brood X includes 3 species: Magicicada septendecim, M. Mid-Atlantic states across to the eastern edge of the cassini (= cassinii), and M. septendecula. These species are Great Plains. typically asynchronous in their emergence. Thus, there may be an observable rise and fall in the number of cicadas clambering Two broods are now considered to be extinct. Brood XI (11) around Ohio’s forests and landscapes as the different species was last observed in 1954 in eastern Connecticut. Brood XXI emerge. (16) was recorded in the Apalachicola River Valley in Florida but has not been observed there since 1870. The cicada offensive begins with cream-colored adults wrapped in their nymphal exoskeletons crawling from the soil onto any handy The 13-year Brood XXII (22) last made an appearance in the vertical surface (e.g. trees, shrubs, grass, fence posts, southern part of Ohio in 2014. The 17-year Brood V (5) slow-moving gardeners, etc.). They may look like cicada nymphs, emerged in the eastern part of the state in 2016 and Brood VIII but their true identity is revealed by their red eyes. (8) regaled Buckeyes in the extreme northeast part of the state in 2019. Parts of southern Ohio including eastern Hamilton Soft-bodied, light-colored (teneral) adults emerge through a split County will revel in cicadas again in 2025 with the appearance (ecdysial suture) on top of the nymphal exoskeleton; the process of Brood XIV (14). Ohio is a great place to be an entomologist. is called ecdysis. The teneral adults pump fluid into wing veins to extend their wings and their exoskeletons harden and acquire the Cicadas (family Cicadidae) are sucking insects and resemble final coloration. Then the fun begins. huge aphids (they are related). All cicadas develop through their immature stages (nymphs) deep within the soil where Eventually, the cicadas will take flight, and males begin to they use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to tap into tree “sing.” The males have two structures on their abdomens just roots. However, this feeding activity has never been shown to behind the wings called tymbals. The tymbals are constructed of a cause significant harm to overall tree health. thin membrane connecting thick “ribs.”
So-called annual dog-day cicadas (Neotibicen canicularis) The cicada uses strong muscles inside their bodies to pull the appear sporadically throughout the "dog days" of summer tymbals inward causing the ribs to buckle which makes a sharp usually beginning sometime in July. Although it takes 2-3 years snapping sound. Another sound is made when the muscles relax for dog-day cicadas to complete their development, some causing the tymbals to snap back. The cicada repeats this action adults emerge every year due to overlapping generations. 300 to 400 times per second to create a vibrato drone. The sound Thus, they have been incorrectly labeled as an “annual” waves from the two tymbals are equal in frequency and amplitude cicada. allowing the two waves to come together; a phenomenon called superposition. This causes the amplitude (= sound volume) to The cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus) is the nemesis of increase. Songs of individuals are further augmented by a dog-day cicadas. The wasp measures 1 1/8 to 1 5/8" in length synchronic orchestra of tens of thousands. The sound has been and is one of the largest wasps found in Ohio. Cicada killers measured at over 100 decibels which is equivalent to listing to a feed exclusively on annual dog-day cicadas; they do not prey revved-up chainsaw held at around three feet from your ears. upon periodical cicadas. The synchrony with annual cicadas Of course, the cacophony is music to the "ears" of a female cicada
7 SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US and ultimately brings her to a mating meeting. Once mated, Of course, fruit trees and newly transplanted landscape trees may female cicadas use their spade-like ovipositors to insert eggs need to be protected from oviposition damage if they're located through the bark and into the white wood of small branches near a forest or in landscapes with a past history of periodical and twigs. The resulting damage splits the bark and white cicadas. Ovipositon wounding on small trees can be prevented by wood leaving deep furrows of ruptured tissue. The oviposition covering them with nylon netting with a mesh size no larger than (ovi = egg) injury often causes stems to die; the leaves turn 1/2 inches. brown ("flag"), and the damaged stems detach and drop to the ground. However, netting trees should be reserved for locations where there is a clear and present danger from periodical cicadas. That’s Stem detachment is actually a good thing for the nascent because new growth may become distorted by the netting. Also, cicadas. The soil is the ultimate destination of the first instar tightly packed foliage creates a microenvironment conducive to cicada nymphs that hatch from the eggs. Once in the soil, they foliar disease development. It is recommended that homeowners migrate to tree roots where they attach themselves to sip the and landscapers delay netting until they see the red of the essence of root for the next sixteen years. cicada’s eyes. A cicada emergence starts off slowly, so observing cicadas before covering trees with netting will justify the risks If the damaged stems detach and drop to the ground before associated with using the netting. the eggs hatch, the nymphs can just step off right onto the soil. Otherwise, the nymphs must take a leap of faith. Nymphs Insecticides are not generally effective against periodical cicadas. that hatch high up in tree canopies may drift down to the soil or They are sucking insects meaning they won’t consume they may be blown off course perhaps onto a midnight train to insecticides applied to stems and foliage and they are large Georgia never to be seen or heard from again. insects requiring a high dosage. Also, topical insecticides may kill beneficial insects important for keeping other pests in check. A However, sometimes the damaged stems do not detach, and cicada application this spring may translate into dealing with more flagging remains evident throughout the fall. Likewise, serious pests later in the season. oviposition slits may also remain evident throughout the season and even over multiple seasons creating a diagnostic Finally, periodical cicadas focus their attention on deciduous challenge for several years. hardwoods; they are not a conifer pest. Although desperate cicada females may be observed oviposition on a wide range of A WORD ABOUT MANAGEMENT non-preferred hosts including pines, the result does not bode well It’s important to keep in mind that periodical cicadas for the nymphs. We can only imagine nymphs muttering, “what co-evolved with their hardwood hosts. They are not was mom thinking?” as they try to free themselves from sticky tree-killers. Their damage to established trees is minimal. pine resin. Indeed, their focus on the tips of branches and twigs translates into a form of “natural pruning.
We’re often asked, “what good are cicadas?” The short answer is that they are an important part of eastern deciduous forest ecosystems. Research is just scratching the surface regarding the ecological services provided by periodical cicadas; however, we know that they make up for the small amount of damage caused to their host trees by stimulating fuller canopies through tip-pruning. They help with new root development by aerating the soil and their decaying bodies return nutrients to trees.
They are also eaten by a wide variety of insectivorous animals from raccoons to bears as well as birds. Indeed, one reason periodical cicadas appear in such huge numbers is use "predator satiation" to minimize the overall impact from predators. Their sheer numbers simply overwhelm even the most gluttonous predator leaving large numbers to reproduce and ensure the survival of Magicicada spp. Of course, the MYTHS AND MYTHCONCEPTIONS downside is that domestic dogs and cats may gorge Periodical cicadas are not locusts. Locusts are grasshoppers. The themselves into earning a trip to a veterinarian. Keep an eye mistaken identity originated with early European colonists who had on your pets! never seen cicadas before or the Biblical locust plagues for that In most cases, management of the periodical cicada is not matter. However, the mass emergence of a periodical cicada necessary. As noted, they have a limited impact on estab- brood appeared like something straight out of the pages of Exodus lished trees and shrubs. Also, populations are often highly (10:1–20). Interestingly, the "weeeee-whoa" song of M. localized. If you didn’t see them in your landscape in 2004, it’s septendecim is sometimes described as sounding like “Pharaoh” unlikely you’ll see them this spring. If your home was built on no doubt adding further weight to the mythconception. land that was a crop field, periodical cicadas didn’t become established. If you live in a housing development that was Although cicada females have long sucking mouthparts, they will carved out of a forest, but the soil was extensively excavated not plant their proboscis into the arms of horrified and moved around, it’s likely the cicadas were destroyed. gardeners. Likewise, they will not use their long, sharp, Periodical cicadas must have trees and they typically don’t fly wicked-looking ovipositors to “sting.” People aren’t at risk unless far from the trees from which they developed. they look like an oak tree.
SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US 8 YOUTH
TENNIS LESSONS ATHLETICS Ages: 8 - 12 SOCCER AM Session • 9:30 - 10:30am TENNIS PM Session • 6:00 - 7:00pm YOUTH FALL SOCCER Ages: 13 - 17 Grades: K - 8 (2021 school year) TOT TENNIS AM Session • 10:30 - 11:30am Deadline: July 16 Ages: 5 - 7 PM Session • 7:00 - 8:00pm Fee: $45 AM Session • 9:00 - 9:30am Week 1: AM • June 7 - 10 Participants will register for a league PM Session • 5:30 - 6:00pm Week 2: AM • June 14 - 17 held on two specified days listed below, Week 1: June 7 - 10 Week 3: AM & PM • June 21 - 24 all games and practices will take place Week 2: June 14 - 17 Week 4: AM & PM • June 28 - July 1 on those days as outlined below. Week 3: AM & PM • June 21 - 24 Week 5: AM & PM • July 12 - 15 Participants must be available on the Week 4: AM & PM • June 28 - July 1 Week 6: AM & PM • July 19 - 22 days of league, they will not be Week 5: AM & PM • July 12 - 15 Week 7: AM & PM • July 26 - 29 permitted to change leagues once Week 6: AM & PM • July 19 - 22 Week 8: AM & PM • August 2 - 5 registered. All teams will be co-ed and Week 7: AM & PM • July 26 - 29 GISA Tennis Courts divided by school districts when Week 8: AM & PM • August 2 - 5 Deadline: Friday Prior possible and by blind draft. Practices GISA Tennis Courts Fee: $45 will be held at fields throughout the Deadline: Friday Prior Participants will learn the rules and county starting late August. All games Fee: $25 etiquette along with fundamentals of the will be held at Eagle City Soccer Tot Tennis is a basic introduction to tennis game. Participants should come dress Complex starting week of September 7. with an emphasis on fun with games and to play with tennis shoes, tennis racquet FALL SOCCER LEAGUES drills. Participants should come dressed to if they have on and water bottle. play with tennis shoes, tennis racquet if NTPRD Tennis Instructor Alex Sarihan K - 1st Grade they have on and a water bottle. NTPRD will provide lessons. The rain date for Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays Tennis Instructor Alex Sarihan will provide each week will be held on Friday. & Saturdays or Thursdays & Saturdays lessons. The rain date for each week will be 2nd - 3rd Grade held on Friday. TENNIS CLINIC Tuesdays & Thursdays or Monday & Ages: 8 - 17 TEAM TENNIS Saturdays or Wednesdays & Saturdays Wednesday, July 7 Grades 1 - 6 (2021-22 school year) 10:00 - 11:30am 4th - 5th Grade Session 2 • Mon., Tues. & Wed. GISA Tennis Courts Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays June 7 - June 16 & Saturdays or Thursdays & Saturdays Deadline: July 2 Grades 1 - 3 • 5:30 - 6:30pm FREE 6th - 8th Grade Grades 4 - 6 • 6:45 - 7:45pm Tuesdays & Thursdays or Mondays & Join NTPRD tennis staff for a morning GISA Tennis Courts Saturdays or Wednesdays & Saturdays
Deadline: May 23 full of tennis. Got a racquet, bring a Fee: $60 racquet, need a racquet we have you START SMART SOCCER 1 covered. Morning will consist of fun Ages: 3 - 4 (as of September 1) National Trail Youth Team Tennis uses the drills, skills and games. Learn to love with parent concepts of fun, friends and play to help the game in this free clinic. Space will Tuesdays OR Thursdays, build the foundation for future success in be limited so participants must September 7/9 - October 12/14 tennis and life. Using the USTA Youth preregister to reserve a spot. Tennis play format, participants use 5:30 OR 6:30pm modified equipment tailored to their age Deadline: July 16 and size, making it easier to play, rally and Fee: $45 FLAG FOOTBALL succeed right from the start. Drills and
Practices will be held once a week for games help develop core tennis skills within FLAG FOOTBALL 40 minutes. The parent will practice a fun, yet structured environment. drills with their child to learn basic Registration includes a tennis racquet, shirt Grades: 1 - 6 Mondays & Wednesdays soccer skills. The first five weeks will be and more. Register at practice and the last week will be a Midwestteamtennis.com. Davey Moore Park Deadline: July 16 game. Parents and participants must Fee: $45 bring and use their own size three soccer ball and water bottle. Players This coed, non-contact, 5 v 5 league will receive a t -shirt. A parent is teaches the basics of football. Practices required to attend and participate with and games take place on Monday and their child. Wednesday evenings. The league begins in August and runs through early All in person programing will October. Teams are grouped by school follow current Covid-19 districts when possible. All participants must have a mouth guard. guidelines outlined by the State of Ohio.
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READ WITH THE TREES PASSPORT TO FISHING ATHLETICS CONT. Ages: 4 - 7 (with parent) Ages: 4 - 16(with adult) Wednesday, June 16 • Snyder Park Friday, July 9 START SMART SOCCER 2 Kiwanis Children’s Garden 9:00 - 12:00pm Age: 5 (as of September 1) Wednesday, July 21 • Snyder Park Old Reid Park Saturdays, September 11 - Clubhouse Shelter Deadline: July 2 October 16 Wednesday, August 11 • NTPRD FREE 9:00am OR 10:30am Administration Building Passport to Fishing is a beginners Deadline: July 16 10:00 - 11:00am fishing program for youth and their Fee: $45 Deadline: Friday Prior families. Participants will learn fishing This program is designed for kids who FREE skills while having fun and enjoying the are not in Kindergarten. This is an Enjoy the benefits of reading and literature great outdoors. Education stations will introductory program focused on while experiencing nature. Participants will teach about fish habitats, fish handling learning how to listen, take turns, use listen to stories, sing songs, make a craft and casting followed by fishing time in teamwork, and develop basic soccer and explore nature. the ponds. Meet at the shelter house skills. Participants will practice each next to Wiggley Field. Adults must morning for 30 minutes followed by a ANIME CLUB accompany children. Bring a fishing pole short game. Participants will receive a Ages: 13 - 15 if you have one. This program is made uniform shirt. Players must provide their Thursdays, June 17, July 15 & possible by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. own shin guards and size three August 26 soccer ball.
6:00 - 7:30pm SUMMER NIGHTS GAMES & NTPRD Administration Building CAMPFIRE PROGRAMS & KITS Deadline: Monday Prior Ages: 12 - 16 Fee: $5 per program Friday, July 23 HEALTH NUTS Get together with friends who love anime 7:00 - 8:30pm Ages: 7 - 12 and manga as much as you do! Club Snyder Park Clubhouse Shelter Fridays, June 4 & 11 meetings will involve discussing our Deadline: July 16 10:00 - 11:30am favorite anime, learning more about Fee: $5 Snyder Park Clubhouse Shelter Japanese culture, watching anime, Celebrate summer with fun games at Deadline: Monday prior drawing, and more. the park. After, hangout around the FREE campfire. Health Nuts combines health and POLLINATOR POWER environmental education through fun ACTIVITY KIT NERF WARS outdoor activities and healthy eating Ages: 6 - 12 Ages: 6 - 12 topics. Participants will learn to Kit Pick-Up: June 22 - 24 Saturday, August 14 appreciate nature, be more physically Deadline: June 16 10:00am - 12:00pm active and eat healthier with hands on Fee: $20 Snyder Park Tennis Courts activities and games. Each camp will Deadline: August 6 Celebrate National Pollinator Week by have a different theme and activities. Fee: $20 Health Nuts is collaboration between learning about our local pollinators with NTPRD and the Ohio State University this fun activity kit. The kit contains seeds Put together your team of four people Extension, Clark County-Family & and supplies to plant a native wildflower for a capture the flag, nerf gun battle. Consumer Sciences. pot along with a craft and variety of fun Each team of four will play in three
lessons and activities. games during this round robin style WILDLIFE GARDENER tournament. You will need to bring your Ages: 7 - 12 TRAIL TOTS own nerf guns to this event. Extra ammo and eye protection will be provided. Weds., June 9, July 14 & August 4 Ages: 3 - 5 (with adult) 10:00 - 11:30am Thursdays, June 24, July 22 & NTPRD Administration Gardens August 26 PIRATE PLAYTIME ACTIVITY KIT Deadline: Friday Prior 10:00 - 11:00am Ages: 3 - 8 Fee: $10 NTPRD Administration Building Kit Pick Up: June 14 - 18 Youth will learn about the plants, Deadline: Monday Prior Deadline: June 11 animals and habitats in the garden while Fee: $8 Fee: $10 participating in fun garden activities and Trail Tots is a nature-based outdoor The young pirate in your life will enjoy crafts. program designed for children to explore dressing up, writing messages in a and learn outdoors with bottle, playing pirate games and more hands-on-activities, sensory play, when they get this kit. It will be full of music and nature walks. pirate booty that will entertain them for hours!
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PARKS AND RECREATION ESPORTS LEAGUE SUMMER SHOWDOWN Ages: 12 - 18 July 5 - 29 Evenings Deadline: June 25 FREE NTPRD is joining the Parks and Recreation Esports League Summer Showdown. You can choose to sign up for solo games or team games. Participants must provide their own console and own ESPORTS LEAGUE SUMMER SHOWDOWN GAME OPTIONS the game they sign up for. If you sign up for Title Team Size Platforms Match Length a team game you must already have teammates set. All three teammates should Overwatch 3v3 PC Bo5 • Regular Season sign up and provide a team name during Bo7 • Playoffs
registration so we know who to pair you Super Smash 1v1 Switch Bo5 • Regular Season with. Information about signing up for the Bros: Ultimate Bo7 • Playoffs
league platform will be provided after the
registration deadline. Schedule and game Mario Kart 8 1v1 Switch Bo3 • Regular Season times will be provided closer to the start of Bo5 • Playoffs
the league. Rocket League 3v3 Cross-Platforms Bo5 • Regular Season CAMPS PlayStation 4 Bo7 • Playoffs XboxOne • PlayStation 5 Camp registration began on May 4th. Xbox Series X • PC Bo = Best Of Registration deadlines are one week Nintendo Switch prior to each camp start. Campers must bring water bottle for in person camps. Space in each camp is limited SURVIVOR CAMP OLYMPICS CAMP and information is subject to change. Ages: 6 - 12 Ages: 6 - 12 All current covid guidelines must June 21 - 25 July 12 - 16 be followed. 9:00am - 12:00pm OR 1:00 - 4:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm OR 1:00 - 4:00pm
NTPRD Administration Building Snyder Park Clubhouse MAD SCIENCE CAMP Fee: $65 Fee: $65 June 7 - 11 The Summer Olympics are coming to July 19 - 23 Survivor camp is all about challenging Springfield! Are you ready to compete Ages: 6 - 8 • 9:00am - 12:00pm yourself to be the best person and in sports, backyard games, water Ages: 9 - 12 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm teammate you can be! Each day will be balloon fights, and more? Come NTPRD Administration Building filled with different activities to test your compete with the best and you might Fee: $80 skills at everything from collecting leaves for shelter to crafting the best take home the gold! Come discover the fun of becoming a junior friendship bracelet. scientist with exciting experiments, NATURE EXPLORERS CAMP activities, games, and arts & crafts. CAMP GET UP & GO Ages: 7 - 12
Ages: 7 - 12 July 26 - 30 TIME TRAVELERS CAMP June 28 - July 2 9:00am - 12:00pm Ages: 6 - 12 9:00am - 4:00pm Snyder Park Clubhouse June 14 - 18 Smith Park, New Carlisle Fee: $65 9:00am - 12:00pm OR 1:00 - 4:00pm Fee: $85 Snyder Park Clubhouse Campers will explore the natural world Fee: $65 Enjoy fun physical fitness activities, outdoors. Activities will include hiking, recreational sports, games, nutrition nature journaling, arts and crafts, This camp will focus on going back in time education and more while still playing games and making friends. and learning about different time periods. experiencing classic summer camp Each camper will receive their own We will make crafts, play games, and do activities. activity kit. other activities to learn about the past.
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CAMPS CONT.
HOLIDAYS CRAZE Ages: 6 - 12 July 26 - 30 1:00 - 4:00pm Snyder Park Clubhouse Fee: $65 The focus of this camp will be on celebrating all of the holidays that were missed in 2020. Each day will focus on a different holiday, campers are encouraged to dress up for each holiday!
TOP SECRET: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Ages: 7 - 12 August 2 - 6 9:00am - 12:00pm OR 1:00 - 4:00pm NTPRD Administration Building Fee: $65 We’re recruiting Secret Agents. There will be spy skill training, obstacle courses, top-secret games, hiking, and an Escape Room to test all of the skills they learn throughout the week.
10.2.21 | SATURDAY | 11:30AM - 4PM NATIONAL ROADS COMMONS PARK 21 Fisher St. | Downtown Springfield
Public Chalk Art Competition • Professional Artists Viewing Live Music • Food Trucks • Entertainment & More
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STORY TIME TRAIL All Ages Carleton Davidson Stadium Trail FREE On the 15th of every month a new picture book will be placed along our Story Time Trail. The trail entrance is located by the parking lot of Carleton Davidson Stadium. As you walk the trail stop and read the pages and ask your child questions. You can visit the trail as many times as you like each month.
BROOD X 5-K Ages: 8 & Up June 10 - 18 Deadline: June 4 Fee: $20 (shipping additional $5) After spending 17 years underground, the Brood X Cicadas have emerged. Celebrate this amazing phenomenon in nature by running or walking the Brood X 5-K. Run or walk with family and friends or on your own. Pick a day and time that works best and use a designated 5-K route or from any location you choose. All registered participants will receive a t-shirt and medal. Runners and walkers that place will be recognized on social media. Participants must submit their time via email. Send your time, name, age and picture of your run to The 26th annual community fireworks show returns this summer to celebrate [email protected] by America’s Independence with a spectacular fireworks display. The fireworks is June 23 at 5:00pm. free to everyone and organized by the National Trail Parks and Recreation District, and would not be possible without the generous support of area businesses and community members. It will be possible to view the show from SUMMER LETTERBOX ADVENTURE many locations around the community and allow more people to watch, closer to All Ages home now that the show has moved to downtown Springfield. Fireworks begin at June 21 - August 27 dark, approximately FREE 10:00pm. The fireworks displays should be viewable Be part of this fun and educational in the blue areas shown on adventure where participants can learn the below map. Go to a high more about our local parks. Pick up a point with a clear view of Summer Letterbox booklet, beginning June the sky facing towards the 21 and find clues that will help you to find red dot indicated on the the letterboxes hidden in local parks map. Visit our website to including National Trail Parks and download a larger map. Recreation District, the Clark County Park District, Buck Creek State Park, New Carlisle Library and Springfield Museum of Art. Register to be eligible for prizes by going to www.ntprd.org or by calling 937-328-7275. Booklets will be available at National Trail Parks and Recreation District, the New Carlisle Library and Clark County Park District. The sponsor of the Summer Letterbox Adventure is Clark Soil and Water Conservancy District.
13 SUMMER 2021 | CONNECT WITH US FOR EVERYONE PROGRAMS CONT. COMEDY MAGIC SHOW FAMILY BIKE RIDE All Ages Friday, August 13 Ages: 7 & Older FAMILY FITNESS WALK 11:00 - 11:45am Saturday, July 31 All Ages Snyder Park Band Shell 10:00 - 11:00am Saturday, June 12 FREE 9:00 - 10:00am Eagle City Soccer Complex Eagle City Soccer Complex Deadline: July 26 Come out and see a FREE FREE spectacular summer magic show, suitable for Bike rides make a fantastic family activity. Join us in celebrating Family Health all ages. This Comedy This program will begin with instruction and Fitness Day with a family walk. Magic Show will be all and then a leisurely ride appropriate for all Celebrated the second Saturday in about fast-paced fun skill levels of an 8-10 mph ride. All riders June each year, this special day with lots of audience must have a bike helmet. This ride is in promotes the importance of parks participation. Bring partnership with Bike Springfield. and recreation in keeping your own chair or communities healthy. blanket.
FAIRYTALE TRAIL CLUE! All Ages THE BUZZ ABOUT July 6 - 31 August 11 - 14 POLLINATORS Snyder Park Dawn to Dusk All Ages FREE Trail Behind NTPRD Admin. Building Saturday, August 28 FREE Search Snyder Park for clues to help 10:00 - 12:00pm solve the biggest mystery of the Bring the whole family on a whimsical NTPRD Administration Building summer. The new flowers in the adventure to the Fairytale Trail to find mini Deadline: August 25 gardens keep turning up missing! New treehouses that storybook characters call FREE clues will be shared each week. Search home. The mini treehouses will be located Celebrate our local pollinators as you the park and our clue book carefully for on the trail behind the NTPRD enjoy learning opportunities with helpful hints. E-mail us for a clue book Administration Building. Children and education stations. Learn the habitat to help keep track of your clues during adults are encouraged to dress as your needs of native bees and butterflies and your search. favorite fairytale character. how to attract them to your garden.
GRANDPALS FISHING FRENZY All Ages Saturday, July 17 8:00 - 9:30am layne addition park adds a Old Reid Park Deadline: July 13 Fee: $5 per pair Bring your Grandpa, Grandma, or any PLAYGROUND Grandpal to a fun morning of fishing at We are excited to announce that a new playground has been installed at the Old Reid Park. Registration includes Layne Addition Park at the intersection of Leland and Cortland Avenues. mill worms, water, and a small snack. National Trail Parks and Recreation District received a matching grant from Please bring your own fishing poles.
GameTime and DWA Recreation to make this project possible. We can’t wait to see you in the park! CHRISTMAS IN JULY REINDEER ROUNDUP July 20 - July 26 FREE Santa’s Reindeer are on the loose! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph decided to take a vacation in Springfield. Search our parks to help Santa locate his reindeer. When you find one hiding in the park please take it home with you to use on your Christmas tree. If you are lucky you may be able to find all nine!
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300 Eagle City Road (937)324 -7665 Open Daily • May 29 - August 15 12:00 - 7:00pm COVID - 19 SPLASH ZONE GUIDELINES August 16 - 22 National Trail Parks and Recreation District is dedicated to Limited Hours & Features making your safety, health and wellness our top priority. We are committed to providing our community with a safe, welcoming environment upon returning to in-person programs. ADMISSION Please visit https://ntprd.org/splash-zone/ for a full list of facility policies and rules. Adults 14 & Older • $7 Youth (Ages 4 - 13*) • $5 Splash Zone will follow current Covid-19 guidelines out- lined by the State of Ohio.
3 & Under • FREE *Must be accompanied by someone at least 16 years To ensure social distancing, facility capacity will be limited, only daily admissions will be sold. Season passes will not of age. be available for purchase this year. Valid 2020 season passes will be honored.
ADULT FITNESS Stay home when you are sick.
WATER WALKING & LAP SWIM Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs. Monday - Saturday • 9:00 - 11:30am • $3 Features may be limited due to cleaning, staffing levels (Starts June 7) and current guidelines.
5/17/2021 SWIM LESSONS
Session 1 • June 14 - 17 (Rain Date June 18) Session 2 • June 21 - 24 (Rain Date June 25) Session 3 • June 28 - July 1 (Rain Date July 2)
Session 4 • July 5 - 8 (Rain Date July 9) CLASSES 9:00 - 9:30am Ages: 6 - 12 • Intermediate 9:30 - 10:00am Ages: 6 - 10 • Beginners 10:00 - 10:30am Ages: 4 - 5 • Beginner 10:30 - 11:00am Ages: 6 month - 3 years w/adult Deadline: Friday Prior Fee: $30 per session Our swimming lessons allow children to build this necessary life skill while helping them become confident and comfortable in the water. The classes teach the basics of swimming focusing on swimming fundamentals and building skills one step at a time. The classes are tailored to the skills of each child. Space will be limited to provide safe social distancing.
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IMPROVING OUR PARKS & ENSURING THEIR STABILITY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS Partners for the Parks is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating Clark County residents and businesses about the importance of park and recreation services, and to promote programs and facilities essential to make Clark County a great place to live, work and play. The Partners support the National Trail Parks & Recreation District and are committed to improving the quality of National Trail managed parks and services for a healthier community. Partners for the Parks is guided by a committee of community volunteers dedicated to protect, nurture and grow the parks and recreation opportunities in Clark County. It was formed over a decade ago originally under the name, Friends of Snyder Park. They were a committee of local residents, who worked tirelessly to identify capital improvement and maintenance projects to preserve history of Snyder Park. After the completion of Bethie’s Sprayground, an over $300,000 capital campaign, the group decided to expand their mission to support the activities and scope of the NTPRD in addition to finishing much needed capital improvements to Snyder Park. The Partners most recently launched a $350,000 capital campaign to stabilize the legendary Howard Z. Dredge Tennis Complex located in Snyder Park.
GET INVOLVED Financial opportunities for these programs and more include memberships, individual donations, corporate sponsorship, legacy donations and fundraising events held throughout the year. Volunteers are also needed to assist with programs, projects, events and fundraising. For more information about becoming involved in the parks, visit https://partnersfortheparks.org or email [email protected].
OUR MEMBERS & DONORS make our work possible. Thank you for believing in the work the Partners For The Parks does on a daily basis, and for helping make a difference in the community. 2021 PARTNERS FOR THE List as of 5/7/2021 PARKS MEMBERS
John Brown Tom & Mary Lou Loftis Kelley Koehler Charles & Barbara Crabill Brian & Laurie Nott Stephen & Stephanie Thompson Dr. Jerry & Kay Shell Jack & Delia Simonton Park National Bank Daniel & Anne Smith Lori & Mike Houseman Peter & Peggy Noonan Sabrina & Wade Tackett Jennifer Rousculp-Miller Daragh Porter & John Wobbe Myles & Samantha Trempe
Eduardo Mendoza Dr. Larry & Kim Fish Louis & Heather Agresta Miguel Pedraza Rick & Joy Rogers Bradley & Laura Boyer
Leann & Mickey Castillo When you invest in the parks, you are Andy & Cathy Bell Bridget & Cuyler Doane Tamara & Randall Comer Susan Foreman investing in the communities who love Dr. Michael & Ann Duvall Hal & Beth Goodrich an depend on them. Become a member Ed & Laurie Leventhal Sue Green today at https://partnersfortheparks.org.
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