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SEPTEMBER Program Guide 2018

Nature at Night 9 | FallFest: 18th Century Festival 10 | Centennial Trail 5k 11 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY LOCATION Off Site (CWC) CanalWay Center Lakefront Reservation (cont’d) (RRR) Rocky River Reservarion 1 • Biking the Back Roads 1 – 30 • Hunt of the Month 18 • Cuyahoga River By Boat 1 • Butterfly Survey 1 • Erie Street Cemetery Tour 1 – 30 • Nature in Watercolor Art Display 19 • Nature Boat Tour 13 • Master Plan Open House 5 • Urban Explorations: Bratenahl 6 • Cleveland Astronomical Society 20 • Nature Boat Tour 14 • Ohio City Walking Tour 7 • Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Nature 22 • Centennial Trail 5k (SCR) South Chagrin Reservation 17 • Urban Explorations: Tremont 7 • Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Evening 25 • Nature Boat Tour 8 • Extreme Hiking 17 • Monday MeetUp: Whats Up with 8 • Fort Steuben Bus Trip 26 • Nature Boat Tour 8 • Nature Art Lessons: Drawing Doan Brook 8 • Family Bike Ride in the Park 27 • Cuyahoga River By Boat Mushrooms 23 • Brecksville Cemetery Walk 8 • Tales Around the Emerald Necklace 29 • Birds of the Lakefront 8 • Nature Journaling 30 • Ohio City Walking Tour 10 • CanalWay Quick-Step 30 • Sunday Morning Dog Walk 9 • Second Sunday in South Chagrin 15 • Emerald Necklace History Bus Tour 19 • Riparian Ramble (AR) Acacia Reservation 19 • Young Explorers (MSRR) Mill Stream Run 23 • Early Autumn Hike 1 • Emerald Necklace Art Club 26 • Discovery Days: It’s Fall! Reservation 27 • Nature Play and Learn 1 • Painting the Trees of Acacia 29 • Along the Lakefront Bus Tour 15 • Toddler Trek 29 • Mushroom Needle-felting Workshop 4 • Acacia for the Young at Heart 29 • Crooked River Giants 19 • Master Plan Open House 29 • What’s in Spore for Fall 6 • After Work Walk 29 • Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Extended 26 • Interurban Railway History Hike 9 • Birds of Acacia (WSC) Watershed Stewardship 13 • After Work Walk (CMZ) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (NCR) North Chagrin Reservation Center 20 • After Work Walk 1 • Rising Waters Overnight 23 • Mushroom Hike in North Chagrin 1 • Green Roof Tours 27 • After Work Walk 7 • Rising Waters Overnight 30 • Mushroom Hike in North Chagrin 8 • Fall Flower Drop-by 7 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 9 • Rain Barrel Workshop 8 • Rising Waters Overnight (BeR) Bedford Reservation (NCNC) North Chagrin Nature 15 • Boy Scout Merit Badge: Geocaching 8 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 7 • Hiking the Floodplains Center Part I 9 • Zoo Career Day 9 • NEOCycle XC Mountain Bike Race 5 • Chagrin River Home School 16 • Boy Scout Merit Badge: Geocaching 11 • Homeschool: Animal Training at 13 • Beginner Birds 7 • Plants that Change the World Part II the Zoo 13 • Preschool: Leaves 10 • Polliwog Preschool 22 • Super Animals 14 • Rising Waters Overnight 22 • Woodlands of Bedford: Deerlick 11 • Sprouts: Growing Kids and Wonder, 23 • Wonders of Water Adventure 14 • Tiger Tracks Overnight Creek Walk Naturally 29 • Apple Eaters 15 • Rising Waters Overnight 24 • “Try-It:” Mountain Biking 16 • Wildflower School 30 • World Habitat Day 15 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 27 • Beginner Birds 16 – 22 • North Chagrin Photography 29 • September Spiders 21 • Tiger Tracks Overnight Contest and Show Drop Off 22 • Tiger Tracks Overnight (WCR) West Creek Reservation 20 • Mushroom ID for Beginners 12 • West Creek Night Hike (BCR) Big Creek Reservation 28 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 22 • Nature at Night 29 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 19 • West Creek Night Hike: September 2 • Step into September 27 • Mushroom ID for Beginners Prep 22 • Autumn Colors Hike 29 • North Chagrin Photography Contest 29 • Monarchs & More Migrating 29 • Autumn Bird Migration (ECR) Euclid Creek Reservation and Show Reception 6 • Meet a Monarch 30 • Chipmunk Bootcamp Drop-in (BWR) Bradley Woods Reservation 9 • Butterfly Safari Drop-By 8 • Hikathon Mini 16 • Birding the Banks of Euclid Creek (OECR) Ohio & Erie Canal ABBREVIATIONS: 11 • Master Plan Open House 16 • Monarch Migration Reservation AR Acacia Reservation 15 • Rare Forest Hike 23 • Birding the Mouth of Euclid Creek 12 • Wednesday Walk BCR Big Creek Reservation 15 • Afternoon Archery for Kids BeR Bedford Reservation (BNC) Brecksville Nature Center (GPC) Garfield Park Center 15 • Afternoon Archery for Adults BNC Brecksville Nature Center 1 • Prairie Insect Exploration 13 • Early Morning Stroll 16 • Sunday Morning Dog Walk BR Brookside Reservation 2 • The Poetry of a Fallen Tree 18 • Dolly Sods Backpacking Trip 17 • Family Fun Night: Nocturnal Life BrR Brecksville Reservation 7 • Fibonacci Numbers in Nature 22 • First Day of Fall Hike 23 • Afternoon Archery for Kids BWR Bradley Woods Reservation 8 • Migrating Monarchs 23 • Afternoon Archery for Adults CMZ Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 8 • Fibonacci Numbers in Nature (GPR) Garfield Park Reservation CWC CanalWay Center 9 • Get Out…And Explore 2 • Sunday Morning Dog Walk (RRNC) Rocky River Nature Center ECR Euclid Creek Reservation 13 • Nurture with Nature 1 – 30 • Gallery Wall: Robert Kovatich GPC Garfield Park Center 15 • Primitive Skills: 10 Trees That Can (HiR) Hinckley Reservation 4 • Trout Unlimited GPR Garfield Park Reservation Save Your Life 6 • Outdoor Adventures for 4 • Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society HiR Hinckley Reservation 16 • Family Fun in Nature Homeschoolers: Kayaking 6 • Little Explorers: Squirrel Secrets HuR Huntington Reservation 20 • Animal Crackers 8 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 7 • Nature Baby: Rocks and Rivers LR Lakefront Reservation 23 • Pioneer Living for Kids: Paper-making 9 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 8 • Meet the Artist: Robert Kovatich MSRR Mill Stream Run Reservation 11 • Hiking for the Young at Heart 8 • Frog Walk NCNC North Chagrin Nature Center (BrR) Brecksville Reservation 13 • Youth Adventure Seeker Series 10 • Southwest Camera Club NCR North Chagrin Reservation 1 • Tales of Whiskey Lane 16 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 10 • Cuyahoga Astronomical Association OECR Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation 8 • Yoga and Hike 22 • Ledges to Lake Adventure Race 12 • Greater Cleveland Beekeepers RRNC Rocky River Nature Center 9 • On the Hook! 28 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle - Evening Association RRR Rocky River Reservation 22 • Archery for Beginners – Kids Paddle 15 • Nature Art: Oil Pastel Butterflies SCR South Chagrin Reservation 22 • Archery for Beginners – Adults 18 • Master Plan Open House WR Washington Reservation 27 • Yoga and Hike (HuR) Huntington Reservation 19 • Bicycle Touring Basics WCR West Creek Reservation 30 • FallFest: 18th Century Festival 1 • Huntington History: A Shore Thing 22 • Autumn Equinox Bio-Blitz WSC Watershed Stewardship Center 22 • The Phillis Wheatley Association (BR) Brookside Reservation 12 • Master Plan Open House 8 • Little Dippers – Pond Dipping (LR) Lakefront Reservation Drop-By 1 • Holiday Hike 22 • Autumn Colors Hike 2 • Fall Migration Fest 2 • Visit Lorenzo Carter Cabin September 4 • Cuyahoga River By Boat Help your child develop healthy eating habits. Clambakes 5 • Nature Boat Tour 6 • Cuyahoga River By Boat As a new school year approaches, Cleveland Merwin’s Wharf Clinic Children’s is preparing to open its new out- Friday & Saturday 7 • Monarch Migration 8 • Great Lake Erie Boat Float patient center at main campus on September 24. Sept 21 – 22 & The new center features an education-infused Sept 28 – 29 9 • Painting in the Park 11 • Cuyahoga River By Boat eatery with child-centric offerings teaching kids the For information importance of eating balanced meals. Involve your call (216) 664-5696 12 • Nature Boat Tour 13 • Cuyahoga River By Boat child in planning their school lunches, to help them E.55 On the Lake 13 • The Great Lakes Expo of 1936-37 develop healthy eating habits for life. Sunday, Sept 16 15 • Birds of the Lakefront Mix and match from: For reservations or info call (216) 431-3349 16 • Visit Lorenzo Carter Cabin • Proteins • Grains and Fruits • Veggies/Healthier Sides clevelandclinicchildrens.org/newhome 2 Emerald Necklace September 2018 | Vol. 67 #9 Master Plans for Bradley Woods | Huntington | Mill Stream Run | Rocky River Reservations are being updated this year. The plans will help shape the vision of these parks over the next several years.

Please join Cleveland Metroparks staff at the following public Open Houses to share your ideas for the future of the parks. Open Houses are from 5:30-7 p.m., with a short presentation at 6 p.m. n Tues., September 11 | Bradley Woods Reservation | Codrington Shelter n Wed., September 12 | Huntington Reservation | Lake Erie Nature and Science Center n Thur., September 13 | Rocky River Reservation | Emerald Necklace Marina in Scenic Park n Tues., September 18 | Rocky River Reservation | Nature Center n Wed., September 19 | Mill Stream Run Reservation | Albion Woods Shelter Plans and comment forms are also online at clevelandmetroparks.com/reservationplans SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE 1 SATURDAY Erie Street Cemetery Tour Holiday Hike 1-30 SEPTEMBER Join Historical Interpreter Karen Lakus Let’s get out and stretch our legs Hunt of the Month Emerald Necklace Art Club for a guided walk around the oldest this holiday weekend, and explore Fall is right around the corner and Draw and paint with us! Members cemetery in Cleveland. See the final the Cleveland Lakefront Nature the deer are becoming more active. of the Emerald Necklace Art Club resting places of early settlers and Preserve. We’ll travel through the Come to CanalWay Center to find are invited to bring their favorite other prominent citizens and hear preserve and along the shore of the 20 paper bucks and does we medium as we appreciate the signs their stories. Lake Erie enjoying the sights and have hidden throughout the center. of the season. Not a member? Sign 10 – 11:30 a.m. Off site sounds of the end of summer. Then go for a hike to see if there up at clevelandmetroparks.com/ Erie Street Cemetery Meet at Lakefront Admin. Building are any deer to be seen. Through ENAC Fee: $5 (8701 Lakeshore Boulevard). September 30. 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. AR Terrain: uneven, grass, stone, 1 mile 1 – 3 p.m. LR 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Age: adults Register online or by phone Terrain: natural surface, 2 miles Noon – 5 p.m. Sun CWC Annual fee: $30; Renewal: $20 beginning August 20 216-206-1000 440-473-3370 216-206-1000 Nature in Watercolor Art Display Painting the Trees of Acacia Experience the wonder of nature Biking the Back Roads Green Roof Tours Bring your watercolors or borrow through an exhibition of watercolor Join this interpretive ride on Maple Begin September and the holiday a set as Naturalist Stefanie Verish paintings by artists from Nancy Highlands Trail in Geauga County. weekend from a lovely vantage point instructs you how to “paint the Notarianni’s adult watercolor class. This trail will lead us to several up on our roof. Discover the many trees.” You will be emailed a On display through October 31. Geauga Park District lands through advantage of maintaining a green suggested supply list when you 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon. – Sat. farmland, woodland and covered roof, and see great, late summer views register. Noon – 5 p.m. Sun CWC bridges. A helmet is required. Bring of West Creek Reservation. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. AR your own lunch and water bottle. 10:30 – 11 a.m. and 1:30 – 2 p.m. Cedar Road parking lot Gallery Wall: Robert Kovatich 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Off site WSC Age: adults Robert’s photos will represent Geauga Park District: Swine Creek Terrain: 2 flights of stairs Register online between Northeast Ohio nature landscapes Reservation parking lot August 20 – 29 with “straight” landscape fine Age: adults Huntington History: A Shore Thing 440-473-3370 art prints and “pictorialist” style Fee: $5 Huntington Reservation is one of the landscape blur images. Robert’s Terrain: asphalt trail and roads, original nine Cleveland Metroparks Tales of Whiskey Lane focus is on the clarity and detail 40 miles reservations. Join us for a history walk With a name like Whiskey Lane, of the image and sharpness of the Register online between along the beach where we’ll learn there must be interesting stories to print. Through October 31. August 6 – 30 about the area and look back at some go along with it. Hike this pretty, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. RRNC 440-473-3370 old-fashioned fun on the shore of yet rugged area while enjoying the Lake Erie. history of the old road and those 11 a.m. – noon HuR who lived along it. 2018 – 2019 Chagrin River Homeschool Huntington Beach Trailhead 2:30 – 5 p.m. BrR First Wednesday each month – Sept. through May Terrain: some stairs, sandy beach, Brecksville Stables parking lot 10 a.m. – noon or 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. 0.5 mile Age: adults North Chagrin Reservation, various locations 440-734-6660 Terrain: hills, 4 miles 440-526-1012 Join us for a unique drop-off program, geared for Butterfly Survey students in grades 1 – 3, and 4 – 6. Students will be Catch and release butterflies and Prairie Insect Exploration immersed in natural and cultural history through skippers along a meadow located at The prairie is alive with insects of all hands-on learning and exploration of the 2,179 acre the forest edge. We will observe and kinds — butterflies, bees, beetles, classroom that is North Chagrin Reservation. We will get record the species we find and submit grasshoppers, katydids and more. wet, muddy and have a blast doing it! Class meets the the data to the Ohio Lepidopterist Come discover their amazing As a new school year approaches, Cleveland first Wednesday of each month from September 2018 – Clinic Children’s is preparing to open its new out- Association. Nets provided. Program diversity as we look and listen for patient center at main campus on September 24. May 2019, except December. First class is September 5. canceled if raining. them as twilight transitions into The new center features an education-infused Fee: $25 per child for all 8 classes and materials 1 – 2 p.m. RRR night. eatery with child-centric offerings teaching kids the Register online for the entire year Lewis Road Riding Ring 7:30 – 9 p.m. BNC importance of eating balanced meals. Involve your between August 15 and 31 Terrain: tall grass, 0.5 mile Terrain: flat, 0.25 mile child in planning their school lunches, to help them Call 440-473-3370 for details develop healthy eating habits for life. 440-734-6660 Mix and match from: • Proteins • Grains and Fruits • Veggies/Healthier Sides See page 11 for a complete listing of all Outdoor Recreation activities. clevelandclinicchildrens.org/newhome clevelandmetroparks.com 3 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE Rising Waters Overnight Step into September 5 WEDNESDAY Cuyahoga River By Boat Over the course of the evening, A great way to enjoy the end of (see 9/4 for details) campers will enjoy an authentic summer is on the Lake to Lake Urban Explorations: Bratenahl 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR safari experience that includes Trail. Will we see turkeys trotting, Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak night hikes, conservation vultures veering, or dragonflies leads this hike at a moderate-brisk After Work Walk oriented activities, visits with droning the skies? Join Naturalist pace along Lakeshore Boulevard. Enjoy Fall is a great time to be active. We’ll Zoo ambassador animals and Patti Donnellan to explore this exercise as we pace the sidewalks to take a brisk walk every Thursday sleep in our tented safari camp. unique habitat. trace the wealth historically tucked this month and get to know this 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ 3 – 4:30 p.m. BCR away in this neighborhood. Meeting fascinating park. Reinberger Education Center Lake Abram Eastland Road place and details sent prior to the 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. AR Age: 6 years & over with adult Trailhead program. Cedar Road parking lot Fee: $42 Terrain: paved, boardwalk, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Off site Terrain: paved, some hills, Register online 1.5 miles Age: 10 years & over with adult up to 2 miles 440-887-1968 Fee: $5 440-473-3370 2 SUNDAY Terrain: city sidewalks, 6 miles 4 TUESDAY Register by phone Cleveland Astronomical Society: Fall Migration Fest beginning August 20 What’s New in the Realm of Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield to Acacia for the Young at Heart 216-206-1000 Exoplanets seek migrating birds and insects Slow down and enjoy a leisurely Karen Bjorkman from the University at one of the state’s top birding walk with Naturalist Natalie Nature Boat Tour of Toledo will talk about some of the sites. Meet in the main gravel Schroder as we explore all that View Cleveland’s wild life from a boat. new capabilities that are currently parking lot just east of Whiskey Acacia Reservation holds. We’ll discuss the plants that inhabit being applied, as well as upcoming Island Marina. All abilities are welcome. the river bed. We’ll also look for a wide new missions and instruments that 9:30 – 11 a.m. LR 10 – 11:30 a.m. AR variety of waterfowl as we float down will further advance our knowledge of Wendy Park Meet at the kiosk the Cuyahoga River. exoplanets. Terrain: natural surface, mostly Terrain: paved, some hills, 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR 6:30 – 7 p.m. Meeting CWC flat, 1 mile up to 2 miles Merwin’s Wharf 7 – 8:30 p.m. Speaker CWC 440-734-6660 440-473-3370 Fee: $15 Register by phone 7 FRIDAY Sunday Morning Dog Walk Cuyahoga River By Boat beginning August 20 Bring your pup for a stroll Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak 216-206-1000 Nature Baby: Rocks and Rivers around Garfield Park. Learn a bit is your guide on a boat ride The river is awaiting you so let’s get of history and view remnants going up the river. We’ll discuss 6 THURSDAY baby out to explore. We will walk of this old city park as we walk. the Cuyahoga River, bridges, down to the Rocky River looking for Walkers without dogs are area geography, watersheds, Little Explorers: Squirrel Secrets river critters and rocks. welcome too. trails and industry. What do squirrels do to prepare for 10 – 11 a.m. RRNC 10 – 11 a.m. GPR 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR colder weather? Bring your little Age: 3 years & under with adult Red Oak Shelter Merwin’s Wharf explorer for stories, crafts, and songs to Terrain: natural surface, 0.5 mile Terrain: paved, 2 hills, 2 miles Fee: $15 help us investigate. Program includes a Register online between 216-206-1000 Register by phone hike around the nature center. August 27 – September 6 beginning August 20 10 – 11 a.m. or 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC Visit the Lorenzo Carter Cabin 216-206-1000 Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Hiking the Floodplains Learn about the man for whom Terrain: mostly flat, some stairs, 0.5 Take a walk through the Tinker’s Creek the replica cabin is named and Trout Unlimited mile floodplain and discover what makes the story behind its construction. Join us for our first meeting Register by phone between this area so beautiful and unique. The cabin is located at Heritage of the fall. We will preview our August 22 – September 4 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. BeR Park 1 on Merwin Avenue near new online presence. Following 440-734-6660 Hemlock Creek Picnic Area Center Street in the Flats. the presentation, we will raffle Terrain: natural surface, 0.8 mile 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. LR off a fly-fishing rod and reel kit. Meet a Monarch 440-887-1968 Terrain: paved, one step, Refreshments will be served. Stop by Euclid Beach today to uneven floor 7 – 9 p.m. RRNC discover a little more about monarch Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Nature 216-206-1000 butterflies. A naturalist will be on hand Join our naturalist this afternoon for Western Cuyahoga Audubon along with some live monarchs. a cart tour along the Ohio and Erie The Poetry of a Fallen Tree Society: History of Vegetation 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. ECR Canal. We’ll discuss the animals both A.B. Williams kept detailed in Northeast Ohio Euclid Beach Picnic Shelter past and present that call the valley field notes during his time What did the forests in 440-473-3370 home. as Cleveland Metroparks first Cuyahoga County look like in 1 – 2:30 p.m. CWC naturalist. During this immersive 1800? How does this compare Outdoor Adventures for Fee: $5 and interactive program, we will with current vegetation in the Homeschoolers: Kayaking Register online combine history and nature to county, particularly Cleveland Explore Hinckley Lake from a kayak. beginning August 20 explore his notes and discover Metroparks? Katie Flinn, Naturalists will guide you around the stories our parks tell us Associate Instructor of Biology Hinckley Lake in search of blue herons Monarch Migration through time. and Plant Ecologist at Baldwin and other wildlife. Equipment and Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna in search of 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. BNC Wallace instruction is provided. monarch butterflies along the shores Age: 16 years & over University will discuss which 1:30 – 4 p.m. HiR of Lake Erie as they prepare for their Register by phone tree species have increased or Hinckley Lake Boathouse southern migration. between August 15 – 29 decreased over time and why. Age: grades 9 – 12 2 – 3 p.m. LR 440-526-1012 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Fee: $10 Wendy Park parking lot Register online beginning Terrain: natural surface, less than 1 August 17 mile 440-526-1012 216-206-1000 4 Emerald Necklace September 2018 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Evening Extreme Hiking Voyageur Canoe Paddle Fall Flower Drop-by Join our naturalist on an evening Naturalist Pam Taylor will guide you Travel back to the time when What’s in bloom at West Creek? cart tour along the Ohio and Erie through the trails of South Chagrin. Sites the fur trade was king of the Many native goldenrods and Canal Towpath Trail. We’ll look for along the way include Henry Church Great Lakes. This living history asters! See for yourself and drop signs of wildlife that roam in the Rock, Quarry Rock and Sulphur Springs. program gives you a chance to by Naturalist Debra Shankland’s evening hours. We’ll also discuss the 9 a.m. – noon SCR paddle a 34-foot canoe, sing, ID table to learn their names and animals both past and present that Henry Church Rock Picnic Area and hear tales from characters of where they could be planted call the canal home. Terrain: natural surface, hills, creek long ago. A perfect program for at your place. Fun bee craft for 6:30 – 8 p.m. OECR crossing, 7 – 9 miles those seeking historic adventure. kids, too. CanalWay Center parking lot 440-526-1012 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR 2 – 4 p.m. WSC Fee: $5 Hinckley Lake Boathouse Register online Great Lake Erie Boat Float parking lot Migrating Monarchs beginning August 20 Age: 5 years & over The monarchs are headed to Saturday, September 8 Fee: $5 Mexico! We’ll learn about their Lakefront Reservation Plants that Changed the World Register online amazing natural history then This unique event helps raise awareness During 2018, Naturalist Foster beginning August 8 head out to the prairie and about the impacts of plastics on the Brown will take us on a year-long 440-526-1012 meadow in search of these environment, in particular oceans, lakes journey focusing on plants that winged wonders. and streams. Part design competition, have changed the course of history. Little Dippers: Pond Dipping 3 – 4:30 p.m. BNC part boat race, the Great Lake Erie Boat Each Friday night program will Drop-By Terrain: stairs, up to 1.5 miles Float is also lots of fun. feature two remarkable plants. This Bring your little ones to the Register by phone For information visit: month’s program will highlight pond and let them take a dip— beginning August 27 www.lakeerieboatfloat.org. olives and oranges. with a net! They’ll find all sorts of 440-526-1012 Boats launch from beach at 10 a.m.; 7 – 8 p.m. NCNC little swimmers in their net that spectators welcome; awards to follow. we can observe and learn about. Tales Around the Emerald 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. LR Fibonacci Numbers in Nature Nets available to borrow. Necklace Edgewater Beach The Fibonacci sequence of numbers 1 – 2:30 p.m. BR Call it traditional storytelling, 440-887-1968 is found in many places, including Cherry Grove Picnic Area spoken word performance or the natural growth of plants and Terrain: natural surface, muddy, narrative theater; excellent Fort Steuben Bus Trip animals. Join Naturalist Kathy small hill, 0.5 mile storytelling artists bring Join us to visit the Historic Fort Steuben Schmidt for this indoor/outdoor 440-887-1968 entertaining and enlightening in Steubenville, Ohio. Once we arrive we program to discover some of stories to you. After hearing their will get to explore not only the fort but nature’s amazing patterns. Nature Journaling tales, enjoy refreshments and the visitor center, the herb garden, the 7 – 8:30 p.m. BNC Experience nature through the enjoy tales shared by audience exhibit hall, first federal land office and Age: adults seasons. We will record our members. the museum shop. Terrain: stairs, 1 mile observations in a journal of our 7 – 8:30 p.m. CWC 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. CWC own creation. You may want to Age: adults, 12 years & over with Age: adults Rising Waters Overnight bring a camera. adult Fee: $80 (see 9/1 for details) 1 – 3 p.m. SCR Terrain: paved, natural surface, 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Look About Lodge Rising Waters Overnight 1 – 2 miles Age: adults (see 9/1 for details) Register online between Tiger Tracks Overnight Annual fee: $20 for supplies 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ August 1 – September 1 Over the course of the evening, Terrain: natural surfaces, 0.5 – 1 216-206-1000 campers will track an Amur tiger mile Tiger Tracks Overnight through the taiga, look for clues Fibonacci Numbers in Nature Register online between (see 9/7 for details) that they have been in the habitat (see 9/7 for details) August 20 – September 5 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ and explore the many ways tigers 10 a.m. – noon BNC 440-473-3370 survive in the Russian Far East. 9 SUNDAY 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Family Bike Ride in the Park Meet the Artist: Robert Reinberger Education Center Easy-going Doug Kusak leads an Kovatich On the Hook! Age: 6 years & over with adult easy-going bike ride from CanalWay Robert Kovatich’s photographic Join Naturalist Lizzie Rings and Fee: $42 Center to Harvard Road and back. It’s journey began with film in the learn how to sample the creek Register online an exercise in exercise, excitement and darkroom and is now focused and identify native Ohio stream explanations as we wander where the on digital photography and fine fishes. Discover their important water winds in the Ohio & Erie Canal art printing. His passion for the role in our ecosystem and ways 8 SATURDAY Reservation. Helmet required. natural landscape has taken him we can help improve the health Hikathon Mini 10 a.m. – noon CWC throughout Ohio, the National of our watershed. Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese Terrain: paved, 2 hills, 6 miles Park system and outside the U.S. 8:30 – 10 a.m. BrR along rugged trails that navigate 1 – 4 p.m. RRNC Chippewa Picnic Area a meadow, a lake, abandoned Nature Art Lesson: Drawing Age: 8 years & over sandstone quarries, and the Mushrooms Frog Walk Terrain: wet, slippery only swamp forest in Cleveland Bring a sketchbook and your favorite Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese Register by phone Metroparks. We’ll hike an drawing tools for a lesson in sketching for a wetland search for wild beginning August 20 abbreviated 2-mile route in the mushrooms. Naturalist Stefanie Verish frogs. Learn the differences 440-526-1012 event of heavy rain. will show you tips for drawing shapes between bullfrogs, green frogs 8 – 10 a.m. BWR and parts of fungi. and toads through up-close Codrington Shelterhouse Picnic 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SCR encounters. Area Look About Lodge 2 – 3 p.m. RRNC Terrain: natural surface, 4 miles Age: adults Terrain: some stairs, mostly flat, 440-734-6660 440-473-3370 1 mile

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Zoo Career Day Painting in the Park Cuyahoga Astronomical head south to the I-480 Bridge. We’ll Explore the professional fields of Join us for a beginners painting Association: Moon Bases look for wildlife enjoying an evening animal care, veterinary medicine, class while taking in the beautiful NASA Engineer Bryan Palaszewski will along the canal. education and more. Get close scenery around you. We will be bring us close to home and discuss 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. OECR with small animals, meet with Zoo guided step by step in painting plans and ideas for humans to “live off Aqueduct Trailhead parking lot staff, take a behind-the-scenes tour the iconic Cleveland script sign at the land,” i.e., establish a permanent Terrain: paved, 1 mile and get a closer look at the real Edgewater. Meeting place to be base on the surface of our nearest 216-206-1000 work involved with these exciting given at time of registration. neighbor, the Moon. careers. 3 – 4:45 p.m. LR 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Greater Cleveland Beekeepers 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CMZ Age: adults Association: Pesticides Wintering Reinberger Education Center Fee: $25 11 TUESDAY in Your Hives Age: grades 9 – 12 Register by phone or online Michele Colopy, Program Director of Fee: $46 member/ beginning August 20 Hiking for the Young at Heart the Pollinator Stewardship Council, $51 nonmember 216-206-1000 Come explore the Judge’s Lake and will teach us pesticide exposure Register online Taki areas of Hinckley with Naturalist routes for bees, the synergistic effects Butterfly Safari Drop-by Jenny McClain as we hike along bridle created, and how we can work to Birds of Acacia Let’s go on a butterfly hunt! A and Buckeye trails. reduce pesticide exposures, and Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder naturalist will be on hand with 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. HiR ensure healthier honey bees. as we search for birds throughout nets, containers, and expertise Judge’s Lake parking lot 7 – 9 p.m. RRNC Acacia Reservation’s ever-changing to see what flying creatures are Age: adults landscape. Bring binoculars, some visiting the beach today. Meet Terrain: hills, stream crossing, 4 miles West Creek Night Hike available to borrow. at the walking bridge near What is happening in the forest when 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. AR Cleveland sign. Sprouts: Growing Kids and you are asleep? How do animals see Cedar Road parking lot 4 – 5 p.m. ECR Wonder, Naturally and move through the dark? Discover Terrain: paved, 1 – 2 miles 440-473-3370 Join Natalie the Naturalist to discover natural mysteries that only the 440-473-3370 migration. We will have discovery darkness of night can reveal. Bring a 10 MONDAY time and go on a short hike. flashlight. Voyageur Canoe Paddle 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. or 1 – 2:15 p.m. 8 – 10 p.m. WCR (see 9/8 for details) Polliwog Preschool NCNC Dentzler Road Trailhead 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR Monday, September 10 Nature Education Building Age: 8 years & over with adult Register online 9:45 – 11:45 a.m. or Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Terrain: natural surface, steep slopes, beginning August 9 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Terrain: paved, may be muddy, 2.5 miles North Chagrin Nature Center 0.75 mile 440-887-1968 Second Sunday in South Join Natalie the Naturalist to Register online between Chagrin discover nature in this drop-off August 20 – September 8 13 THURSDAY Let’s see how the area has bounced program. Using hands-on, back from a controlled burn nature-based activities structured Homeschool: Animal Training at Early Morning Stroll this past spring. We’ll search for around art, literature, music the Zoo Join Naturalist Mario Jackson to greet blooms, butterflies and pollinating and movement, we will further Learn how training techniques that the cool morning breeze with an early bees in this rich meadow habitat. develop your polliwog’s preschool focus on animals’ natural behaviors morning stroll. Experience peace and 1 – 2:30 p.m. SCR skills. Classes meet Mondays, help to enhance their lives at the Zoo. tranquility, as we explore the signs of Jackson Field parking lot September 10 – October 15. 10:30 a.m. – noon CMZ nature as the day awakens. Terrain: flat, 2 miles Nature Education Building Reinberger Education Center 6:30 – 8 a.m. GPC 440-473-3370 Age: 4 – 6 years (must be potty Age: grades K – 8 with adult Terrain: natural surface, paved, stairs, trained) Fee: $10 member/$12 nonmember hills, 1.5 miles Get Out…And Explore Fee: $60 Register online 216-341-1707 Time to explore the trails of Terrain: paved, natural surface, Brecksville Reservation on this up to 2 miles Cuyahoga River By Boat Beginner Birds monthly hiking series. Every Register online between (see 9/4 for details) Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna on a stroll month, we’ll add more distance August 16 – September 7 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR through Forbes Woods in search and have a chance to see seasonal of the woodpeckers, bluebirds and changes that take place around CanalWay Quick-Step Open House: Bradley Woods finches of Bedford Reservation. the park. Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak Reservation Master Plan Update 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. BeR 2 – 4 p.m. BNC leads a short hike from CanalWay (see page 3 for details) Terrain: paved, 0.25 mile Terrain: hills, 5 miles Center down to the Lower 40 5:30 – 7 p.m. BWR 216-206-1000 Loop Trail and back. Rain Barrel Workshop 10 – 11 a.m. CWC Preschool: Leaves Learn to harvest rain water for Terrain: paved, one large hill, 12 WEDNESDAY Bring your preschooler for an outdoor all your garden needs and to 1.5 miles Nature Boat Tour adventure exploring the woodlands combat storm water pollution in (see 9/5 for details) of Bedford. We will learn about the your community. Each workshop Southwest Camera Club 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR trees that can be found in our forest. participant will construct a rain What did you do this summer? We’ll go on a hike to collect different barrel to take home. Bring in your digital files or print Open House: Huntington leaves and end with a craft. 1:30 – 3 p.m. WSC image of activities, milestones or Reservation Master Plan Update 10 – 11 a.m. BeR Fee: $60 (includes 55-gallon barrel vacations from this summer to (see page 3 for details) Egbert Picnic Shelter and all materials) share with the group. Limit of 10 5:30 – 7 p.m. HuR Age: 2 – 5 years with adult Register by phone or online – 12 images per person. Terrain: natural surface, one hill, 1 – by August 30 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Wednesday Walk 1.5 miles 440-887-1968 We’ll walk along the canal over and Register online under the bridges of the Cuyahoga beginning September 3 Valley. We’ll start at the aqueduct and 216-206-1000 6 Emerald Necklace September 2018 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

Cuyahoga River By Boat 15 SATURDAY both parts (Part II on 9/16). Rising Waters Overnight (see 9/4 for details) Noon – 4 p.m. WSC (see 9/1 for details) 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Birds of the Lakefront Age: Scouts 11 – 17 years with 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Join a naturalist as we hike adult After Work Walk through the Cleveland Lakefront Fee: $15 (includes both parts) Tiger Tracks Overnight (see 9/6 for details) Nature Preserve in search of our Register by phone or online (see 9/7 for details) 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. AR feathered friends. Meet at Lakefront by September 8 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Administration Building (8701 440-887-1968 Open House: Rocky River Lakeshore Boulevard.) 16 SUNDAY Reservation Master Plan Update 9:30 – 11 a.m. LR Nature Art: Oil Pastel (see page 3 for details) Terrain: natural surface, 2 miles Butterflies North Chagrin Photography 5:30 – 7 p.m. RRR 216-206-1000 Create an attractive composition Contest and Show Drop-off using one of nature’s muses, the September 16 – 22 Toddler Trek beautiful butterfly. Naturalist 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Great Lakes Expo of Come explore the woodlands at a Beth Whiteley will show you how North Chagrin Nature Center 1936-37 slow pace and look for evidence to use oil pastels to capture their Drop off your framed photo of a native of North America’s largest rodent, beauty. Participants will go home Thursday, September 13 Ohio landscape, animal, plant or the beaver. Get an up-close look with their own set of oil pastels. 6 – 7:30 p.m. fungus. Photos must be no larger than at mammal pelts and teeth with 1 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC Lakefront Reservation 19”x 20” including frame, and ready to Naturalist Marty Calabrese. Age: adults, 10 years & over with E55 on the Lake Marina hang with wire. Limit one photo per 10 – 11 a.m. MSRR adult In the 1930s thousands of person. No cultivated plants, domestic South Quarry Picnic Area Fee: $8 visitors thronged the lakefront or zoo animals. Check our website Age: 5 years & under with adult Register online between in downtown Cleveland for the for full contest rules or call the nature Terrain: flat, grass, 0.5 mile September 1 – 8 Great Lakes Expo. Historian Judy center. 440-734-6660 MacKeigan shares stories and 440-473-3370 Afternoon Archery for Kids photos of this event at the marina. Rare Forest Hike Bring your child to the valley Order off the menu and enjoy Sunday Morning Dog Walk Join Naturalist Wendy Weirich to discover the fun of archery. your meal during the program. Bring your dog for a brisk walk to the for a look at the unsung hero Enjoy a new activity surrounded Program begins at 6:30 p.m. Furnace Ridge Overlook and back. We’ll reservation–Bradley Woods. This by nature. We’ll have all supplies Register online between walk along the towpath and enjoy a unassuming park has hidden stories available for you. Follow signs August 27 – September 10 great view of the Cuyahoga River along to tell if you look close enough. from CanalWay Center parking 216-954-3405 the way. Walkers without dogs are Former quarries and blueberry lot, meet in the valley. welcome too. farms, rare plants and giant 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR Nurture with Nature 10 – 11 a.m. OECR deciduous trees are waiting to be Age: 9 – 17 years Bring your family for a monthly Harvard Trailhead discovered. Fee: $5 program to explore nature through Terrain: paved, 2 hills, 2 miles 10 – noon BWR Terrain: paved, one hill, 0.5 mile books, games, hikes and other 216-206-1000 Codrington Shelterhouse Picnic Register online activities. This month we’ll learn Area beginning September 4 about singing insects. Birding the Banks of Euclid Creek Terrain: flat, may be muddy, 2 miles 216-206-1000 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. BNC Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder on the 440-734-6660 Age: 3 years & over with adult banks of Euclid Creek searching for Primitive Skills: 10 Trees That Terrain: flat, 0.25 mile migrant and year-round resident birds. Emerald Necklace History Can Save Your Life Register by phone between 10 – 11:30 a.m. ECR Bus Tour There are trees all around us, but August 27 – September 11 Highland Picnic Area parking lot Visit Squire’s Castle, The Great Falls which are the most important 440-526-1012 Terrain: natural surfaces, uneven, some of Tinker’s Creek, Brecksville Nature for healing, feeding and keeping hills, up to 2 miles Center and the Stinchcomb-Groth us alive? Join Naturalist Kathy 440-473-3370 14 FRIDAY Memorial Scenic Overlook. Learn Schmidt as we hike to search for about some of our most historic these life savers. Ohio City Walking Tour Visit Lorenzo Carter Cabin places in one day. 2 – 4 p.m. BNC Join CanalWay Center staff members (see 9/2 for details) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. CWC Age: adults Karen Lakus and Joe Woyma for a 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. LR Age: 12 years & over (under 16 with Terrain: stairs, 1.5 miles fun walk around Ohio City. Explore adult) the history of this vibrant Cleveland Voyageur Canoe Paddle Terrain: paved, natural surface, hills, Afternoon Archery for Adults neighborhood that was once a city (see 9/8 for details) stairs, uneven, 0.5 mile walking per Have you ever wanted to try of its own. Meeting instructions will 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR site archery? Join us in the valley be given upon registration. Register online Fee: $35 (includes transportation to discover the fun of archery. 10 a.m. – noon Off site beginning August 16 and boxed lunch) Enjoy a new activity surrounded Fee: $5 Register by phone or online by nature. We’ll have all supplies Terrain: paved, flat, 2 miles Boy Scout Merit Badge: Geocaching beginning August 20 available for you. Follow signs Register online or by phone Part II 216-206-1000 from CanalWay Center parking beginning August 20 (See 9/15 for details) lot, meet in the valley. 216-206-1000 Noon – 4 p.m. WSC Boy Scout Merit Badge: 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR Geocaching Part I Age: adults Rising Waters Overnight Wildflower School Join certified merit badge Fee: $5 (see 9/1 for details) The blooming season is slowing, but it counselors in learning about the Terrain: paved, one hill, 0.5 mile 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ will end with a bang. We’ll put names outdoor adventure hobby of Register online and stories to the stunning asters geocaching. Explore the fun of beginning September 4 Tiger Tracks Overnight and abundant flowers of September. geocaching as well as the science 216-206-1000 (see 9/7 for details) Program will be indoors and outdoors. behind it, while completing 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ 1 – 2:30 p.m. NCNC requirements 1 – 8. Must attend Terrain: paved, 1 mile clevelandmetroparks.com 7 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

Family Fun in Nature Nature Boat Tour Woodlands of Bedford: The natural world around us is filled 18 TUESDAY (see 9/5 for details) Deerlick Creek Walk with many amazing things waiting Cuyahoga River By Boat 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Fred Losi will guide an in-stream our discovery. Once a month, we’ll (see 9/4 for details) exploration of Deerlick meet and explore the forest, fields 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR After Work Walk Creek. Three beautiful waterfalls and waterways. This month, we’ll (see 9/6 for details) will be explored: Fishbowl, Bridal learn about sunflowers. Open House: Rocky River Reservation 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. AR Veil and Quarry Falls. Wettable 2 – 3:30 p.m. BNC Master Plan Update footwear is advisable for walking Age: 6 years & over with adult (see page 3 for details) Mushroom ID for Beginners in the creek. Some trail hiking Terrain: flat, 0.25 mile 5:30 – 7 p.m. RRR Come learn local mushrooms included. Register by phone found in nearby woods and Noon – 4 p.m. BeR beginning September 1 19 WEDNESDAY yards. Join Dr. Bryan Grotte Lost Meadows upper parking area 440-526-1012 as he leads us through an Terrain: stream crossing, wet, Young Explorers introductory course on the basics rugged, hills, 4 miles Monarch Migration Bring your preschoolers to CanalWay of mushrooms. These evening 216-206-1000 Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder Center to learn all about the weather. lessons will focus on their surveying the lakefront in search of We’ll watch the clouds, learn where rain taxonomy, edibility and toxicity. Archery for Beginners: Kids migrating monarchs, and hopefully comes from and much more. 7 – 8:30 p.m. NCNC Archery is a great activity that tag a few on their journey to Mexico. 1 – 2 p.m. CWC Age: adults anyone can do. All the equipment Wear long pants as we will be in Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Fee: $10 (ID pamphlet) is provided for an afternoon of high vegetation. Terrain: one hill, paved, natural surface, Register online between fun learning the basics of the 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ECR 0.5 – 1 mile August 20 – September 12 sport from certified instructors in Wildwood Marina parking lot Register online or by phone a non-competitive setting. Terrain: paved, natural surface, beginning September 4 1 – 2:30 p.m. BrR 1 – 2 miles 216-206-1000 21 FRIDAY York Road Archery Range 440-473-3370 Tiger Tracks Overnight Age: 9 – 12 years Riparian Ramble (see 9/7 for details) Fee: $5 17 MONDAY Tired of being indoors? Come explore 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Register online the field and forest in search of nature’s beginning September 4 Urban Explorations: Tremont beauty. See majestic riverside cliffs, hear 22 SATURDAY 440-526-1012 Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak a nuthatch calling in the distance, or and Mollie Alstott invite you to perhaps see a bald eagle perched along Steelhead Expo Super Animals stroll along as we explore some of Many animals have amazing the scenic Chagrin River. Saturday, September 22 the historic Tremont area. Meeting adaptations that make them 2 – 3:30 p.m. SCR 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. place and details will be sent after Jackson Field parking lot super. Learn how and why Rocky River Nature Center registration. Terrain: mostly level, 2 – 2.5 miles these animals are so super. Then Join fellow anglers for a day 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Off site 440-473-3370 create your own comic book and focused on this incredible sport Age: adults, 8 years & over with superhero based off an amazing fish. Learn to read the river and adult Nature Boat Tour animal. new fly casting techniques, check Fee: $5 (see 9/5 for details) 2 – 3 p.m. WSC out the latest gear and pick up Terrain: city streets, 1 mile 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Age: 5 years & over with adult Register by phone tips on secrets of the sport. Visit exhibitors, vendors, fly-tiers beginning August 20 Archery for Beginners: Adults Open House: Mill Stream Run and enjoy demonstrations 216-206-1000 Not only is archery beneficial Reservation Master Plan Update and presentations. Free event for upper arm strength, balance (see page 3 for details) presented by The Ohio Central Monday MeetUp: What’s Up and coordination, but it also 5:30 – 7 p.m. MSRR Basin Steelheaders and Cleveland with Doan Brook helps increase mental focus Metroparks. Meet up at “Lovers Lane Bridge” to West Creek Night Hike: and concentration. Come learn, walk and work. Doan Brook learn the basics in this fun, September Prep First Day of Fall Hike Watershed Partnership staff will non-competitive atmosphere. Animals are busy preparing for shorter, The fall season is a time of share Doan Brook’s rich history, and Equipment provided. colder days this time of year. Walk through beautiful change! Join a naturalist then we will work with Friends of 3 – 4:30 p.m. BrR a meadow, forest and floodplain to reveal as we look for late blooming Lower Lake to remove invasives and York Road Archery Range preparation strategies employed by our wildflowers, early signs of plant natives. Age: adults local wildlife. changing leaves and birds 6 – 8 p.m. Off site Fee: $5 7 – 8:30 p.m. WCR preparing to migrate. Location given upon registration Register online Monarch Bluff Picnic Area 10 – 11:30 a.m. GPC Terrain: flat, 1 mile beginning September 4 Terrain: paved, natural surface, Terrain: natural surface, paved, Register online 440-526-1012 1.5 miles stairs, hills, 1.5 miles 440-253-2145 216-341-1707 20 THURSDAY Autumn Equinox BioBlitz Family Fun Night: Nocturnal Life Hike with Naturalist Beth Whiteley Animal Crackers Autumn Colors Hike Bring your family out to enjoy a searching for and documenting Join Miss Jenny to explore the tall grass Discover what is really behind the sunset hike along the canal. We’ll the flora and fauna we see prairie in search of spiders! We’ll learn different colors of leaves as we walk through the valley as the sun along the way. Bring your smart about their lives, their webs, and how take a stroll through the park and sets and look to see what nocturnal phone and learn how to use they are helpful to us. enjoy nature’s splendid array. animals are waking up. the iNaturalist app to record our 10 – 11:15 a.m. or 1 – 2:15 p.m. BNC 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. BR 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. OECR observations. Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Meadow Ridge Picnic Area CanalWay Center parking lot 10:30 a.m. – noon RRNC Register by phone Terrain: stairs, natural surface, Terrain: paved, 1 mile Terrain: flat, some stairs, 2 miles 1 mile Register online beginning September 4 440-887-1968 beginning September 4 440-526-1012 8 Emerald Necklace September 2018 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

The Phillis Wheatley Association Brecksville Cemetery Walk For over 100 years, the Phillis Wheatley The Brecksville Historical Association 25 TUESDAY 28 FRIDAY Association has served the black is hosting a guided historical Nature Boat Tour Voyageur Canoe Paddle: community of Cleveland. Learn this cemetery tour of the Highland Drive (see 9/5 for details) Evening Paddle fascinating story and their connection Brecksville Cemetery. The walk will 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Travel back to the time when the fur to Rocky River Reservation with focus on stories about members of trade was king of the Great Lakes. Historical Interpreter Jen Graham. Brecksville’s first families, veterans, 26 WEDNESDAY This living history program gives you Indoor program. and several important persons a chance to paddle a 34-foot canoe, 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC buried in this cemetery. Interurban Railway sing, and hear tales from characters 1 – 4 p.m. Off site History Hike of long ago. A perfect program for Nature at Night Highland Drive Brecksville Cemetery Interurban Railways were once those seeking historic adventure. Saturday, September 22 Terrain: natural surface, paved, 0.5 a major mode of transportation 6 and 7:30 p.m. HiR 5 – 10 p.m. mile in Ohio. Join us on a short hike Hinckley Lake Boathouse parking lot North Chagrin Nature Center 440-526-7165 to learn about their importance Age: 5 years & over Join us to celebrate all the nature and and see remnants of an old Fee: $5 life that wakes as the sun sets and Wonders of Water Adventure interurban railway. Register online the darkness crawls over the land. Let’s take a closer look at how we 9:30 – 11 a.m. MSRR beginning August 28 Family activities, live animals, guest use water, how to conserve water, South Quarry Picnic Area & 440-526-1012 experts and evening fun from 5 – 8 and some of the creatures that Trailhead p.m. At 8 p.m. we’ll light the campfire, share our water sources. Fulfills most Terrain: flat, 1 mile Tiger Tracks Overnight get out the telescopes and line up for requirements for the Girl Scouts 440-526-1012 (see 9/7 for details) night hikes into the darkening forests. Wonders of Water journey (badge 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Don’t miss this chance to explore and not included). Discovery Days: It’s Fall! celebrate Nature at Night. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. WSC Fall brings about many changes 29 SATURDAY 440-473-3370 Age: Brownies grades 2 – 3 with for the great outdoors. We’ll adult share discoveries, stories, sing a Autumn Bird Migration Tiger Tracks Overnight Terrain: wet, muddy, 0.25 mile song and spend time outdoors. Take a stroll around Lake Isaac and (see 9/7 for details) Register by phone or online 11 a.m. – noon CWC Lake to Lake Trail to Fowles Marsh 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ by September 21 Age: 3 – 6 years with adult or to see what birds have started their 440-887-1968 in-home daycare provider migration south. Some binoculars 23 SUNDAY Register by phone available to borrow. Mushroom Hike in North Chagrin or online 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. BCR Birding the Mouth of Euclid Creek Join us for this on the trail search 216-341-1707 Lake Isaac parking lot Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder on a to identify local mushrooms. This is Terrain: natural surface, mostly flat, wander through the meadow, forest, an in the field follow up hike from Nature Boat Tour 3 miles and along the creek in search of birds. the mushroom class with Dr. Bryan (see 9/5 for details) 440-887-1968 Meet in the entrance parking lot. Grotte. Trail to be determined by 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. ECR Sept. 21. Call nature center for hike Along the Lakefront Bus Tour Wildwood entrance lot location. Join Naturalist Foster Brown for a Terrain: paved, natural surface, some 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. NCR 27 THURSDAY day along the shores of Lake Erie. inclines, up to 2 miles Music and stories of Huntington Age: adults Beginner Birds 440-473-3370 Reservation, Edgewater Park, Euclid Terrain: natural surfaces, 2 miles (see 9/13 for details) 440-473-3370 Beach Park, Wildwood and more Pioneer Living for Kids: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. BeR will fill our lakeshore adventure. Box 216-206-1000 Paper-making Early Autumn Hike lunch at Merwin’s Wharf. Join Historical Interpreter Beth Robb 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CWC These rich woods are ripe with Nature Play and Learn for this program on pioneer living and interesting mushrooms, red eft Age: adults nature. This month we’ll explore paper- Young children will love playing Fee: $45 salamanders, and the start of fall in and learning about nature. making and create some nature-based color this time of year. Let’s get out Terrain: cement pathways, paper to take home. Each month will We’ll discover something new stairs on bus and enjoy the season. each month. feature a different pioneer theme. 2 – 3:30 p.m. SCR Register online between 1 – 2:30 p.m. BNC 10 – 11:30 a.m. SCR September 1 – 22 Sulphur Springs Picnic Area Look About Lodge Age: 9 – 12 years Terrain: steep hills, several stream Register by phone between Age: 3 – 5 years with an adult Birds of the Lakefront crossings, 3 miles Terrain: natural surface, 0.5 mile September 4 – 20 440-473-3370 (see 9/15 for details) 440-526-1012 440-473-3370 9:30 – 11 a.m. LR Afternoon Archery for Adults Afternoon Archery for Kids Cuyahoga River By Boat Mushroom Needle-felting Have you ever wanted to try Bring your child to the valley to discover (see 9/4 for details) Workshop archery? Join us in the valley to the fun of archery. Enjoy a new activity 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Create your own mushrooms with discover and enjoy a new activity surrounded by nature. We’ll have all needle and felt in this workshop led surrounded by nature. We’ll have all supplies available for you. Follow signs After Work Walk by Erin Carlson. We will take a short supplies available for you. Follow from CanalWay Center parking lot, meet (see 9/6 for details) walk outdoors to inspire our artwork. signs from CanalWay Center parking in the valley. 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. AR 9:30 a.m. – noon SCR lot, meet in the valley. 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR Look About Lodge 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR Age: 9 – 17 years Mushroom ID for Beginners Terrain: flat, natural surface, 0.5 mile Age: adults Fee: $5 (see 9/20 for details) Age: 16 years & over Fee: $5 Terrain: paved, one hill, 0.5 mile 7 – 8:30 p.m. NCNC Fee: $35 Terrain: paved, one hill, 0.5 mile Register online Age: adults Register online between Register online beginning September 4 August 20 – September 24 beginning September 4 216-206-1000 440-473-3370 216-206-1000 clevelandmetroparks.com 9 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE 18th Century Festival Apple Eaters Monarchs and More Migrating Sunday, September 30 Investigate the history of Let’s take a walk and bid a fond farewell 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. apples, how apples grow and to migrating monarch butterflies, green Brecksville Reservation what organisms would love to darner dragonflies and more. Learn Meadows Picnic Area snag a bite. Sample different how you can help these species on their Celebrate the pioneers of the apples from a local orchard to tremendous travels. Western Reserve at Cleveland Metroparks annual FallFest: compare desirable qualities. 2 – 3:30 p.m. WCR 18th Century Festival. You can enjoy the lively strains of folk music, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WSC Monarch Bluff Picnic Area dip your own candle and play with pioneer toys. You’ll hear the Terrain: mostly level, paved, grass, hammer of the blacksmith, the danceable beat of the Mud in September Spiders 1.25 miles Yer Eye band and the battle cries of the Brigade of the American I know what you’re thinking, 440-887-1968 Revolution. Bring the whole family to smell the wood smoke, taste but spiders are actually our the fresh-pressed cider, marvel at the magician and children can friends! Join Naturalist Matt Tiger Tracks Overnight make a pot of posies to take home. Pony rides, food and Knittel as we explore the trail (see 9/7 for details) souvenirs will be available for sale. 440-526-1012 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ to see which species of spiders Free parking and free shuttle bus rides are available. Meadows Drive we can find, learn how they are is located off Chippewa Creek Drive near Route 82 in Brecksville. helpful and they are not to be 30 SUNDAY feared. 1 – 2:30 p.m. BeR Sunday Morning Dog Walk Hemlock Creek Picnic Area Let’s enjoy a walk around Edgewater LOOK AHEAD TO OCTOBER Age: 5 years & over with adult Park with our pups. Explore the great Terrain: natural surface, mostly views, nature and history of this Hands on Heritage flat, 1 mile lakefront gem. Walkers without dogs Saturday, October 6 • 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 440-887-1968 are welcome too. Rocky River Nature Center 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. LR The skills of the past come alive in the present at the Rocky River Nature Upper Edgewater parking lot North Chagrin Photography Center! In an era of modern conveniences, pioneer skills teach us to create Terrain: paved, one hill, 2 miles Contest and Show Reception more, waste less, and appreciate the beauty around us. Join us for a full day 216-206-1000 Enjoy some refreshments of programs and demonstrations, designed for all age! as you view the entries and Ohio City Walking Tour winners of the North Chagrin Royalview Rumble Photography Contest. (see 9/14 for details) 1 – 3 p.m. NCNC Noon – 2 p.m. Off site Saturday, October 6 • Race starts 11 a.m. 216-206-1000 Mill Stream Run Reservation • Royalview Shelter What’s in Spore for Fall Get ready for the 3rd annual trail run and mountain bike race in Cleveland From autumn’s damp Chipmunk Bootcamp Drop-in Metroparks benefiting the Trails Fund and in partnership with Second Sole woodland and meadows arise Young children will delight in learning and Spin Bike Shop. fabulous ferns and fungi. See what it takes to be a chipmunk. Stop Registration opens: 10 a.m., Race start: 11 a.m. what’s “in spore” at South by the nature center today and pick Age: 14 years & over with participating adult Chagrin. up your instructions for Chipmunk Individual: $30; 2 Person Relay: $40 (includes lunch) 1 – 3 p.m. SCR Bootcamp! This self-guided outdoor After September 15, Individual: $40, 2-Person Relay: $50 Look About Lodge parking lot activity takes about 30 minutes. Register online by Wednesday, October 3 at noon. Day of registration Terrain: hills, natural surface, up Noon – 3 p.m. NCNC available. to 2 miles Terrain: flat, paved, 0.5 mile 440-473-3370 440-473-3370 North Chagrin Nature Photography Show World Habitat Day October 1 – 31 • 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Towpath Trail Cart Tour: Explore wetland, stream, meadow, North Chagrin Nature Center Extended and forest in search of species that call Come view photos of native Ohio landscapes, animals, plants, and fungi. Historical Interpreter Doug these places home. After, help create Kusak is your guide on an a home for local wildlife. This program extended northern tour of completes most requirements for the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Junior Girl Scouts Animal Habitats Cleveland’s sweetest We’ll discuss the history of badge (badge not included). Halloween tradition! the park, area geography, 1 – 3 p.m. WSC watersheds, trails, industry and Age: Junior Girl Scouts grades 4 – 5 October 12-14, 19-21 & 26-28 nature. Thirty minutes indoors with adult followed by two hours on the Terrain: paved and natural surfaces, 5-9 p.m. cart. mostly level, 1.5 miles 1:30 – 4 p.m. CWC Register by phone or online • Treat stations throughout the Zoo Fee: $10 by September 28 Register by phone 440-887-1968 • Music, magic and more beginning August 20 • Unlimited 4-D movies 216-206-1000 Mushroom Hike in North Chagrin Join us for this on the trail search to • Carousel and train rides Crooked River Giants identify local mushrooms. This is an FutureForWildlife.org/boo Join a naturalist for a hike in the field follow up hike from the beneath the trees that survived mushroom class with Dr. Bryan Grotte. the industrialization of the Trail to be determined by Sept. 28. Call Cleveland Metroparks is committed to providing quality Cuyahoga River Valley. nature center for hike location. recreational opportunities to the people of Greater Cleveland. If you 2 – 3:30 p.m. CWC 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. NCR need special assistance to attend a program or visit a facility, please call Terrain: natural surface, hills, Terrain: natural surfaces, 2 miles ahead to the number listed for the event or see the directory provided 2 miles 440-473-3370 on the back cover. You may also visit clevelandmetroparks.com. 10 Emerald Necklace September 2018 NEOCycle XC Mountain Bike Race, Bedford Reservation Backpacking Learn the art of backpacking under the guidance of experienced backpackers through a series of classroom programs to multi-day trips where education and helping you gain the skills to backpack on your own is the goal. Cycling Outdoor Recreation Learn how to mountain bike or acquire the basics of bicycle Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Recreation offers a series of year-round programs from introductory touring. experiences and skills classes to advanced trips and certification courses. These class levels allow Fishing novices interested in an activity to gain the skills and knowledge to safely and confidently participate Discover the tranquility of fly in these activities on their own while still challenging the avid recreationist. fishing in the Rocky River under the guidance of Jeff Liskay as BACKPACKING DAY DATES TIME SITE** AGES FEE*** you learn about the best rig, casting techniques, and ways Dolly Sods Backpacking Pre-Trips Tue Sept 18 & 25 6 pm – 9 pm GPC Adult 275.00 to read water to find the best Trip: Sept 29, 7 am – Oct 3, 10 pm steelhead fishing locations. Gourmet Backcountry Cooking Wed Oct 24 6 pm – 9 pm NCR 14+* 15.00 Yoga & Hike Certified yoga instructor CYCLING Kim Scott Sowinski will lead a meditative hike before a Bicycle Touring Basics Wed Sept 19 6:30 pm – 9 pm RRNC 10+* 15.00 warming, vinyasa flow. “Try-It”: Mountain Biking (1 hr sessions) Mon Sept 24 4 pm – 8 pm BeR 10+* 5.00 Kayaking Learn efficient strokes and FISHING rescue techniques that will Fly Fishing for Steelhead Sun Oct 28 10 am – 12:30 pm RRNC 14+* 25.00 prepare you for paddling on longer trips or tours. Steelhead Fly Fishing Excursion Sun Oct 28 1:30 pm – 7 pm RRNC 14+ 75.00 Youth HEALTH & WELLNESS Learn a variety of outdoor recreation skills from kayaking Yoga & Hike Sat Sept 8 8:30 am – 10 am BrR 14+* 15.00 and rock climbing to mountain Thu Sept 27 6 pm – 7:30 pm BrR 14+* 15.00 biking, navigation, and camp Sat Oct 13 10:30 am – noon RRNC 14+* 15.00 cooking during this 5-week Tue Oct 23 10:30 am – noon RRNC 14+* 15.00 adventure series. KAYAKING NEOCycle XC Mountain Bike Race Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes Sun Oct 7 9 am – 12 pm Off site 14+* 45.00 Gather at Bedford for a fast, closed-course race with fun YOUTH descents and hard climbs Youth Adventure Seeker Series Thu Sept 13 – 4 pm – 6 pm Varies 10 – 15 75.00 utilizing Bedford Singletrack, Nov 8 park roads, and sections of the (Alternate Thursdays – 5 sessions) All Purpose Trail. RACES/TOURS/EVENTS Ledges to Lake NEOCycle XC Mountain Bike Race Sun Sept 9 Race Start 9 am BeR 14+* 35.00 Adventure Race Combine the thrills of Hinckley Centennial Trail 5K Sat Sept 22 Race Start 8:30 am LR All Ages 15 – 30 Reservation in this fun yet challenging race. Start with October 12-14, 19-21 & 26-28 Ledges to Lake Adventure Race Sat Sept 22 Race Start 9 am HiR 10+* 55 –100 a run, then paddle around 5-9 p.m. Royalview Rumble Sat Oct 6 Race Start 11 am MSRR 14+* 30 – 40 Hinckley Lake in your kayak, and finish with a bike ride. * Must have participating adult accompanying youth. ** Site abbreviations listed on page 2. Royalview Rumble ***Fee includes all equipment needed to participate. Enjoy a difficult 4.25-mile trail run before transitioning to the For more program details and registration deadlines, please visit clevelandmetroparks.com/or 6- or 12-mile mountain bike leg on natural surface singletrack. FutureForWildlife.org/boo SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 8:00 A.M. • RIVERGATE PARK FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT clevelandmetroparks.com/5k

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Emerald Necklace® Directory Published monthly by: Board of Park Commissioners Cleveland Metroparks Volunteer Services Cleveland Metroparks Dan T. Moore Bruce G. Rinker Administration Offices 440-331-8237 216-635-3200 President Vice President 216-635-3200/24-hour info clevelandmetroparks.com/ clevelandmetroparks.com Debra K. Berry Brian M. Zimmerman 4101 Fulton Parkway volunteer Vice President Chief Executive Officer Cleveland, OH 44144 clevelandmetroparks.com Nature Centers: Rental Facilities Brecksville Nature Center 216-635-3304 9000 Chippewa Creek Drive Brecksville, OH 44141 Cleveland Metroparks Rangers Brecksville Reservation Accidents or Emergencies 440-526-1012 440-333-4911 CanalWay Center Cleveland Metroparks Zoo & 4524 E. 49th Street The RainForest Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 216-661-6500/24-hour info Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation 3900 Wildlife Way 216-206-1000 Cleveland, OH 44109 Look About Lodge clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo 37374 Miles Road Bentleyville, OH 44022 Cleveland Metroparks Golf South Chagrin Reservation Golf Services/440-232-7247 440-473-3370 (general course info & inquiries) clevelandmetroparks.com/golf North Chagrin Nature Center 401 Buttermilk Falls Parkway The Chalet Recreation Area Mayfield Village, OH 44094 16200 Valley Parkway North Chagrin Reservation Strongsville, OH 44136 440-473-3370 Mill Stream Run Reservation 440-572-9990 Rocky River Nature Center 24000 Valley Parkway Outdoor Recreation North Olmsted, OH 44070 216-341-1704 Rocky River Reservation clevelandmetroparks.com/or 440-734-6660 Watershed Stewardship Center Outdoor Experiences 2277 W. Ridgewood Drive Cleveland Metroparks app available for download for iPhone and Android. Administration Parma, OH 44134 216-881-8141 West Creek Reservation Cleveland Metroparks does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, 440-887-1968 gender, religion, age or disability in employment, services or access to programs or activities. Cover photo: North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation Emerald Necklace is also available online at clevelandmetroparks.com Additional photos courtesy of Cleveland Metroparks © Registered trademarks of Cleveland Metroparks. photo archive, unless otherwise noted.