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MARCH Program Guide 2020

Midland painted turtles in Brecksville Reservation

History of Maple Sugaring | World Water Day | Adventure University MARCH PROGRAMS BY LOCATION Off Site (BR) Brookside Reservation (ECR) Euclid Creek Reservation Rocky River Nature Center (Cont’d) 7 • Scranton Road Peninsula Hop 7 • Johnny Appleseed Hike 26 • Wellness Walk 17 • Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing 8 • Adaptive: Kayaking 1 20 • Life Outdoors Film Fest 8 • Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes (CWC) CanalWay Center (GPC) Garfield Park Center 21 • Mammals of Ohio 11 • Mountain Biking Skills Clinic at 1 – 31 • Hunt of the Month: Clovers 11 • Fly Tying 1: Introduction (Steelhead) 21 • Suffrage Centennial: Sisters in Ray’s MTB 1 • Waterfowl at the Outflow 14 • Self Defense Training Spirit 14 • Miled Walks: Towpath Trail Stage 3 3 • Spring Storytime 17 • All about Flying Squirrels 26 • Kits, Pups and Hatchlings 21 • Adventure University & Gear Swap 4 • Curious About Coyotes Drop-In 30 • Bicycle Maintenance 1 28 • Drop By: Marvelous Mammals 25 • Youth Kayaking 5 • Cleveland Astronomical Society 28 • Suffrage Centennial: Females in 25 • Mountain Biking Skills Clinic at 7 • Sensational Salamanders (HiR) Hinckley Reservation the Field Ray’s MTB 7 • Emerald Necklace Art Club 15 • Buzzard Day 29 • Bird Banding 29 • Kayaking 2: Rescues 9 • Wild and Wee 22 • Hinckley Lake Hike (RRR) Rocky River Reservation 9 • Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 1 28 • Hike for Your Health (AR) Acacia Reservation 13 • Formidable Flowers 1 • History of Maple Sugaring* 20 • Signs of Spring 14 • Irishtown Bend (HuR) Huntington Reservation 7 • History of Maple Sugaring* 8 • History of Maple Sugaring* 15 • Drop-In: Critters of the Canal 28 • Time to Explore: Huntington (BeR) Bedford Reservation 17 • Irishtown Bend 14 • History of Maple Sugaring* 15 • History of Maple Sugaring* 2 • Hiking in the Hemlocks 18 • Birding the Canal (LR) Lakefront Reservation 18 • Young Explorers 15 • American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/ 10 • Astorhurst Restoration 4 • Skills & Thrills Series 20 • Preschool: Explore CanalWay AED 12 • Step into Spring 6 • Birds of the Lakefront 20 • Bye, Bye Bison, Greetings 19 • Muck in March 12 • Irishtown Bend: Myths and Realities Groundhog (SCR) South Chagrin Reservation 22 • Skunk Cabbage Search 18 • Skills & Thrills Series 21 • Taxonomy: The Animal Naming 2 • Look About Littles 24 • Vultures Return 28 • Bike the Bikeway to Before-the-Bridge Game 7 • Cleveland Natural Science Club 25 • Wednesday Walk 29 • Urban Birding: Woodcocks 21 • Family Bike Ride in the Park 14 • Nature’s Palette: Stories About 26 • North of the Gorge 31 • Spring at the Lakefront 28 • Woodlands of Bedford: History 21 • Afternoon Walk in the Valley Color Excursion 22 • Sunday Funday: Signs of Spring 14 • Nature Journaling 25 • Discovery Days: The Very Busy (NCNC) North Chagrin Nature 22 • One Trail Twelve Times 28 • Monumental Trees Center 28 • Muddy March Hike Tree 24 • Spring Break Explorers South 2 • North Chagrin Nature Photography 27 • Woodcock Walk Club (BCR) Big Creek Reservation 28 • Family Fun Morning: Turtles (WCR) West Creek Reservation 28 • Tales Around the Emerald 6 • Family Friday Night: The Science of 11 • West Creek Night Hike: Mammals 14 • Blackbird Boardwalk Birding Maple Sugar 24 • Ice Age Hike Necklace: Stories for Children of West Creek and Families 7 • Northeast Ohio Geology Basics 24 • Spring Has Sprung Hike 7 • The Marsh in March (BNC) Brecksville Nature Center 29 • Amphibians of Spring 29 • Planting for Pollinators 8 • Foxes, Coyotes and Bears - Oh My! (WSC) Watershed Stewardship 1 • Dr. Seuss Day 11 • Backpacking Basics Center 4 • Animal Crackers 14 • Birds and Coffee 4 • Drop-by: Feed the Birds 8 • Amphibian Crossing (CMZ) Cleveland Metroparks 14 • Upcycling Fair: The Art of Creative 5 • Happy Trails to You 9 • Full Moon Hike: The Worm Moon Zoo Reuse 6 • Beautiful Junk 12 • Nurture with Nature 6 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 17 • Little Ducklings 7 • Ohio Boating Education Course 14 • Buds and Bark 8 • Zoo Career Day 19 • Our Treasured Trees Series 8 • Drop-by: T-Shirt Upcycling 21 • Primitive Skills: Bow Drill 10 • Homeschool: Giraffes on the 21 • Amphibian Art: Part 1 13 • Monthly Movie: Animal Homes 21 • Pie Iron Cooking: Dessert Move 21 • Drop in: Meet a Mudpuppy 14 • Snakes Aren’t Scary 22 • University Settlement Camp 13 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 22 • Make a Banner Bag 18 • Sewer U 23 • Beginning Birding 14 • Daisy and Brownie Daytime 26 • Spring Break Explorers North 21 • World Water Day Celebration 24 • Hiking for the Young at Heart Adventure 28 • Amphibian Art: Part 2 25 • Timberdoodles! 26 • Outdoor Adventures for 14 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 28 • Dog Hike 26 • For Adults Only: Ohio Geology I Homeschoolers: Pre-April Fool’s 20 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 29 • Pre-K Nature Play 27 • Schools Out: Rain Mania Day Fun 21 • Girl Scout Daytime Adventure 29 • STEM Sunday 27 • For Adults Only: Ohio Geology II 28 • Amphibian Adventure Hike 21 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 28 • For Adults Only: Ohio Geology III 29 • Native Bee Tube Workshop 22 • Zoo Career Day (NCR) North Chagrin Reservation 30 • Beginning Birding 23 • Spring Break Camp 27 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 6 • Phenology Hike ABBREVIATIONS: 7 • Land Navigation 1 (BrR) Brecksville Reservation 28 • Cub Scout Daytime Adventure AR Acacia Reservation 28 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 7 • Land Navigation 2 BCR Big Creek Reservation 7 • Extreme Hiking 10 • Vernal Pool Adventure BeR Bedford Reservation 19 • Vernal Equinox Photo Hike BNC Brecksville Nature Center 21 • Bud and Bark Tree ID 28 • Birding the Oxbow BR Brookside Reservation BrR Brecksville Reservation Friday Fish Fries (OECR) Ohio & Erie Canal BWR Bradley Woods Reservation Merwin’s Wharf Reservation CMZ Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 5 • Wellness Walk Spring Series CWC CanalWay Center Fridays beginning February 28 – April 10 from 4 p.m. – close ECR Euclid Creek Reservation 1785 Merwin Avenue, Cleveland • 216-664-5696 (RRNC) Rocky River Nature Center GPC Garfield Park Center Reservations and walk-ins accepted. 2 – 31 • Gallery Wall: Elizabeth Rutt GPR Garfield Park Reservation Full menu available in addition to these specials. Kids menu also available. Photographs HiR Hinckley Reservation 3 • Trout Unlimited HuR Huntington Reservation Scenic Valley Room at Emerald Necklace Marina 3 • Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society LR Lakefront Reservation 6 • Nature Baby: Maple Sugaring MSRR Mill Stream Run Reservation Fridays beginning February 28 – April 3 from 5 – 8 p.m. 9 • Cuyahoga Astronomical Association NCNC North Chagrin Nature Center 1500 Scenic Parkway, Lakewood • 216-226-3030 x2 9 • Southwest Camera Club NCR North Chagrin Reservation Reservations and walk-ins accepted. Kids menu also available. 11 • Northern Ohio Association of OECR Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Herpetologists RRNC Rocky River Nature Center 11 • Greater Cleveland Beekeepers Assoc. RRR Rocky River Reservation SCR South Chagrin Reservation NEW FEATURE! Look for the child’s hand symbol next to programs that are designed for our WR Washington Reservation youngest audience. These programs provide education about nature or wildlife with indoor or WCR West Creek Reservation outdoor activities, story-telling, crafts or sing-alongs in a fun, non-competitive environment. WSC Watershed Stewardship Center 2 Emerald Necklace March 2020 | Vol. 69 #3 * See feature block on page 4 for History of Maple Sugaring HISTORY OF Maple Sugaring Weekends • March 1 – 15 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Rocky River Reservation Maple Grove Picnic Area See feature block on page 4 for more information

Programs for Young Children MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE North Chagrin Nature MARCH 1 - 31 1 • SUNDAY Photography Club: Capturing 4 • WEDNESDAY Hunt of the Month: Clovers Waterfowl at the Outflow Movement Animal Crackers This month when you visit With spring right around the Bring in up to seven images of Join Miss Jenny as we CanalWay Center you will be corner let’s see what waterfowl nature in motion. Explore how celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday week searching for clovers. Test your luck we can find still wintering in others capture movement with in “Seussical” style through a story, to see if you can find all 20. Then the Cuyahoga River. We will their cameras and discuss tips for activity and a craft. head outside and look for signs of walk to the outflow in search of maximizing photos of animals on 10 – 11:15 a.m. or 1 – 2:15 p.m. spring. migrating species. the move, wind against trees and BNC 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon. – Sun. 10 – 11:30 a.m. CWC flowers, and the flow of water. Trailside Program Center CWC Terrain: paved, up to 3 miles 7 – 8:30 p.m. NCNC Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Register by phone 3 • TUESDAY beginning February 17 MARCH 2 - 31 2 • MONDAY 440-526-1012 Gallery Wall: Elizabeth Rutt Spring Storytime Hiking in the Hemlocks Drop-by: Feed the Birds Photographs Young children will love As the days are beginning to Join us in crafting a natural bird See nature through the lens of listening to stories and then playing warm, it is time for hiking. Join feeder for our native nesting species a photographer with autism. Be in our Nature Nook. Join Natalie Naturalist Sarah Winkler on a and learn about the safe practices amazed and entranced by her the Naturalist for stories and songs hike through the evergreens we must adhere to in order to beautiful works, created with to celebrate the upcoming spring of Bedford Reservation on a protect our native wildlife. her unique vision. Gallery runs season. search for signs of spring. 1 – 3 p.m. WSC through April 30. 10 – 11:30 a.m. BeR 10 – 10:45 a.m. CWC Age: 5 years & under with adult 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. RRNC Bridal Veil Falls parking lot Curious About Coyotes Drop-in Terrain: natural surface, hills, Trout Unlimited What is the difference between Dr. Seuss Day 2 miles Join us for a presentation from coyotes and wolves? Where do 216-206-1000 Cleveland Metroparks Aquatic coyotes live, and what do they eat? Sunday, March 1 Drop in to learn more about these Look About Littles Biologist, Mike Durkalec. He will 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. talk about some of his latest fishing interesting mammals, touch a pelt Brecksville Nature Center Preschoolers and their and see a real coyote skull. adults will enjoy learning about adventures and some things Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The Cleveland Metroparks is doing, 1 – 4 p.m. CWC day will be filled with “Seussical” spring at this six-week nature program. We’ll spend time related to fishing. themed crafts while the 7 – 9 p.m. RRNC whimsical stories of Dr. Seuss will indoors and outside, explore 5 • THURSDAY nature and make a project be read at various times. Families Western Cuyahoga Audubon Wellness Walk Spring Series will have photo opportunities together. This class meets each Society: Implications of Climate Monday from March 2 – April 6. Join a naturalist for an afternoon and we will be showing The Change in the Arctic walk in nature. We’ll travel along the Lorax, the original version, to end 10 – 11:30 a.m. SCR The lives of many migratory birds, as Look About Lodge Cuyahoga River and find a few quiet the day. For complete details, well as wildlife, such as polar bears, spots to reflect on our week. We’ll including the event schedule, visit Age: 3 – 5 years with adult are dependent on an Fee: $60 look for animals such as deer, beaver clevelandmetroparks.com or call Arctic environment. Educator and and eagles that are out enjoying the 440-526-1012. Terrain: natural surface, 0.5 mile researcher, Dr. Anne Schoeffler, will Register online day. share information on the 2 – 3:30 p.m. OECR February 20 – March 1 Arctic environment, the effects of 440-473-3370 Harvard Avenue Trailhead climate change, and consequences Terrain: paved, hill, 1 mile for ecosystems 216-206-1000 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC For all Outdoor Recreation activities, see pages 14-15 for a complete listing.

clevelandmetroparks.com 3 Programs for Young Children MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE Johnny Appleseed Hike 7 • SATURDAY Hear the story of local legend History of Maple Sugaring Johnny Appleseed. Enjoy a walk Weekends, March 1 – 15 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Extreme Hiking through the woods and learn Does cabin fever have you itching to identify our native trees and Rocky River Reservation • Maple Grove Picnic Area to get outside? Join Naturalist Pam their many benefits. A crisp apple The tradition continues. Join us for another season gathering Taylor and get your heart pumping as snack will be provided. sap, making syrup, and hiking through the forest at Maple we head out on the trails. Bring water 2 – 3:30 p.m. BR Grove Picnic Area. Walk along the Sugarbush Trail to see the and wear appropriate footwear. Meadow Ridge Picnic Area 9 a.m. – noon BrR Terrain: paved, natural surfaces, sap-collecting methods and syrup making processes used by Oak Grove Picnic Area American Indians, 19th-century settlers and modern sugar stairs, 3 miles Terrain: natural surface trails, hills, 440-887-1968 farmers. You’ll end at the sugarhouse to watch sap boil into 7 – 9 miles delicious maple syrup. Guided hikes leave the sugarhouse 440-526-1012 Sensational Salamanders every 30 minutes (last hike at 2:30 p.m.) Groups may be Salamanders are a diverse group Emerald Necklace Art Club accommodated on weekdays by appointment only. This of amphibians that have evolved Draw and paint with us! Members of sensational survival strategies, program is completely outdoors – dress for the weather. the Emerald Necklace Art Club are including regeneration and toxic Terrain: unpaved, possibly muddy or snowy, 0.5 mile invited to bring their favorite medium secretions. This presentation 440-734-6660 as we appreciate the signs of the will explore the life history of season. Not a member? Sign up at salamanders as well as their role clevelandmetroparks.com/ENAC in Ohio ecosystems. Cleveland Astronomical Society: Beautiful Junk 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CWC 2:30 – 4 p.m. CWC Star Clusters – Where Stars are Born Create art and sculptures Age: adults Dr. Don Terndrup of Ohio State by reusing household items Annual fee: $30; Renewal: $20 Cleveland Natural Science Club University presents a review of the while we discuss the history 440-473-3370 Cleveland Metroparks Wetland beautiful formation regions of our of West Creek Reservation and Ecologist John Reinier will give a Scranton Road Peninsula Hop galaxy, along with research of whether the benefits of reduce, reuse, fascinating and in-depth look at Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak most stars are born in dense groups or recycle. the natural history and cultural walks, talks and bops about this are in groups which are unbound. 1:30 – 3 p.m. WSC importance of northeast Ohio’s oasis created under Hope (Memorial 6:30 – 7 p.m. Meeting CWC wetland habitats. Bridge). It’ll be a “miled” hike with a 7 – 8:30 p.m. Speaker CWC Phenology Friday Hike 7:30 – 9 p.m. SCR Phenology is the study of modicum of historical trivia. Meeting Look About Lodge Happy Trails to You seasonal natural changes. location given following registration. 440-473-3370 Historian Judy MacKeigan looks back Naturalist Foster Brown will 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Off site at the early trails created in Cleveland lead a monthly hike in search Terrain: paved, flat, 3 miles Metroparks and Ralph Protano, Trails of cyclical natural phenomena Register online 8 • SUNDAY beginning February 20 Development Manager, explains on Cleveland Metroparks trails Zoo Career Day 216-206-1000 the science and art behind today’s throughout 2020. March’s hike Explore the professional fields of construction of sustainable trails. will be on the Hemlock and Northeast Ohio Geology Basics animal care, veterinary medicine, 7 – 8:30 p.m. WSC Bridle Trails. Join Naturalist Foster Brown as education and more. Get close 2 – 4 p.m. NCR we explore the sedimentary rocks with small animals, meet the Zoo Buttermilk Falls Trailhead of Northeast Ohio. Discover the staff, take a behind-the-scenes 6 • FRIDAY Terrain: hills, wet, possible differences between shale, sandstone, tour and get a closer look at the snow, ice, 3 miles Birds of the Lakefront and limestone, and confidently real work involved with these 440-473-3370 The Cleveland Lakefront Nature distinguish sedimentary from igneous exciting careers. Preserve is a well-known haven for 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CMZ Family Friday Night: The and metamorphic rock during this birds. Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna on a Reinberger Education Center Science of Maple Sugar indoor program. hike through this human-made oasis Age: grades 9 – 12 Come discover the science 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. NCNC in search of our feathered friends. Fee: $47 member/$52 of maple syrup through Bring binoculars, some available to The Marsh in March nonmember hands-on experiments, borrow. Winter is losing its grip, and beavers, Register online demonstrations and of course, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. LR raptors, and other animals are gearing a taste test. Lakefront Administration Building up for another spring of rearing their Drop-by: T-Shirt Upcycling 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. NCNC Terrain: natural surface, potential for families. Learn what our local wetland Bring in an old t-shirt and ice, 2 miles Tiger Tracks Overnight creatures are doing to get ready for a turn it into a reusable bag 216-206-1000 Over the course of the busy season in the marsh. while learning about the evening, campers will track 2 – 3 p.m. NCNC environmental impact of the Nature Baby: Maple Sugaring an Amur tiger through the Terrain: natural surface, level, fashion industry. Nature is awaiting you so let’s taiga, look for clues that they 1 – 1.5 miles 1 – 3 p.m. WSC get baby out to explore. We will learn have been in the habitat and about how maple syrup is made explore the many ways that through stories and songs. tigers survive in the Russian 10 – 11 a.m. RRNC Far East. Age: 3 years & under with adult parkrun at Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Terrain: unpaved, muddy or snowy, Parkrun is a free, weekly 5K run/walk. While it is timed, there are no Age: 6 years & over with adult 0.5 mile awards and no t-shirts, just lots of fun and a coffee social after at Fee: $42 Register online CanalWay Center. Every Saturday Register online February 23 – March 5 Meet at CWC parking lot 9 a.m. February – April 2020 8 a.m. May – September 2020 Registration required: www.parkrun.us/ohioanderiecanalreservation 4 Emerald Necklace March 2020 MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE Amphibian Crossing Join Naturalist Kelly McGinnis to learn 10 • TUESDAY 12 • THURSDAY 14 • SATURDAY about the annual spring migration of Astorhurst Restoration Step into Spring Blackbird Boardwalk Birding amphibians. We’ll discuss their unique Restoring a golf course to a healthy Spring is a perfect time to start or Stroll along the boardwalk to habits and life cycles. We’ll meet a forest is no easy task. Join a naturalist continue getting those steps in. experience the migration of our second time to witness the migration. as we explore ongoing projects Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder blackbird species. Now’s the 2 – 3:30 p.m. BNC and discuss the bright future of this on a quick paced hike through the chance to see large groups of Trailside Program Center essential ecosystem. deep forest while soaking up this individuals flocking in the marsh Age: adults 10 – 11:30 a.m. BeR day of spring. as our weather warms. Register by phone Astorhurst parking lot 2 – 4 p.m. BeR 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. BCR beginning March 2 Terrain: hills, paved, natural surface, Hermit’s Hollow Picnic Area Lake Abram Eastland Road 440-526-1012 2 miles Terrain: natural surface, steep Trailhead Foxes, Coyotes and Bears 216-206-1000 incline, 3 – 3.5 miles Terrain: flat, boardwalk, 1 mile 216-206-1000 440-887-1968 – Oh My! Homeschool: Giraffes on the Move Black bears, foxes and coyotes can Learn about how movement plays Irishtown Bend: Myths and Miled Walks: Towpath cause excitement in a neighborhood. an important part in the life of Realities Trail Stage 3 Wildlife Ecologist Jon Cepek will giraffes and create a plush giraffe as Join historian Judy MacKeigan Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak share his experience and information a souvenir of the day. for a look at the early Irish mostly walks but occasionally about the ecology and behavior of 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. CMZ neighborhoods in Cleveland and talks on this program. Walking these fascinating species, as well as The RainForest learn about plans for the future of new sections of Towpath Trail coexistence and preventing human- Age: grades K – 8 with adult Irishtown Bend. Order dinner (on from Steelyard Commons to wildlife conflict. Fee: $20 member/$25 nonmember your own) from Merwin’s Wharf Literary/University intersection, 3 – 4 p.m. NCNC Register online menu and enjoy your meal during we’ll briefly discuss the history the program. of the area, planned trails, area 9 • MONDAY Vernal Pool Adventure 5:30 – 8 p.m. LR topography, industry and more. Spring is a busy time for amphibians. Merwin’s Wharf 9 a.m. – noon Off site Wild and Wee Explore the life below the surface of Age: adults Terrain: paved, steep incline, 5 Introducing babies to nature temporary wetlands as we search for Register online miles at an early age will help to establish frogs, salamanders, and their eggs. February 4 – March 4 Register online a lifelong love of exploration and 2 – 3:30 p.m. NCR 216-954-3405 beginning February 20 activity. Join Natalie the Naturalist Squire’s Castle Picnic Area 216-206-1000 discovering colors while enjoying Terrain: steep hills, may be muddy, Nurture with Nature nature play, stories and a short walk. 2 miles Bring your family for a Self Defense Training 10 – 11 a.m. CWC 440-473-3370 monthly program to explore nature Participate in self defense training Age: 3 years & under with adult through books, games, hikes and with Cleveland Metroparks other activities. Tonight we’ll talk Police. Topics covered will include Full Moon Hike: 11 • WEDNESDAY about salamanders. situational awareness and general The Worm Moon 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. BNC West Creek Night Hike: Mammals personal security. Techniques Join us for a short hike under the full Trailside Program Center of West Creek will be demonstrated with slow Worm Moon. We’ll finish with some Age: 3 years & over with adult Join a naturalist on a hike as we look movements, but there will be hot cocoa, an activity, and a folktale or Terrain: mostly flat, 0.5 mile for early signs of spring wildlife and some physical contact. two, all revolving around worms and Register by phone learn all about Ohio’s mammals. 10 – 11 a.m. GPC other creepy crawlies. beginning March 2 6 – 7:30 p.m. WCR Register by phone 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. BNC 440-526-1012 Monarch Bluff Picnic Area beginning February 17 Trailside Program Center 216-341-1707 Age: adults, 8 years & over with adult Terrain: paved, natural surface, 2 miles Terrain: flat, slippery, 0.5 mile 13 • FRIDAY Birds and Coffee 440-887-1968 Register by phone Formidable Flowers Drop in anytime during the beginning March 2 Northern Ohio Association of Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna as posted hours and brush up on 440-526-1012 Herpetologists we search for skunk cabbage, a your bird identification skills. Denise Wolf, Chief Naturalist for the unique flower that has the ability Enjoy a cup of hot coffee as we Southwest Camera Club watch for cardinals, woodpeckers, Chuck Webster, from Dodd’s Geauga County park district will to brave the elements, manipulate be discussing the various habitat pollinators and produce acids to chickadees and more through our Camera, will bring some of the one-way glass windows. latest new photography equipment types and the species of reptiles and deter potential predators. amphibians found in those habitats 10 – 11:30 a.m. CWC 10 a.m. – noon NCNC and accessories to share with our Nature Education Building group. Learn all about the newest in her district. Terrain: natural surface, hills, 2 miles 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. RRNC innovations in photography. Monthly Movie: Animal Homes Daisy and Brownie Daytime 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Greater Cleveland Beekeepers This month’s movie will be Adventure Learn camp skills and ways to Cuyahoga Astronomical Association: Planning for Success shown in two parts with an with Dave Noble intermission. First, explore the art protect the environment while Association: MaunaKea, completing activities toward Telescopes Above the Clouds Learn to create an overall plan for and architecture of nests, and then the year; how to use the plan for learn the importance of location. If earning the Eco Learner or Tim Campbell, CAA Member and Outdoor Adventure Badge. Vice President, will discuss his visit monthly and weekly task needs. you plan to put up nest boxes this How to change and adapt based spring, you may enjoy this. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. CMZ to Hawaii’s MaunaKea mountaintop Reinberger Education Center observatory. Located at 14,000 feet on climate, weather and other 7 – 9 p.m. WSC conditions. For more details go to Age: 5 years & over with adult above sea level, with several major Tiger Tracks Overnight Fee: $20 member/$22 telescopes, this is a very important greaterclevelandbeekeepers.com. 7 – 9 p.m. RRNC (Details here) nonmember site in earth-based astronomy. 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Register online 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC clevelandmetroparks.com 5 Programs for Young Children MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE Nature’s Palette: Tiger Tracks Overnight Irishtown Bend Vernal Equinox Photo Hike Stories About Color (Details here) (Details here) Calling all photography enthusiasts: Are you fascinated by color? In this 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ 3 – 4:30 p.m. CWC spring is here! Bring your camera to monthly indoor lecture series, we’ll the park today to capture signs of explore the importance of color Project Healing Waters Fly the season and celebrate warmer culturally, historically, and in nature. 15 • SUNDAY Fishing: Tying Flies for the months ahead. Spring Steelhead Run 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. SCR Buzzard Day 1 – 3:30 p.m. NCR Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Look About Lodge The buzzards are coming back to Strawberry Picnic Area is dedicated to the physical Age: adults Hinckley Reservation. The watch Age: adults and emotional rehabilitation of 440-473-3370 begins at 7:30 a.m. continuing until Terrain: hills, slow-paced, 1.6 miles disabled active military personnel the first buzzard is spotted and 440-473-3370 and veterans through fly fishing everyone cheers the first sighting Upcycling Fair: The Art and associated activities. Our Treasured Trees Series of the day. Join the Official Buzzard Program open to all, disabled Join us for a year-long celebration of Creative Reuse Spotter for this annual tradition. veterans or persons interested in of trees. We will explore in-depth Saturday, March 14 7:30 a.m. – until buzzard appears volunteering may join. the cultural and natural history 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. HiR 5 – 7 p.m. RRNC of favorite treasured trees Buzzard Roost North Chagrin Nature Center that beautify northeast Ohio 440-526-1012 Upcycling is the art of repurposing landscapes. March’s featured trees throwaway materials into beautiful 18 • WEDNESDAY are: tulip tree, sugar maple, white art and functional goods. Stop American Red Cross First Aid/ CPR/AED Birding the Canal ash. Indoor program. in to see professional artisans 7 – 8:15 p.m. NCNC exhibiting and selling their This Blended Learning course teaches Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna as we handiwork and create your own care for first aid, breathing, and walk the towpath in search of the free make-and-take crafts. cardiac emergencies. Upon successful birds that make Ohio & Erie Canal 20 • FRIDAY completion of both online portion Reservation their home. and classroom skills, you will receive 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. CWC Preschool: Explore Snakes Aren’t Scary a digital certificate for Adult and Terrain: paved, hill, 2.5 miles CanalWay Did you know that most snakes in Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED. Join us with your preschooler to Ohio are nonvenomous? What’s the 10 – 11 a.m. RRR Young Explorers explore the inside and outside of connection between snakes and St. Park Operations Administration Bring your preschoolers to CanalWay Center. We’ll look for Patrick’s Day? Join us in getting over Age: adults CanalWay Center to learn about animals, and investigate what our fear of snakes as we learn about Fee: $80 some local mammals. We’ll plants are popping up ready for and touch these gentle reptiles. Register online or by phone explore the park in search of spring. Noon – 1:30 p.m. WSC by March 11 tracks and scat they may have left 10 – 11 a.m. CWC 440-331-8111 behind. Age: 2 – 5 years with adult Buds and Bark 1 – 2 p.m. CWC Terrain: paved, natural surface, No leaves? No problem! Join Drop-In: Critters of the Canal Age: 3 – 5 years with adult 1 mile Naturalist Jenny McClain to learn Ever wonder what animals live in the Terrain: paved, 0.5 – 1 mile Register online how to identify some of our most park? Drop-in to learn about some of Register online or by phone beginning March 2 common trees using only bud and the amazing critters that call the Ohio beginning March 2 bark characteristics. & Erie Canal Reservation home. There 216-206-1000 Signs of Spring 1 – 2:30 p.m. BNC will be pelts and shells to touch. Beat the winter blues by hitting the Terrain: stairs, mud, 1 mile 10 a.m. – noon CWC Sewer U trails and seeing what plants and Sewer University is an animals are starting to stir. Nature Journaling introduction to the history and 1 – 2 p.m. AR Experience nature through the 17 • TUESDAY future of sewers, water quality, Terrain: paved, natural surface, seasons. We will record our and sustainability in Northeastern Little Ducklings 1.5 miles observations in a journal of our own Ohio. Join Frank Greenland, Bring your baby to the park for 440-473-3370 creation. You may want to bring a NEORSD’s Director of Watershed songs, stories, exploration and nature camera. Programs, as he reveals a new play with new friends. This month, 1 – 3 p.m. SCR perspective on a sewer-per we’ll learn about frogs. After the Life Outdoors Look About Lodge important topic! program, enjoy time for free play and Age: adults 7 – 9 p.m. WSC Film Fest viewing live animal exhibits inside the Annual fee: $20 (supplies) Age: adults, teens Friday, March 20 nature center. Terrain: natural surfaces, 0.5 – 1 mile Register online 10 – 10:30 a.m. NCNC 7:30 – 9 p.m. Register online by March 16 Rocky River Nature Center February 20 – March 11 Age: 3 years & under with adult 440-473-3370 Terrain: flat, natural surface, 0.25 mile Discover the adventures in your 19 • THURSDAY backyard and beyond with Irishtown Bend All About Flying Squirrels inspiring films, documentaries Did you know flying squirrels Muck in March A valley wall along the Cuyahoga and videos about living life River provided a community for are a type of squirrel best known for With spring rains on the way, let’s its ability to “glide”? Through stories, take the opportunity to explore outdoors. Films provided by REI Irish immigrants in the late 1800s. Co-Op. Guests receive a custom We’ll consider conditions that crafts and a short walk we’ll learn the steep slopes of the Tinker’s led Clevelanders to erroneously where they live and why they are so Creek valley and discuss how reusable bag. Proceeds go to look down on Irishtown Bend hard to find. plants help to reduce erosion the Outdoor Recreation Fund. as a shantytown, and peek at its 11 a.m. – noon GPC downstream. Fee: $10 proposed greenspace. Age: 3 – 5 years with adult 10 – 11:30 a.m. BeR 2 – 3:30 p.m. CWC Terrain: natural surface, paved, Egbert Picnic Area Register online 0.5 mile Terrain: natural surface, hills, Programs by Date beginning February 20 Register online 2 miles continued on page 11 beginning February 17 216-206-1000 6 Emerald Necklace March 2020 216-341-1707 SPECIAL 4-PAGE SECTION

Hikes, creek walks, crafts, kayaking and games are some of the activities your child may participate in at Cleveland Metroparks Summer Nature Camps. Ages 3 - 17

Animal encounters, crafts and conservation education are all part of the experience at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Summer Day Camp. Ages 5 - 14

Golf lessons, golf etiquette and fun on-course experiences are all part of Cleveland Metroparks Golf Camp. Camps take place at Seneca and Washington Golf Courses. Ages 8 - 17

Learn more at clevelandmetroparks.com/camps Summer Camps 2020 Register ONLINE ONLY beginning March 3 Nature Camps at clevelandmetroparks.com/summercamps

LOCATION PHONE CAMP NAME AGE GROUP DATES TIME FEE Bedford Reservation 216-206-1000 Bedford Explorers 7 – 10 years June 23 – 25 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 10 a.m. Registration 216-341-1704 Teen Mountain Bike Skills Camp 13 – 15 years July 31 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Brecksville Reservation 440-526-1012 Trailside Explorers* 7 – 9 years July 14 – 16 times vary $130.00 10:30 a.m. Registration Trailside Explorers* 7 – 9 years August 4 – 6 times vary $130.00 Diggin’ Dinos & Dirt Camp 8 – 11 years July 7 – 9 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $74.00 Journey to the Stars Camp 8 – 11 years July 20 – 22 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $74.00 Nature Crafts Camp 8 – 12 years June 22 – 24 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 Archery Youth Day Jr. 9 – 12 years July 30 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $35.00 Primitive Skills Camp - Advanced* 10 – 14 years June 15 – 18 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $104.00 Primitive Skills Camp - Advanced* 10 – 14 years June 29 – July 2 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $104.00 Archery Youth Day Sr. 13 – 17 years July 31 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $35.00 Euclid Creek Reservation 440-331-8694 Junior Beach Lifeguarding 12 – 15 years June 29 – July 10 9 a.m. – noon $70.00 9 a.m. Registration (M, W, F only) Garfield Park 216-341-1704 Watersports Adventure Camp* 10 – 15 years June 24 – 26 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $175.00 Reservation Watersports Adventure Camp* 10 – 15 years July 15 – 17 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $175.00 10 a.m. Registration Adventure Seeker Series Camp 10 – 15 years August 5 – 7 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $175.00 Hinckley Reservation 440-526-1012 Camp Hinckley 10 – 13 years June 22 – 24 times vary $100.00 10:30 a.m. Registration Camp Hinckley Advanced 11 – 14 years July 27 – 30 times vary $260.00 216-341-1704 Climb the Ledge Youth Day 10 – 15 years June 26 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Climb the Ledge Youth Day 10 – 15 years July 8 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Kayak/SUP Youth Day 10 – 15 years June 17 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Kayak/SUP Youth Day 10 – 15 years July 1 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Kayak/SUP Youth Day 10 – 15 years July 20 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $50.00 Lakefront Reservation 216-206-1000 Lakefront Explorers 7 – 10 years June 9 – 11 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 10 a.m. Registration 216-341-1704 Youth Sailing Camp 10 – 15 years June 29 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $75.00 Youth Sailing Camp 10 – 15 years July 23 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $75.00 Youth Sailing Camp 10 – 15 years August 3 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $75.00 Mill Stream Run Res. 440-526-1012 Primitive Skills Camp - Beginner 9 – 12 years June 9 – 11 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 10:30 a.m. Registration North Chagrin 440-473-3370 Forest Friends - North - a.m.* 3 – 4 years June 8 – 10 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. $33.00 Reservation Forest Friends - North - p.m.* 3 – 4 years June 8 – 10 1 – 3 p.m. $33.00 9 a.m. Registration Polliwog Summer Adventure - North - a.m.* 4 – 5 years August 3 – 5 9:30 a.m. – noon $42.00 Polliwog Summer Adventure - North - p.m.* 4 – 5 years August 3 – 5 1:30 – 4 p.m. $42.00 Critter Camp 5 – 7 years July 7 – 9 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Nightcrawlers 8 – 10 years June 22 – 24 6 – 9 p.m. $50.00 Future Scientists 8 – 10 years June 30 – July 2 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $117.00 Wildling Camp 8 – 10 years July 28 – 30 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $83.00 Young Naturalists Camp 10 – 12 years June 16 – 18 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Nature Art Camp 10 – 12 years July 14 – 16 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 Ohio & Erie Canal 216-206-1000 CanalWay Preschool Camp* 3 – 4 years August 11 – 13 10 a.m. – noon $33.00 Reservation CanalWay Preschool Camp* 3 – 4 years August 11 – 13 2 – 4 p.m. $33.00 10 a.m. Registration CanalWay Little Explorers Camp 5 – 6 years June 23 – 25 1 – 4 p.m. $49.50 Snakes, Turtles and Toads 6 – 8 years June 9 – 11 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 CanalWay Camper 6 – 8 years June 16 – 18 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 *This camp is offered on multiple dates or times. Campers may only register for one session of the camp.

Summer Camps 2020 Register ONLINE ONLY beginning March 3 Registration time begins as shown below on March 3 for Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township residents. at clevelandmetroparks.com/summercamps Registration begins March 10 at 9:30 a.m. for all other participants.

LOCATION PHONE CAMP NAME AGE GROUP DATES TIME FEE Ohio & Erie Canal 216-206-1000 Forest, Field and Farm Camp 6 – 8 years June 30 – July 2 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 Reservation (cont’d) CanalWay Investigators 6 – 8 years July 28 – 30 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 10 a.m. Registration Water Camp Junior 7 – 9 years July 14 – 16 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $120.25 American Girl Camp 9 – 11 years July 14 – 16 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $90.75 CanalWay Adventure Camp 9 – 11 years July 21 – 23 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $99.00 Water Camp 10 – 12 years July 28 – 31 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $212.50 Hidden Valley Survival 10 – 13 years July 7 – 9 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $107.25 Rocky River Reservation 440-734-6660 Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions 3 – 5 years June 15 – 26 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $330.00 9:30 a.m. Registration Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions 3 – 5 years July 6 – 17 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $330.00 Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions 3 – 5 years July 27 – Aug 7 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $330.00 Home Sweet Habitat 4 – 6 years June 10 – 12 10 a.m. – noon $33.00 Things with Wings 4 – 6 years June 17 – 19 10 a.m. – noon $33.00 Stream Stomp Littles* 5 – 6 years June 15 – 17 9:30 a.m. – noon $41.00 Stream Stomp Littles* 5 – 6 years July 13 – 15 9:30 a.m. – noon $41.00 Trail Blazers* 5 – 7 years July 27 – 29 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Trail Blazers* 5 – 7 years August 3 – 5 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Habitat Heroes 7 – 9 years July 22 – 24 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $74.00 Stream Stomp* 7 – 9 years August 5 – 7 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $74.00 Stream Stomp* 7 – 9 years August 12 – 14 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $74.00 Woodland Wanderers JR 8 – 10 years June 23 – 25 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Cleveland Rocks! 8 – 10 years July 8 – 10 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Night Owls 8 – 10 years July 29 – 31 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. $59.00 Young Birders 8 – 12 years June 8 – 10 times vary $110.00 Woodland Wanderers SR 10 – 12 years July 6 – 8 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Nature Artists 10 – 12 years July 15 – 17 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 South Chagrin 440-473-3370 Forest Friends - South - am* 3 – 4 years July 6 – 8 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. $33.00 Reservation Forest Friends - South - pm* 3 – 4 years July 6 – 8 1 – 3 p.m. $33.00 9 a.m. Registration Polliwog Summer Adventure - South - am* 4 – 5 years July 27 – 29 9:30 a.m. – noon $42.00 Polliwog Summer Adventure - South - pm* 4 – 5 years July 27 – 29 1:30 – 4 p.m. $42.00 Wild Things 5 – 7 years June 30 – July 2 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Go Outside Camp 5 – 7 years July 21 – 23 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 Nature Quest 5 – 7 years August 4 – 6 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $99.00 Folklore Camp 7 – 9 years June 16 – 18 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 My Adult & Me Camp 6 – 8 years w/adult June 23 – 25 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $78.00 Chagrin Navigators 8 – 10 years June 9 – 11 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $83.00 Nature Nuts 8 – 10 years July 14 – 16 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. $66.00 West Creek Reservation 440-887-1968 Creek Explorers Camp* 7 – 9 years June 10 – 12 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $83.00 9:30 a.m. Registration Creek Explorers Camp* 7 – 9 years July 8 – 10 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $83.00 Creative Camp* 8 – 10 years June 24 – 26 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $98.00 Creative Camp* 8 – 10 years July 29 – 31 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $98.00 Science of Survival Camp* 9 – 12 years June 17 – 19 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $98.00 Science of Survival Camp* 9 – 12 years July 15 – 17 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $98.00 River to Lake Adventure JR Camp 9 – 12 years July 22 – 24 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $110.00 River to Lake Adventure SR Camp 12 – 14 years August 5 – 7 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. $110.00 Register ONLINE ONLY beginning March 3 at clevelandmetroparks.com/summercamps Summer Camps 2020 Junior Golf Camp Overview Register online now at The five day camp includes learning Golf Camp clevelandmetroparks.com/golf all aspects of the game through drills, activities and on the course Join your friends at Seneca Golf Course and Washington Golf Course for any of the training, plus golf etiquette week-long golf camps throughout the summer. Sign up for multiple weeks and and the history of the game. improve your skills every week. The experienced camp directors along with their The week will conclude with a skills competition where camp recognition staff will provide a fun and educational experience for all juniors. awards will be handed out. Location Age Group Dates Time Fee 8 – 17 years June 8 – 12 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* Additional Services & Information Extended day care is provided at both Five-Day Camps 8 – 17 years June 15 – 19 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* locations. Please see the extended care option when registering for the week you held at Seneca 8 – 17 years June 22 – 26 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* desire. Junior golfers are encouraged to or Washington bring their own paper bag lunch. Seneca 8 – 17 years July 6 – 10 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* Golf Course Golf Course offers a lunch option, please select the lunch package at the time of 8 – 17 years July 13 – 17 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* registration. 8 – 17 years July 20 – 24 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* Learn Today, Play Tomorrow 8 – 17 years July 27 – 31 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* and Enjoy the Game Forever 8 – 17 years August 3 – 7 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. $225.00* Academy of Golf is a fun activity that teaches juniors patience, the importance *Add $25 for extended hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) of practice and proper etiquette. Junior Add $7/day or $30/week for lunch option (only available at Seneca Golf Course) golfers between the ages of 8 and 17 are welcome to attend, no experience is required. Visit any Cleveland Metroparks Seneca Golf Course: Washington Golf Course: golf course to register for classes or register 975 Valley Parkway 3841 Washington Park Blvd online at clevelandmetroparks.com/golf. Broadview Heights, OH Newburgh Heights, OH Register online now at 440-526-0043 216-641-1864 clevelandmetroparks.com/golf Camp Director: Geoff Koller, PGA Camp Director: Milt Johnson, PGA 216-635-3200

Register now at clevelandmetroparks.com/zoocamps Zoo Camp 216-635-3391

Zoo Summer Day Camp Zoo Camp Name Age Group Dates Time Fee** at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo creates compelling Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 12 years June 8 – 12 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 experiences that connect Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 10, 13 – 14 years June 15 – 19 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 campers with wildlife Summer Day Camp – Conservation 5 – 10 years June 22 – 26 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 and inspire personal June 22 – 26 responsibility for Conservation Leadership 10 – 14 years 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $275.00 conserving the natural Overnight on June 25 world. Campers are Summer Day Camp – Enrichment 5 – 12 years June 29 – July 2 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $160.00 grouped according to Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 10 years July 6 – 10 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 age to provide a safe July 6 – 10 and nurturing learning Conservation Leadership 10 – 14 years 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $275.00 environment. Overnight on July 9 Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 14 years July 13 – 17 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 Summer Day Camp – Conservation 5 – 10 years July 20 – 24 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 July 20 – 24 Conservation Leadership 10 – 14 years 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $275.00 Overnight on July 23 Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 14 years July 27 – 31 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 Summer Day Camp – various topics 5 – 12 years August 3 – 7 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00 Summer Day Camp – Conservation 5 – 10, 13 – 14 years August 10 – 14 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $200.00

** Reduced rates available for Cleveland Zoological Society members, Adventure Club members, and for half-day camps (9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Summer Camps 2020 [Conservation Leadership Camp does not have a half-day option.] WORLD WATER DAY MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE Girl Scout Daytime Adventure Afternoon Walk in the Valley Learn how the Zoo helps secure Join a naturalist for a hike in the a future for wildlife and create Cuyahoga River Valley. We’ll walk your own animal habitat while along the river as well as the canal. completing activities toward As we walk, we’ll discuss the local earning the Animal Habitats or wildlife that use this valley as a Animal Helpers Badge. transportation corridor. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. CMZ 2 – 3 p.m. CWC Reinberger Education Center Terrain: paved, hill, 1 mile Age: 6 years & over with adult Fee: $20 member/$22 Pie Iron Cooking: Dessert nonmember Cooking over fire and coals is quite Register online simple, if you have the right tools. Saturday, March 21 Join us as we prepare and enjoy pie iron desserts. We’ll prepare a Noon to 4 p.m. Drop in: Meet a Mudpuppy few different recipes to share. Pie Drop by to meet a real irons are provided for your use, Watershed Stewardship Center • West Creek Reservation mudpuppy in addition along with all the makings. Travel the blue planet in this annual family-friendly fest. Grab your to a variety of other Ohio 6:30 – 8 p.m. BNC passport and explore how clean water is impacted by climate amphibians. Discover the Trailside Program Center change worldwide. Try traditional crafts, listen to folk music, and amazing adaptations frogs and Age: adults, 12 years & over with enjoy ethnic food tastings. Free wagon rides and parking shuttle. salamanders use to survive in a participating adult In partnership with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and changing world. Fee: $5 West Creek Conservancy. 1 – 3 p.m. NCNC Register online March 2 – 18 Primitive Skills: Bow Drill Details here Start fire by rubbing sticks Tiger Tracks Overnight together? You can with Tom (Details here) Laskowski, Wilderness Survival 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Programs by Date Amphibian Art: Part 1 Celebrate our spring amphibian Expert and Self-Reliance continued from page 6 migration by sculpting frogs, toads, Instructor. Tom will teach you 22 • SUNDAY and salamanders out of air-dry the tips, tricks and techniques to Bye, Bye Bison, clay. We will study live amphibians successfully make fire with your Zoo Career Day Greetings Groundhog as inspiration. Must attend both own bow drill set you will take Explore the professional fields of The species that call this state home parts. Part two - we will paint and home. animal care, veterinary medicine, have changed over time. Groundhogs decorate our amphibian sculptures. 1 – 4 p.m. BNC education and more. Get close were once a rare sight and bison were Please dress for mess. Trailside Program Center with small animals, meet the Zoo common in Ohio’s forests. Join us to 10 – 11:30 a.m. NCNC Age: adults staff, take a behind-the-scenes tour learn more about the history of Ohio’s Age: 8 years & over with adult Fee: $21 and get a closer look at the real ecosystems. Fee: $15; ENAC: $12.75 Register online work involved with these exciting 4 – 5 p.m. CWC Register online beginning March 2 careers. Age: 9 years & over with adult February 20 – March 12 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CMZ Suffrage Centennial: Sisters Register online Reinberger Education Center in Spirit beginning March 2 Family Bike Ride in the Park Age: grades 5 – 8 Celebrate 100 years of the 19th Easy-going Doug Kusak leads Fee: $47 member/$52 nonmember Tiger Tracks Overnight Amendment with Historical an easy-going bike ride from Register online (Details here) CanalWay Center to Harvard Road Interpreter Jen Graham. This 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ indoor program will focus on and back. It’s an exercise in exercise, Make a Banner Bag Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) excitement and explanations as we Join us to make a sturdy and culture, its impact on Northeast 21 • SATURDAY wander where the water winds in beautiful tote bag from old Ohio, and how it inspired the the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. banners. Bag size will be adequate early women’s rights movement Mammals of Ohio Helmet required. to hold four cereal boxes. in America. As the days stretch, so do groundhogs 10 a.m. – noon CWC 2 – 3:30 a.m. or 3:30 – 5 p.m. 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC and other beasts that hunkered down Terrain: paved, 2 hills, 6 miles NCNC over winter. Naturalist Marty Calabrese Fee: $10 will inventory Ohio mammals during Taxonomy: The Animal Naming Game Register online this who’s who of the fur-covered Adventure University beginning February 20 vertebrates. Indoor program. Why do living things have two & Gear Swap names? How do scientists group 10 – 11 a.m. RRNC Sunday Funday: animals together? That is what March 21 • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Signs of Spring the scientific field of taxonomy Bark and Bud Tree ID Families with young children Baldwin Wallace University tries to answer. Join us to Spring is here, and soon the forest will love this immersive learning Listen to exhibitors, local gain a better understanding will erupt with flowers and leaves. experience in the natural world. adventures, and certified of the animal kingdom and Before the blooms burst, take this last Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder on professionals share inspiring stories, appreciation for its diversity. opportunity of the season to practice a search for signs of spring. Please learn a new skill, try kayaking, or 2 – 3 p.m. CWC identifying some of our common trees dress to be outside. buy/sell gear for your next trip Age: 12 years & over by bud and bark characteristics. 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. CWC during the gear swap. Partnership Register online 10 – 11:30 a.m. NCR Age: 3 – 7 years with adult A.B. Williams Memorial Woods between Cleveland Metroparks and beginning March 2 Baldwin Wallace University. Terrain: paved, natural surface, may Trailhead be icy or muddy, 0.75 mile Terrain: hills, natural surface, 1.5 miles Free. Open to all ages. ** Reduced rates available for Cleveland Zoological Society members, Adventure Club members, and for half-day camps (9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) 440-473-3370 clevelandmetroparks.com 11 [Conservation Leadership Camp does not have a half-day option.] Programs for Young Children MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE One Trail Twelve Times Beginning Birding Ice Age Hike North of the Gorge Embrace the changing of seasons this Migration is around the corner Travel back in time and learn Bedford Reservation is famous for year with Naturalist Selby Majewski and it’s time for a birding how Ohio’s landscape was its scenic views. Let’s hike to the Bean. We’ll observe and photograph the refresher. Bring your binoculars shaped thousands of years ago highest points along the north rim natural cycle of plant and animal life in and join a naturalist for a birding by glaciers. As we hike, we will of the Gorge to find monstrous an area where the forest has recently walk and learn (or re-learn) the discuss which extinct animals trees and tremendous scenery. undergone major change. basics of birding. roamed the land long before us. 10 – 11:30 a.m. BeR 1:30 – 3 p.m. SCR 10 a.m. – noon BNC 4 – 6 p.m. BCR Hemlock Creek Picnic Area The Shelterhouse Picnic Area Terrain: natural surface, uneven, Lake Isaac parking lot Terrain: hills, natural surface, Terrain: hilly, natural surface, up to up to 1 mile Age: adults, 13 years & over with 3 miles 3 miles adult 216-206-1000 440-473-3370 Terrain: paved, boardwalk, road 24 • TUESDAY crossing, 5 miles Outdoor Adventures for Skunk Cabbage Search Spring Break Explorers South 440-887-1968 Homeschoolers: Pre-April Fool’s It may be chilly and wet out, but that Drop the kids off for a spring Day Fun doesn’t stop the flowers from peeking camp adventure with a naturalist. Join other homeschoolers for out of the ground. Join Naturalist 25 • WEDNESDAY Meet live frogs and salamanders, loads of serious fun. Test your Natalie Schroder searching for the first make a take-home craft, and Timberdoodles! knowledge on this silly and skunk cabbage of the year. explore the forest. Second camp Create a timberdoodle out of felt amusing self-guided scavenger 2 – 3 p.m. BeR day offered on 3/26 at North and learn its sky dance. Don’t hunt through forest and prairie. Astorhurst parking lot Chagrin Reservation with all-new leave until you’re giggling at all 10 a.m. – noon and 1:30 – 3:30 Terrain: paved, steep inclines, may be activities. the silly names and habits of p.m. BNC slippery, up to 2 miles 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. SCR this fascinating feathered flyer. A Trailside Program Center 216-206-1000 Look About Lodge short spring bird hike follows. Age: grades 3 – 5 and 6 – 8 Terrain: hills, stairs, up to 2 miles Hinckley Lake Hike Age: 8 – 12 years 10:30 a.m. – noon WSC Fee: $20 Age: 6 years & over with adult Register online Now that spring is finally here, we’ll hike beginning March 2 around the lake to witness signs of its Terrain: muddy, steep trails, Terrain: paved, natural surface, arrival. Trail may be icy. 2 miles 0.5 mile Wellness Walk 2 – 4 p.m. HiR Register online Discovery Days: Time spent in nature is shown Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store February 20 - March 22 The Very Busy Tree to have positive effects on mind, Terrain: hills, 3.4 miles 440-473-3370 Life in and around a tree is always body, and spirit. Let’s hit the trail to 440-526-1012 Hiking for the Young at Heart moving, even when the tree can’t. reap the rewards of the outdoors Stretch your legs and get out We will share discoveries, stories, on this heart-healthy excursion University Settlement Camp through Euclid Creek Reservation. Join Historical Interpreter Beth Robb to on the trail. Join Naturalist Pam a craft and spend time outdoors. Taylor as we explore the forest 11 a.m. – noon CWC Meet at Euclid Beach Pier. learn about the University Settlement 11 a.m. – noon ECR Camp that operated in Brecksville around us. Dress for trail and Age: 3 – 6 years with adult or weather conditions. in-home daycare provider Euclid Beach Reservation from the 1930s – 1950s and Terrain: paved, natural surface, learn the importance of these camps in 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. BNC Register by phone or online Terrain: natural surface trails, hills, 216-341-1707 1.5 miles Cleveland Metroparks history. 440-473-3370 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. BNC 3 – 4 miles Wednesday Walk Trailside Program Center Vultures Return Join a naturalist for an evening Kits, Pups and Hatchlings Spring is here! With it comes our walk above Tinkers Creek. We’ll Learn all about the new spring 23 • MONDAY summer birds. Among them is look for some early signs of babies that are about to make their the turkey vulture. Join us as we spring as we travel along the Rocky River debut. Take a short search for these birds and other mountain bike trail. hike to learn about their budding signs of spring. 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. BeR lives and how they will survive in 10 – 11:30 a.m. BeR Egbert Picnic Shelter this habitat. Astorhurst parking lot Terrain: natural surface, 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC Terrain: paved, natural surface, 1 – 1.5 miles Terrain: natural surface, may be hills, 2 miles 216-206-1000 muddy or icy, 2 miles 216-206-1000 For Adults Only: Ohio Geology I Spring Has Sprung Hike 26 • THURSDAY Geology influences the plants Walk with us through the woods and animals we see. This three- Spring Break Explorers North Zoo Spring Break Camp as we enjoy one of the first days part program covers the basics of Drop the kids off for a spring At this five day camp, explore the Zoo of spring. What emerges on minerals, rock formation, and the camp adventure with a naturalist. to see how active our animals are the forest floor? Who might be forces that created Ohio’s bedrock. Meet live owls, make a take-home during spring and what we do to keep bounding through the forest? Third session is a full-day bus tour. craft, and adventure in the them comfortable year round. Camp Join us to find out. Participants receive the Ohio Rocks! outdoors. This camp follows the includes small animal encounters, arts 10:30 a.m. – noon WCR guidebook. Must attend all three 3/24 program at South Chagrin and crafts, and conservation-themed Monarch Bluff Picnic Area parts. with all-new activities. games. Terrain: natural surface, paved, 7 – 9 p.m. WSC 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. NCNC 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ 2 miles Age: adults Age: 8 – 12 years The RainForest 440-887-1968 Fee: $60 (includes three parts, Age: 5 – 10 years Fee: $20 book and transportation) Fee: $175 member/ Terrain: muddy, steep trails, Register online $200 nonmember 2 miles February 7 – March 20 (half-day pricing available) Register online Register online February 20 - March 22

12 Emerald Necklace March 2020 MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE Birding the Oxbow Bike the Bikeway to Before-the- Muddy March Hike 27 • FRIDAY We will search for raptors, Bridge Explore while hiking our trail above School’s Out: Rain Mania waterfowl and other birds in Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak leads Sagamore Creek. We’ll explore early Create a colorful rain chain from the meadows, wetlands and a round-trip bicycle adventure along spring wildflowers and how to upcycled plastic cups. Learn other forests along the Chagrin River. the Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway, identify trees without using leaves. creative ways to embrace Ohio’s Bring your own binoculars, some through a section of the Cleveland 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. BeR spring showers indoors and out. available to borrow. Meet in the Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail, Alexander Road Trailhead 10:30 a.m. – noon WSC parking lot. en route to viewing where we’ll soon Terrain: paved, natural surface, Age: 8 years & over with adult 10 – 11:15 a.m. NCR have a bridge to Wendy Park. muddy, 3.5 miles Terrain: paved, natural surface, Oxbow Lagoon Field 1 – 3 p.m. LR 440-887-1968 0.5 mile Terrain: natural surfaces, Terrain: paved, city streets, several hills, 1 – 1.5 miles 7.5 miles Dog Hike For Adults Only: 440-473-3370 Register online Taking your dog to the park is a Ohio Geology II beginning February 20 great way to rack up your daily (Details here) Amphibian Art: Part 2 216-206-1000 steps. Bring your furry friend out 7 – 9 p.m. WSC (Details here) for some exercise and socialization. 10 – 11:30 a.m. NCNC Drop By: Marvelous Mammals We will hike in search of interesting Tiger Tracks Overnight Stop by Rocky River Nature Center to sights and smells. All are welcome. (Details here) Woodlands of Bedford: History learn about the mammals of northeast 3 – 4:30 p.m. NCNC 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Excursion Ohio. Use your sense of touch, smell, Terrain: natural surface, hills, This hike will share a historic sight, and hearing to explore where 3 – 3.5 miles Woodcock Walk perspective of western Bedford these animals live, what they eat, and Each spring the male woodcock Reservation while exploring other fun facts. Tiger Tracks Overnight begins a nightly performance of the beauty of early spring. Fred 1 – 4 p.m. RRNC (Details here) calls and aerial dances to attract Losi will provide details about 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ a mate. Join us as we listen for the town of Little Egypt, the Suffrage Centennial: Females the ‘peents’ of this common Mahoning Trail, the railroad in the Field 29 • SUNDAY but elusive bird and watch his trestle bridge and more. Field guides are important tools for “skydance.” Wear hiking footwear 10 a.m. – noon BeR outdoor exploration, but they are a Bird Banding and dress for the weather. Hemlock Creek Picnic Area relatively new genre. Celebrate 100 Better than binoculars, see intricate 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. CWC Terrain: paved, natural surface, years of the 19th Amendment with details of birds as we capture Terrain: natural surface, less than flat, 2 miles Historical Interpreter Jen Graham and and band birds from the feeders. 1 mile 216-206-1000 learn how women’s observations of Learn about bird banding, an Register online nature helped pioneer these modern essential tool for learning about our Cub Scout Daytime Adventure beginning March 2 books. feathered friends. Program will be Explore the Zoo and complete 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC canceled during rain. Drop in any activities toward earning the Wolf time between: 28 • SATURDAY and Bear Adventures. Monumental Trees 9:30 a.m. – noon RRNC 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. CMZ Many flavors and medicines we Hike for Your Health Reinberger Education Center encounter daily were inspired or Pre-K Nature Play Celebrate spring’s arrival with Age: 6 years & over with adult produced by native trees that can be a heart-pumping hike through Immerse your child in a Fee: $20 member/$22 found in Cleveland Metroparks. Join sensory exploration of nature’s the forests and fields of Hinckley nonmember Naturalist Jake Kudrna as we hike to Reservation. wonder during this indoor/outdoor Register online discover the trees responsible for the program. Local weather and wildlife 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. HiR origins of spearmint, root beer, and a Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store will provide the backdrop for our Amphibian Adventure Hike common pharmaceutical astringent. physical movement, language, and Terrain: hills, muddy, 4 – 5 miles 2 – 3:30 p.m. BeR 440-526-1012 March is the perfect time to learn fine motor skills exercises. about salamanders on the move. Bridal Veil Falls parking lot 10 – 11 a.m. NCNC For Adults Only: Join Seasonal Naturalist Georgia Terrain: natural surface, hills, stairs, 1.5 Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Ohio Geology III Tillotson for a half-hour indoor miles Terrain: natural surface, natural (Details here) presentation followed by an 216-206-1000 surface, up to 0.5 mile 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. WSC optional caravan to Oak Grove to Time to Explore: Huntington Urban Birding: Woodcocks WSC parking lot search for salamanders. From young maples to dormant Woodcocks are a secretive bird Noon – 2 p.m. BNC meadows, to ancient hemlock with rather fantastic camouflage. Family Fun Morning: Turtles Trailside Program Center ridgelines and a brisk Lake Erie Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder in Come spend some time with Age: 12 years & over with adult coastline, the habitats of Huntington search of these magnificent birds our turtles. We’ll answer your Terrain: mostly flat, some paved, Reservation are extraordinarily diverse. while they hide in plain sight. We questions and give you a chance up to 1 mile to hold a turtle. Then we’ll see if Hike with Naturalist Marty Calabrese will caravan to Erie Street Cemetery any of the turtles are hungry. Tales Around the to explore the trails. after scouring Wendy Park. 10 – 11 a.m. CWC Emerald Necklace: Stories 2 – 3:30 p.m. HuR 10 – 11:30 a.m. LR Register online for Children and Families Wolf Picnic Area Wendy Park Terrain: hilly, muddy, 2.5 miles beginning March 2 Join us for a variety of stories Terrain: natural surface, gravel, up 440-734-6660 from around the world as to 1 mile told by talented storytellers. 216-206-1000 Children bring your parents and grandparents to join in the Cleveland Metroparks is committed to providing quality magic. Refreshments served after. recreational opportunities to the people of Greater Cleveland. If 1 – 2 p.m. CWC you need special assistance to attend a program or visit a facility, please call ahead to the number listed for the event or see the directory pro- vided on the back cover. You may also visit clevelandmetroparks.com. clevelandmetroparks.com 13 MARCH PROGRAMS BY DATE

Amphibians of Spring Native Bee Tube Workshop Planting for Pollinators Spring is the season of trilling and Our native bee population is a It’s time to start thinking about 31 • TUESDAY peeping for our local amphibians. Join great source of pollination, and getting your garden ready. Native Spring at the Lakefront us to learn who we can find in the Ohio you can easily help them out by plants that bloom from spring Let’s hike the Cleveland Lakefront & Erie Canal Reservation and meet setting up a nesting tube in your through fall are essential for Nature Preserve to search for some of our resident amphibians. yard. Learn about native bees and pollinators. Join Naturalist Natalie signs of spring. We’ll discuss the 1 – 2 p.m. CWC build a bee tube to take home. Schroder to learn how to easily add changes we see while we explore Age: 6 – 8 years with adult 2 – 3:30 p.m. BNC natives to your garden. this area of reclamation. Terrain: paved, 1 mile Trailside Program Center 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. CWC 10 – 11 a.m. LR Register online Age: adults Lakefront Administration Building beginning March 2 Fee: $10 parking lot Register online 30 • MONDAY STEM Sunday Terrain: wet, natural surface, up March 2 – 26 Beginning Birding Drop in and discover how local wildlife to 2 miles (Details here) can be used to explore the fields of 216-206-1000 10 a.m. – noon BNC science, technology, engineering, and math. Fun, free, and family-friendly activities will immerse you in the LOOK AHEAD TO APRIL amazing world of STEM education. 1 – 4 p.m. NCNC Party for the Planet Saturday, April 18 • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Party for the Planet offers guests a chance to meet animal keepers, Wellness Walk Spring Series view animal enrichment demonstrations, enjoy a dance party and Join a naturalist the first Thursday of the experience hands-on activities to help connect with the natural month March through June from 2 – 3:30 world. p.m. We’ll take a casual walk in the park Wilderness First Aid connecting with nature and disconnecting Saturday & Sunday, April 4 – 5 • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. from our busy schedules. Every walk will have Brecksville Reservation • Trailside Program Center a few stops to just relax, reset, and enjoy your surroundings. These walks will be a way to This hands-on first aid training course will help you prepare for the unwind in nature. unexpected in the backcountry. Fee $215. Age: 16 years & over. (Details here) March 5 – meet at Harvard Road Trailhead parking lot, OECR April 2 – meet at Hemlock Picnic Shelter, BeR Pollinator Palooza Party May 7 – meet at CanalWay Center, OECR Saturday, April 25 • Noon – 4 p.m. June 4 – meet at Egbert Picnic Shelter, BeR Canal Way Center Terrain: varies per location. What’s all the buzz about pollinators? Learn the importance of 2 – 3:30 p.m. birds, bees, and butterflies at this free family-friendly event. Enjoy 216-206-1000 an afternoon of games, crafts, and activities to learn more about local pollinators.

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ADAPTIVE DAY DATES TIME PARK AGES FEE** Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes Sun March 8 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Off site 14+* $45.00 Adaptive Hike & Camp Cooking Sat April 18 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. NCR 14+* $15.00 Learn how to kayak or discover the art of camp BACKPACKING cooking during these programs specifically Backpacking Basics Wed March 11 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. NCNC 14+* $10.00 designed for people with Backpacking Series: Cooking Wed April 1 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. MSRR 14+* $15.00 disabilities. Backpacking Series: On Trail Wed April 8 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. MSRR 14+* $15.00 Backpacking Learn the art of backpacking Backpacking Series: In Camp Wed April 15 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. MSRR 14+* $15.00 under the guidance of experienced backpackers Land Navigation 1 Sat March 7 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. NCR 14+* $15.00 through a series of classroom programs to multi-day Land Navigation 2 Sat March 7 1 – 4 p.m. NCR 14+* $15.00 trips where education and Ottawa Overlook Beginner Fri – Sat May 15 – 16 Fri, 6 p.m. – BrR 10+* $65.00 helping you gain the skills to Backpacking Trip Sat 12 p.m. backpack on your own is the goal. 14 Emerald Necklace March 2020 OutdoorOutdoor Recreation Recreation (continued)

Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Recreation offers a series of year-round programs from introductory experiences and skills classes to advanced trips and certification courses. These class levels allow novices interested in an activity to gain the skills and knowledge to safely and confidently participate in these activities on their own while still challenging the avid recreationist.

Climbing CLIMBING DAY DATES TIME PARK AGES FEE** Take your rock climbing Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 1 Mon March 9 6 – 9 p.m. CWC 14+* $20.00 skills outside to natural rock Thurs April 16 6 – 9 p.m. RRNC 14+* $20.00 through the principles of anchor building and add a Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 2 Sat April 25 1 – 4 p.m. HiR 14+* $40.00 few knots to your “tool box.” CYCLING Cycling Enhance your mountain Mountain Biking Skills Clinic Wed March 11 6 – 9 p.m. Off site Adult $20.00 biking skills this winter at Ray’s MTB Wed March 25 6 – 9 p.m. Off site Adult $20.00 indoors at Ray’s Mountain Bicycle Maintenance 1 Mon March 30 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. GPC 14+* $13.00 Bike Park under the guidance of a certified mountain bike FISHING instructor. Bring your own bike or rent one from Ray’s. Fly Tying 1: Introduction Wed March 11 6 – 9 p.m. GPC 14+* $20.00 (Steelhead) Fishing Discover the tranquility of fly Steelhead Fly Fishing Excursion Sun April 19 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. RRNC 14+* $75.00 fishing under the guidance of Jeff Liskay as you learn KAYAKING rigging, casting, and fly tying Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes Sun March 8 9 a.m. – noon Off site 14+* $45.00 techniques. Sun April 5 9 a.m. – noon Off site 14+* $45.00 Kayaking Kayaking 2: Rescues Sun March 29 9 a.m. – noon Off site 14+* $45.00 Learn efficient strokes and rescue techniques that will Sun April 19 9 a.m. – noon Off site 14+* $45.00 prepare you for paddling on YOUTH longer trips or tours. Youth Kayaking Wed March 25 6 – 8 p.m. Off site 8 – 13 $30.00 Youth – Adventure Seeker Series Youth Adventure Seeker Series Wed April 22, 29 & 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. HiR 10 – 15 $45.00 Learn a variety of outdoor (3 Sessions) May 6 (varies) recreation skills including rappelling, backpacking, RACES / TOURS / EVENTS and mountain biking during Skills & Thrills Series Wed March 4 6 – 8 p.m. LR All ages* $5.00 this 3-week long adventure (with light appetizers) Wed March 18 6 – 8 p.m. LR All ages* $5.00 series. Life Outdoors Film Fest Fri March 20 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC All ages* $10.00 Skills & Thrills Series Hear inspiring outdoor Adventure University & Gear Swap Sat March 21 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Off site All ages* Free adventures as well as learn new skills you can apply to CERTIFICATIONS your next adventure during this winter series. Light Ohio Boating Education Course Sat March 7 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. WSC 13+* $15 –$25 appetizers provided. Ohio Boating Education Course Wed April 22, 29 6 – 9 p.m. RRNC 13+* $15 –$25 Ohio Boating Education (You must attend all 3 sessions) & May 6 Course Wilderness First Aid Sat & Sun April 4 & 5 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. BNC 16+* $215.00 Learn safe boating fundamentals and laws that apply to paddling, sailing, jet Ottawa Overlook Join us for an overnight focused on skiing, and power boating. learning backpacking skills at Cleveland Wilderness First Aid Beginner Metroparks backcountry sites. Learn what Become a SOLO certified WFA Backpacking Trip to bring, how to pack a backpack, filter during this hands-on training water, and cook different backcountry course that will help you May 15 – 16 • 6 p.m. – 12 p.m. meals in less than 24 hours. Equipment is Ottawa Point Picnic Area prepare for the unexpected provided. (Details here.) in the backcountry. * Must have registered and participating adult accompanying youth. ** Early bird fee shown. Includes all equipment needed to participate. Site abbreviations listed on page 2. Register online for these events at clevelandmetroparks.com/or clevelandmetroparks.com 15 4101 Fulton Parkway PRSRT STD Cleveland, Ohio 44144-1923 U.S. POSTAGE PAID DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY Cleveland, Ohio Permit No. 2911

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Emerald Necklace® Directory Published monthly by: Board of Park Commissioners Cleveland Metroparks Volunteer Services Cleveland Metroparks Bruce G. Rinker Dan T. Moore Administration Offices 440-331-8237 President Vice President 216-635-3200 216-635-3200/24-hour info clevelandmetroparks.com/ Debra K. Berry Brian M. Zimmerman 4101 Fulton Parkway volunteer clevelandmetroparks.com Vice President Chief Executive Officer Cleveland, OH 44144 clevelandmetroparks.com Rental Facilities 216-635-3304 Cleveland Metroparks Police Accidents or Emergencies Nature Centers: 440-333-4911 Brecksville Nature Center Cleveland Metroparks Zoo & 9000 Chippewa Creek Drive The RainForest Brecksville, OH 44141 216-661-6500/24-hour info Brecksville Reservation 3900 Wildlife Way 440-526-1012 Cleveland, OH 44109 futureforwildlife.org CanalWay Center 4524 E. 49th Street Cleveland Metroparks Golf Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 Golf Services/440-232-7247 Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation (general course info & inquiries) 216-206-1000 clevelandmetroparks.com/golf North Chagrin Nature Center The Chalet Recreation Area 401 Buttermilk Falls Parkway 16200 Valley Parkway Mayfield Village, OH 44094 Strongsville, OH 44136 North Chagrin Reservation Mill Stream Run Reservation 440-473-3370 440-572-9990 Rocky River Nature Center Lakefront Reservation 24000 Valley Parkway Administration Building North Olmsted, OH 44070 8701 Lakeshore Blvd. Rocky River Reservation Cleveland, OH 44108 440-734-6660 216-881-8141 Watershed Stewardship Center Outdoor Recreation 2277 W. Ridgewood Drive 216-341-1704 Parma, OH 44134 clevelandmetroparks.com/or West Creek Reservation Cleveland Metroparks app available for download for iPhone® and Android®. 440-887-1968 iPhone®and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Outdoor Experiences Android® is a trademark of Google LLC 216-881-8141 Cleveland Metroparks does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age or disability in employment, services or access to programs or activities. Cover photo: Midland painted turtles in Brecksville Reservation Emerald Necklace is also available online at clevelandmetroparks.com Additional photos courtesy of Cleveland Metroparks photo archive, unless © Registered trademarks of Cleveland Metroparks. otherwise noted.