JULY Program Guide 2017

Cleveland Metroparks Edgewater Centennial Beach House 1922 Celebration and today! Commemorating a historic 100 years!

Rare Bird Sightings Find out which birds landed in Northeast Ohio

KeyBank ZooKeys The historical keepsake is back A LETTER FROM BRIAN ZIMMERMAN 100th Anniversary of Cleveland Metroparks July is a historic month for Cleveland Metroparks as it marks our 100-year anniversary. William Stinchcomb’s vision for an outer system of parks and boulevards became a reality on July 23, 1917. With the assistance of a three-member appointed Park Board, Cleveland Metropolitan Park District began its impressive expansion from 9,000 acres to now over 23,000, including a world-renowned zoo. I am honored to continue evolving the Park District’s legacy of building connections throughout the community. With 18 reservations, 8 golf courses and 300+ miles of trails; the Emerald Necklace is nearly completed, providing communities throughout Northeast Ohio with greater access to the natural world. From our new beach house to trail openings and the rededication of several significant park attractions, this summer brings a wealth of opportunities to explore and be a part of Cleveland Metroparks history. I am thrilled to celebrate this historical moment not only with the talented staff and ­volunteers who make the Park District the best in the nation, but with you, the visitors. CONTENTS Your continued patronage and support has helped shape Cleveland Metroparks into a nationally recognized Park District. 2 A Note from Brian Whether you participate in the exciting Centennial celebration at Edgewater Beach or 100th Anniversary you take a peaceful hike along your favorite trail, I welcome you to celebrate 100 years of 3 Centennial Month conservation, education, and recreation with us. I look forward to working toward the next 100 years together. 4 Rare Bird Sightings 5 Naturalist’s Almanac Brian M. Zimmerman & the Gift of Nature Cleveland Metroparks CEO 8 Cleveland Metroparks William A. Stinchcomb 1980s – Early 2000s 9 Zoo News 10 Golf Original and Current Board of Park Commissioners 11 Nature Shops 12 Summer/Fall Bus Trips 13 Programs by Location 14 Programs by Date 23 Look Ahead 23 Rededication Ceremonies

Bruce G. Rinker Debbie Berry Dan T. Moore 1920 Hinckley Lake President Vice President Vice President 2 Emerald Necklace July 2017 | Vol. 66 #7 FEATURE

1930: Euclid Creek 1931: Nature lecture in North Chagrin 1958: Stinchcomb Memorial model ne hundred years ago this month, demonstrations along the creek followed and will showcase live local bands, food Cleveland Metroparks began to take by a celebration at Wildwood Park. Register trucks and numerous outdoor recreation Oshape. On July 23, 1917, Probate by July 1 at clevelandmetroparks.com or by activities. Event starts at 4 p.m. with fireworks Judge Alexander Hadden appointed the calling 440-473-3370. at dusk. first Board of Park Commissioners, and the July 19 – Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial July 23 – Making Memories Cleveland Metropolitan Park District began as The rededication of the Stinchcomb-Groth William Stinchcomb’s vision was to set aside Ohio’s very first metropolitan park district. Memorial, named for the first two park park land for people to get away from the Join us as we celebrate Cleveland Metroparks directors, will be held during the inter- rigors of everyday life. On this Centennial anniversary throughout the month! There mission of the Stinchcomb Summer anniversary, Cleveland Metroparks welcomes are many opportunities across the entire Park Concert. Meet the Stinchcomb and Groth guests to enjoy a peaceful day in one of the District, including these upcoming special families as well as a “young” William 18 reservations, including the Zoo. Come events. Stinchcomb portrayed by John Kolar. alone, with friends or with family to quietly July 8 – A.B. Williams: A Forest Remembered take in all that Cleveland Metroparks has to July 22 – Centennial Fireworks offer. While you’re here, take a photo and This 60-acre beech-maple forest is where presented by KeyBank Cleveland Metroparks outdoor education share on social media with #est1917 showing William A. Stinchcomb Celebrate the eve of Cleveland Metroparks began in 1930. In 1931, the first Trailside what memories you made on our 100th 100th anniversary with a custom choreo- Museum was also located here. We’ll anniversary. graphed fireworks and music spectacular ­rededicate the area with re-enactors from the at Edgewater Park. Through the support of July 30 – Centennial Concert early years, and an adventure through this KeyBank the event will be free to the public The third in a series of five Centennial fascinating National Natural Landmark. Concerts takes us into the 1960s and 70s July 15 – A Day in the Life of Euclid Creek with rock music of the era. Join us at Hemlock Cleveland Metroparks partners with the Creek Picnic Area in the beautiful Bedford Friends of Euclid Creek and Northeast Ohio Reservation for some rock n’ roll music, see a Regional Sewer District to give visitors a surprise visitor from the Zoo, discover Nature- closer look at Euclid Creek. Explore one of the Tracks and try a fun craft from the era. original waterways of Cleveland Metroparks Carl Casavecchia – Special Project Manager with some aquatic and plant Cleveland Metroparks Centennial

Cleveland Metroparks Centennial Picnic presented by July 21, 2017 | 6 p.m. | Brookside Reservation | Tickets $100 Please join us for a once in a lifetime TRAILBLAZER SPONSORS CENTENNIAL SPONSORS GOLD MEDAL SPONSORS sunset picnic as we toast the visionaries Cameron Allie Development Group KeyBank Connor Foundation whose foresight and passion made the 1st Mike and Lori Catanzarite Mansour Gavin LPA Sam and Anne-Marie Petros century-long journey possible. Proceeds Fairmount Santrol Oswald Companies Thompson Hine LLP benefit the Cleveland Metroparks The Foundry PwC Tucker Ellis LLP Centennial Forests Fund. MCPc Family Charities Bruce and Laura Rinker Dan and Marge Moore Mitchell and Kyla Schneider * Sponsors as of May 23, 2017 Albert B. and Audrey G. Ratner

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 216-954-3430. Tickets must be purchased in advance prior to attending the event.

clevelandmetroparks.com 3 FEATURE ARTICLE Top 10 Rare Bird Sightings The appearance of a rare bird brings much excitement to the birding and nature enthusiast community. From 290 species recorded, here are the top 10 rare birds of Cleveland Metroparks. Don’t forget to keep your binoculars or camera close by, in case YOU make a rare find! 4 Loggerhead Shrike Threatened and endangered in the northeast United States and Canada, the loggerhead shrike is the center of many conservation efforts. While loggerheads used to nest in the region, this species has not been recorded in Cleveland Metroparks for over 25 years until 10 Northern Gannet 7 Western Tanager this individual Gannets dive like spears from a hundred Tanagers are some of the most beloved bird appeared on feet above the water for fish. This species for their striking red colors. Exceed- April 6, 2017. albatross-like Atlantic Ocean visitor was ingly rare in the eastern U.S., this showy Photo by Irene Krise spotted foraging on Lake Erie. It is likely songbird was the second spring record for this individual followed the St. Lawrence the state of Ohio and the first record for 3 Brown Pelican River to Lake Ontario before arriving on the Cleveland Metroparks in April 2015. Never before has a mega rarity received downtown Cleveland shoreline. Photo by Jen Brumfield more attention in Ohio than the “Cleveland Photo by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Brown Pelican,” first found on June 25th, 2013 in Wendy Park. Hundreds of birders visited Cleveland Metroparks to see this east coast celebrity, which had its own Twitter and Facebook 6 White Ibis page and T-shirt. 9 Western Kingbird A bird of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, Photo by Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. This Western kingbird, a species of the Great imagine the surprise of finding this Plains and southwest, rode strong western long-billed, long-legged wading bird 2 Black winds to arrive in Cleveland Metroparks. The walking around Rockcliff Springs in Rocky Guillemot discovery of this large flycatcher was the River Reservation! This exceptionally rare By far one of the first record for the Park System in October white ibis was the first record for Cleveland more eccentric 2012. Metroparks in 1993. birds to visit Ohio, Photo by Jen Brumfield Photo by Sharon Hasko this immature black guillemot, a seabird of far Arctic Canada, turned up in Lakefront Reservation Gordon Park Marina on November 8th, 1990. Photo by Mary Gustafson

1 Ivory Gull One of the rarest birds on earth, 8 Sabine’s Gull 5 Say’s Phoebe Ohio’s first record This small, elegant gull with a forked tail The second record for Cleveland Metro­ of this immaculate migrates from the Arctic Circle to South parks, this salmon-pink-bellied flycatcher white gull is from Lakefront Reservation America. The adult Sabine’s gull visited from the western U.S. put on a show for East 72nd Street on December 18, 1975. The Lakefront Reservation, East 55th and East over 300 birders and photographers in a “holy grail” of birds, ivory gulls live on the 72nd for a few days in November 2013. one week stay at the Rocky River riding ring Arctic Circle, foraging on discarded polar Photo by Jen Brumfield in April 2017. bear kills. Photo by Jean Hoffman

4 Emerald Necklace July 2017 NATURALIST’S ALMANAC Summer July August September The summer days of July arrive with August begins the turning point of summer, September ushers in the end of summer, insect serenades. During the day, annual and the first days of fall migration are bringing cooler night temperatures and cicadas burst into song as tempera- underway. Flocks of blackbirds start to the first fall colors. This is one of the most tures spike and meadows are filled with congregate in large numbers, bats begin to exciting months for birding in Cleveland crickets’ and grasshoppers’ raspy calls. disperse from maternity colonies and the first Metroparks as fall migration swings into After the sun sets, the chorus grows southerly migration of shorebirds begin. Late full gear. A visit to Huntington or Lakefront richer as katydids join, singing from summer marks the end of breeding season for Reservations during strong northern gales high in the tree canopy. Bird songs still most birds and the dawn chorus of songbirds offers a chance to observe the initial large dominate the sounds of early morning in such as warblers, flycatchers, tanagers and movements of waterfowl, terns, gulls, and, the deep woodlands, but as the nesting grosbeaks has quieted. August nights provide on a red-letter day, a jaeger. September’s season winds down, warblers, tanagers, night adventurers opportunities to gaze at migration mayhem can offer birders the thrushes and other resident species go the shooting stars when the Perseid meteor chance to see over 100 species in one day. quiet. The very first of the year’s migrant shower peaks early in the month. August The insect world is still abuzz in September shorebirds are heading southward, and is the peak for dragonfly, damselfly and as monarch migration begins. Large, bright blackbirds again begin to build in flocks. butterfly diversity. Skimmers, darners, bluets, orange and black butterflies make an The stunning colors of large rosemallow spreadwings, baskettails, saddlebags and astounding migration south to Mexico. On and pickerelweed flowers adorn the other unique odonates lay eggs in ponds a warm day with north winds, visit Wendy edges of wetlands and ponds. Milkweed and lakes. The rich soil nutrients found in Park, Edgewater, Huntington, Euclid Creek – the host plant of the monarch floodplain forests allow some of the tallest or Wildwood Reservations to witness butterfly – begins to explode its crown wildflowers in Cleveland Metroparks to thrive. hundreds to thousands of monarchs arrive of pink flowers. By the end of July, early As August comes to a close, salamander larvae on U.S. ground. goldenrod, first of many goldenrods to begin their transition from the water to land, bloom, becomes a harbinger of autumn completing their mating cycle for the year. as it adds touches of bright yellow to shady open places along parkways.

Your gift today has a direct impact on Cleveland Metroparks conservation and education efforts and helps preserve this legacy. Thank you for being a part of Cleveland Metroparks next century of stewardship. Cleveland Metroparks Jeanette Eustache George and Cynthia Oprita gratefully acknowledges the Carol Glotzbecker Jo Ann B. Pfleger Marlene L. Goldheimer Ian Roy Phillips Your Gift to Nature following Emerald Necklace Hajewsky Family Memorial Elizabeth H. Ragg* All gifts to Cleveland Metroparks Fellows who have included Dorothea Jean Hassler* Margaret Rawsthorne help to preserve and Cleveland Metroparks in their Bernice C. Haytas* Carmen R. Reeths Barbara A. Hershkowitz Kathleen Schlemmer protect the “Emerald Necklace” estate plans: Constance M. Howell* Dorothy D. Schmidt* and are tax-deductible Anonymous (17 donors) William D. Howerton Lynn A. Schreiber* according to IRS regulations. Suzanne E. Aldrich Paula T. Hurwitz* Mary Sedlack* Ruth Arendt Alyce M. 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6 Emerald Necklace July 2017 Fishing Fund Outdoor Education Fund Trail Ambassador Fund (cont’d) Trails Fund (cont’d) In memory of Wayne A. Diehl Joseph and Beverly Calabrese - in honor In memory of Jim Petersen Kristin McLauchlan - in memory of Mary Mr. and Mrs. Steve Androsky of Marty Calabrese Bruce and Judie Amsel Ann Daley Roman Barabach Thomas Coltman Foundation Trust Margo and Tom Bertin Brian Meek and Susan Wittek -in honor of Ray and Gail Bower Antoinette Dyko Joe Burwell the guests of the Susan Wittek and Brian Spencer C. Diehl Forever Young Matthew and Virginia Collings Meek wedding Gill Podiatry Supply Holly Henry - in memory of Jeremy David Joann Kubicki Michael and Mirielle Michalak Brian and Karen Docherty Foster Michael B. and Judy Malasky Christina and Bruce Moffett Bob and Carole Holtzman Pipe Fitters Local No. 120 Retirement Pfizer Foundation Volunteer Program Alma Mujkanovic - in memory of Richard Tom and Linda McClelland Club Victoria Plata Esson Ruth E. 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clevelandmetroparks.com 7 CLEVELAND METROPARKS - THE LAST THREE DECADES

1980s In 1980, Lou Tsipis became Executive Director, and in 1982 the Administrative Offices were moved from downtown Cleveland to the former Zoo administration building on Fulton Parkway. 1984 – A new nature center opened in North Chagrin Reservation next to the Sunset Pond Wildlife Refuge; the pond was enlarged to include the new Sanctuary Marsh and boardwalk. 1986 – The City of Cleveland leased Garfield Park to Cleveland Metroparks. Dozens of volunteers worked with Cleveland Metroparks staff to renovate the reservation. 1988 – Vern Hartenburg began his tenure as Cleveland Metroparks director. He organized the mission of the Park into three pillars: Conservation, Education and Recreation.

1990s In the 1990s, Cleveland ­Metroparks acquired parts of the old towpath and canal lands just north of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 1992 – The much anticipated RainForest opened and became an immediate popular destination. 1993 – The City of Cleveland leased Brookside Park to Cleveland Metroparks. A new baseball diamond, soccer field and playground were added to this historic park. 1997 – A handful of citizens joined together to offer a counter proposal to save, restore and return this land to nature and children of the future. They became the West Creek Preservation Committee. 1999 – Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation opened along with the CanalWay Center. Youth Outdoors was created to provide out- door adventure recreation experiences for urban youth from ages 8 to 18 years.

2000s In 2001, a new park based at the Great Falls of Tinker’s Creek within Bedford Reservation focused on early industries. This park featured an old stone railroad viaduct built in the early 1850s. Wooden walkways and a new parking lot made the new Viaduct Park accessible, while interpretive signage explained the significance of the several mills that operated here in decades past. 2006 – Cleveland Metroparks took over development and man- agement of the property that became WestCreek Reservation. 2010 – Brian Zimmerman became the 6th executive director of Cleveland Metroparks.

8 Emerald Necklace July 2017 ZOO NEWS KeyBank ZooKeys Make Their Nostalgic Return

s Cleveland Metroparks celebrates The Zoo has been a part of Cleveland educate residents of Northeast Ohio on this historic centennial year, ZooKeys Metroparks history since the 1970s, how they can partner with the Zoo’s mission. A(now KeyBank ZooKeys) have made providing a world of experiences in one The keepsake KeyBank ZooKeys are a return thanks to the partnership between destination for guests. Forty years since, available for purchase at designated Cleveland Metroparks and KeyBank. Cleveland Metroparks has continued this locations within Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ZooKeys debuted at Cleveland Metroparks mission as well as providing educational for $3 with an opportunity to save $1 when Zoo in the 1960s and provided a world of opportunities. you use your KeyBank credit or debit card. experiences and connections for families Staying true to its original intent, the two Visit clevelandmetroparks.com for a list of all who, with the turn of a key, could learn of the KeyBank ZooKey locations. about their favorite animal. dozen plus designated boxes allow guests to insert a customized KeyBank ZooKey to This summer provides amazing opportunities Cleveland Metroparks has partnered with unlock an exclusive, educational message for adventures within Cleveland Metroparks KeyBank this centennial year to provide specific to each animal. In addition, there Zoo. From exciting giraffe feeding experi- communities, neighborhoods and residents is a message about the Zoo’s conserva- ences at the Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter throughout Northeast Ohio with new tion efforts for each animal represented. to enjoying a camel ride, to coming nose opportunities to connect with Cleveland Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is committed to to nose with Hector, the new Amur tiger, Metroparks. The return of ZooKeys is not securing a future for wildlife and each Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is your destination only a celebration of the past, but a animal serves as an ambassador to help for a world of experiences. connection to the future.

Northeast Ohio’s most-visited year-round attraction, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday. Parking is free. Located at 3900 Wildlife Way, the Zoo is easily accessible from Interstates 71, 90 and 480.

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Cleveland Metroparks eight golf courses offer a variety of activities and Manakiki | 440-942-2500 | Willoughby Hills lessons for golfers of all skill-levels. Come enjoy bonus rounds, FootGolf, Sleepy Hollow | 440-526-4285 | Brecksville or moonlight golf for the entire family. Adult groups can sign up for Big Met | 440-331-1070 | Fairview Park lessons on champion layout courses. Juniors can learn the rules of the Shawnee Hills | 440-232-7184 | Bedford game at the open Junior Golf Camp. Juniors golf FREE with paying adult Seneca | 440-526-0043 | Broadview Heights after 1 p.m. on July 4 and September 4. Little Met | 216-941-9672 | Cleveland Mastick Woods | 216-267-5626 | Cleveland Washington | 216-641-1864 | Newburgh Heights

Seneca and Washington Junior Golf Camps Bonus Shop Promotions These five-day camps for young golfers will include instruction, • Bonus Rounds – Want to golf for FREE at your choice of etiquette, rules, playing and on-course experiences. Juniors Cleveland Metroparks eight golf courses? should bring a packed lunch. Receive a free 9-hole round of golf when you register for Fee: $200 for camp. Optional lunch provided through the Back 9 Cleveland Metroparks Golf Bonus Rounds program. The more Grill at Seneca for additional $25/week. Camp runs from 9 a.m. – 3 you play the more you save! p.m. with extended care is available for children arriving at 8 a.m. and staying until 5 p.m. A fee of $25 covers extended care for the • 4th of July Sale entire week. 20% off - Any red, white and/or blue clothes, bags and headwear July 10 - 14 • July 31 - August 6 July 17 - 21 Earn Bonus Rounds credit on merchandise purchases July 24 - 28 (Girls Only Week) July 31 - August 4 • September 1 - 30 August 7 - August 11 End of Summer Sale 20% off - All shirts, shorts, shoes, bags and clubs Call Washington at 216-641-1864 or Seneca at 440-526-0043 for more information. Check out the Player of the Year Series Events For more information, visit clevelandmetroparks.com/golf Examples include: • Senior Master’s GCAC • Course Championships • Senior GCAC • Greater Cleveland Amateur • Stroke Play • Bill Barbour Cup • Two Player Scramble

1010 Emerald Emerald Necklace Necklace July April 2017 2017 Locations/Hours 2017 Centennial Promotion Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store Celebrate Cleveland Metroparks Centennial in style! 1 West Drive Celebrate Cleveland Metroparks centennial year with limited edition apparel and merchandise. Visit our Hinckley Township 330-278-2160 Nature Shops for a unique selection of Centennial themed items while they last. New products will be Daily: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. arriving in stores all summer long! Rental: 9 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. North Chagrin Nature Center Mayfield Village 440-449-0511 Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 4:45 p.m. Rocky River Nature Center Centennial Womens Tee - $20 Centennial Seal Hiking Centennial Mens Tee - $20 Stick Medallion - $5 North Olmsted 440-734-7576 100 Years Water Bottle - $20 Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday: Noon – 4:45 p.m. Watershed Stewardship Center Parma 440-253-2170 100 Years Hiking Stick Tuesday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Medallion - $5 Centennial Emblem Cap - $22 Centennial Patch Tumbler - $14 Sunday: Noon – 4 p.m. Visit Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store This Summer Whatever your plans this summer, Hinckley Lake Boathouse and Group rentals are available on select days and times — discounted Store offers a variety of memorable adventures for the whole family: rates apply. Reservation required and not available on holiday week- kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or enjoying a scenic canoe or ends. Rentals available for parties of 10 or more, some restrictions pontoon ride. This location is great for family reunions, sororities, may apply. Email [email protected] for more fraternities, birthdays and corporate team-building opportunities. information and to book your group rental. Reserve your group rental for your upcoming summer event at the Summer Hours: Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store! Store hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Rental hours: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Fall hours begin Tuesday, September 6

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Enjoy exciting tours hosted by Cleveland Terrain: paved, natural surface, stairs, Terrain: mostly flat, 4 miles Terrain: paved, natural surface, Metroparks Naturalist and explore up to 1 mile Register by phone stairs, 5 miles various arts, cultures and histories from Register by phone between by September 15 Register by phone between Northeast Ohio and beyond. July 31 and August 12 440-887-1968 Sept 24 and October 9 Legacy of the Land Bus Tour 440-473-3370 July 9, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. James A. Garfield Bus Tour Heritage Hobby Tour: Visit seven iconic sites that made Train Trek September 29, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 Rhinebeck Cleveland Metroparks a national August 26, 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. p.m. October 20 – 22, 9 a.m. Friday – treasure. Naturalist Foster Brown will We’ll bus to the Dennison Railway Tour President Garfield’s home in 11 p.m. Sunday Mentor and visit his final resting share stories and songs that add depth Depot Museum and tour our nation’s Venture to the New York Sheep place at Lakeview Cemetery. and meaning to the legacy of the land. most significant remaining example & Wool Festival where you CanalWay Center CanalWay Center of a WWII railroad canteen then visit will meet fiber artists, local Ages: 12 years & over (under 16 Ages: 13 years & over the B&O Roundhouse and explore the guild representatives and local with adult) Fee: $40* rolling stock of the Midwest Railway instructors as well as shop at 100s Terrain: paved, natural surfaces, Terrain: paved, natural surface, stairs, Preservation Society. of vendors. grass, stairs up to 1 mile CanalWay Center Rocky River Reservation, Fee: $45* includes admission Register by phone between Ages: adult Ranger Headquarters Register by phone beginning June 23 and July 1 Fee: $100* Ages: adult September 1 440-473-3370 Terrain: paved, natural surface, Fee: $475 216-206-1000 railroad tracks, 1 mile Terrain: uneven gravel and grass, Art in the Garden Adventure Register by phone Historic Hudson Valley Bus Tour 0.5 – 5 miles July 15, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. beginning July 20 Register by phone October 13 – 15, 8 a.m. Friday – Join Naturalist Stefanie Verish for a 216-206-1000 Registration ends Sept. 10 10 p.m. Sunday plein air botanical adventure. We’ll 216-206-1000 begin with a lesson at Look About Fall Birding Workshop Travel to upstate New York to enjoy September 6 – 7, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. the scenery and rich history of the Lodge, visit the Cleveland Botanical Lakefront Rarity Blitz Bus Gardens and complete our day at the Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield for a Hudson River Valley. Tour the home October 26, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rockefeller Greenhouse. No artistic two day workshop on songbird and and Presidential Library of Franklin experience necessary. shorebird identification. Take two D. Roosevelt, and more. Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield Look About Lodge bus trip birding adventures with a Rocky River Reservation, to seek migrant shorebirds and Ages: adult focus on learning warblers, vireos, Ranger Headquarters waterbirds along Ohio’s coastline. Fee: $65* includes admission and art flycatchers, and sandpipers and Ages: adult Learn identification­ tips on gulls, supplies waterbirds during peak fall migration. Terrain: paved, natural surface, waterfowl, raptors, sparrows Terrain: flat, easy, up to 1 mile Rocky River Nature Center stairs, 0.5 – 3 miles and more. Register by phone between parking lot Fee: $400 per person based on Rocky River Nature Center June 20 and July 3 Ages: adult double occupancy parking lot 440-473-3370 Fee: $125* Register by phone Ages: adult Terrain: 2 miles, mostly flat Deadline for registration Fee: $70* Shorebird & Waterbird Workshop Register by phone beginning September 10 at 5 p.m. Terrain: mostly flat, 2 miles July 29, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. August 7th at 9:30 a.m. 216-206-1000 Register by phone beginning Register beginning July 5 at 9:30am 440-734-6660 August 1st at 9:30 a.m. 440-734-6660 August 19, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Medina Fall Foliage Tour Lakes & Ledges Register beginning July 10 at 9:30am October 14, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. September 9, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Explore the history and heritage of Planes, Trains & Carousels Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield to seek Join us as we explore three different Medina County amidst brilliant fall October 28, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. migrant shorebirds and waterbirds Ohio State Parks throughout the colors. We’ll observe pioneer skills, Tour the Liberty Aviation Museum along Ohio’s coastline. Learn day. At each park we’ll go for a short learn about farm life and take in the to see vintage aircraft. Bring lunch identification tips on plovers and hike to see what wildlife may be in music and artisan foods. money for Tin Goose Diner. View peeps, egrets and herons, terns and that area. We’ll have a picnic lunch at CanalWay Center model trains when we visit Train- gulls and more. Punderson State Park. Ages: 8 years & over O-Rama and go for a whirl at the Rocky River Nature Center parking lot. CanalWay Center (under 18 with adult) Merry-Go-Round Museum. Ages: adult Ages: 10 years & over Fee: $50* CanalWay Center Fee: $70* (under 17 with adult) Terrain: natural surface, paved, Ages: 14 years & over (under 18 Terrain: mostly flat, 2 miles Fee: $55* stairs, 2.5 miles with adult) Register by phone Terrain: paved and unpaved, 3 - 6 Register by phone beginning Fee: $100 includes admission 440-734-6660 miles September 20 Terrain: paved, stairs, 2 miles Register by phone 216-206-1000 Register by phone Centennial Bus Tour: Help- beginning August 1 beginning September 20 ing Hands Tour – CCC/WPA 216-206-1000 7 Wonders of Cleveland 216-206-1000 August 19, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Metroparks Bus Trip- Fall Join Naturalist Foster Brown as we Kelleys Island Bus Tour October 14, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. explore the old remnants and sites September 22, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder of the Civilian Conservation Corps Join Naturalist Joe Higgins on an for a day of wonder as we discover and Works Progress Administration excursion to band migratory birds, some of the top sights of autumn within Cleveland Metroparks. This investigate the elusive Lake Erie water within Cleveland Metroparks. This will be a day of story, song and sites snake, and explore embayments and full day bus tour will take you to all highlighting these Great Depression abandoned quarries. the wondrous sights around the era projects. Watershed Stewardship Center Emerald Necklace. Garfield Park Center * Includes lunch, light snacks parking lot North Chagrin Nature Center Ages: 13 & over and a guided natural history Ages: adult, 16 & over with parking lot Fee $40* or historical tour. All bus trip participating adult Ages: adult registrations are by phone. Fee: $110* (includes ferry fare) Fee: $59* 12 Emerald Necklace July 2017 JULY PROGRAMS BY LOCATION Off Site (CMZ) Cleveland Metroparks 9 • Kayaking 1 & 2: Flatwater (OECR) Ohio & Erie Canal 8 • Urban Explorations: Flats Bridges Zoo Fundamentals Reservation 13 • Urban Explorations: Tremont 1 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 13 • Kayaking 1: Introduction to Kayaking 9 • Legacy of the Land Bus Tour 16 • Buzzed About Bees 3 • Summer Day Camp 14 • Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: 16 • Afternoon Archery for Kids 27 • Urban Explorations: Group Plan 3 • Nature Play Camp Introduction to SUP 16 • Afternoon Archery for Adults Buildings & Cleveland Public Library 6 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 14 • Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga 29 • Afternoon Archery for Kids 7 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 15 • Sunrise Pontoon Float 29 • Afternoon Archery for Adults (AR) Acacia Reservation 8 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 15 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 9 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 16 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 6 • Woodpeckers of Ohio 16 • Fireflies from the Pontoon (RRR) Rocky River Reservation 9 • Birds of Acacia 10 • Summer Day Camp 11 • Fly Fishing 1: Introduction 10 • Nature Play Camp 17 • Whipp’s Scavenger Hunt Hike 9 • Naturalist at Acacia 20 • “Try-It” Activities: Stand Up 14 • Cedar Valley Square Dance 10 • Acacia for the Young at Heart 13 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 28 • Bug Hunt’ 14 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight Paddleboarding 15 • Day in the Life of Euclid Creek 20 • Kayaking 2: Supplemental Skills 28 • Monarch Walk 15 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight (RRNC) Rocky River Nature Center 16 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 20 • Stand Up Paddleboarding 2: Supplemental Skills 1 • Gallery Wall – David Gielow (BeR) Bedford Reservation 16 • Tale of Coffee and Andean Bears 17 • Summer Day Camp 23 • Rock Climbing 1: Introduction to 4 • Red, White & Blue Hike 8 • Yoga and Hike Climbing 6 • Little Explorers: Regarding Reptiles 9 • Sunday Stroll 17 • Nature Play Camp 20 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 23 • Rock Climbing 2: Beyond the Basics 8 • Nature Walk 12 • Wednesday Walk 24 • American Red Cross Junior 8 • Digging for Dunk 12 • “Try-It” Activities: Mountain Biking 21 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 23 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight Lifeguarding 8 • Pond Safari 15 • Woodlands of Bedford: Salamanders 25 • Kelleys Island Paddling Campout 9 • Full Moon Hike of Sagamore Creek 24 • Summer Day Camp 24 • Nature Play Camp 27 • Kayaking 3: Critique 10 • Cuyahoga Astronomical Association 19 • Mountain Biking 1: Beginner 27 • Stand Up Paddleboard 3: Critique 14 • Lawrence Grist Mill Site Hike 23 • Sunday Morning Dog Walk 24 • Emerald Necklace Camp 27 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 28 • Dive-In Movie II: Lego Batman Movie 15 • Fort Hill Earthworks 25 • Mountain Biking 2: Intermediate 16 • Drop-by: Wildflower Wonder 29 • Extreme Hiking 28 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 29 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight (HuR) Huntington Reservation 23 • The Incredible Edible Cactus 30 • Centennial Concert 1 • A Shore Thing 29 • Froggy Fun 30 • Rising Waters Safari Overnight 31 • Summer Day Camp 14 • Discovering Nature: Frolic in the 30 • Early Morning Jaunt (BCR) Big Creek Reservation 31 • Nature Play Camp Field 30 • The Buzz on Bees 1 • Junior Chemists 26 • Nature Baby: Lake Erie 2 • Hiking Lake to Lake Trail’s Historical (CWC) CanalWay Center (SCR) South Chagrin Reservation Roots (LR) Lakefront Reservation 5 • Riparian Ramble 13 • Reptile Romp 1 • Hunt of the Month: Ladybugs 1 • 2-Hour Cart Tour 1 • Holiday Hike 8 • Cleveland Natural Science Club 3 • Evening Cart Tour 5 • Kayaking 4: Coastal Kayaking 9 • Fireflies under a Full Moon (BWR) Bradley Woods 6 • Cart Tour Northern Route 8 • “Try-It” Activities: Sailing 9 • Look About Lodge Summer Concert Reservation 6 • Cart Tour Southern Route 9 • Visit the Lorenzo Carter Cabin Hot Djang 2 • Bradley Woods Ramble 8 • 2-Hour Cart Tour 10 • Nuthatch Avoiders 11 • Nuthatch Avoiders 25 • Fly Fishing 2: Supplemental Skills 8 • Tales Around the Necklace 11 • Cuyahoga River By Boat 14 • Night Hike and Campfire 11 • Sun Catcher Hike 12 • Young Explorers 15 • Art in the Garden Adventure Bus Trip (BrR) Brecksville Reservation 15 • 2-Hour Cart Tour 13 • Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: 16 • Climb the Creek 15 • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo History Introduction to SUP 16 • Look About Lodge Summer Concert 8 • Tales of Whiskey Lane Rachel Brown and the Beatnik 15 • Family Creek Hike 27 • CanalWay Storytime 14 • Biohike: Butterflies 28 • Stroller School 15 • Rivergate Kayak Tours Playboys 25 • Yoga and Hike 19 • Your Parks, Their Stories 30 • Mini Raft Float 29 • 2-Hour Cart Tour 15-16 • Youth Sailing 1 & 2 29 • 12,000 Step Program – Hike for 18 • Cuyahoga River By Boat 23 • Look About Lodge Open House and Health 18 • High School Learn to Sail Silkscreening (BNC) Brecksville Nature Center 20 • Sailing 3: Open Sailing 23 • Look About Lodge Summer Concert 3 • 19th Century Living for Kids: (ECR) Euclid Creek Reservation 22 • Centennial Fireworks Rio Neon Butter Making 23 • Visit the Lorenzo Carter Cabin 26 • Crayfish in the Creek 15 • Morning in the Prairie 15 • Day in the Life of Euclid Creek 28 • A Night of Moths 16 • Birding the Banks of Euclid Creek 25 • Cuyahoga River By Boat 20 • Nurture with Nature 27 • Dinner and a Chat: Ohio Walleye 30 • Look About Lodge Summer Concert 29 • Prairie Flowers and Bees 21 • Euclid Beach Live Chardon Polka Band 23 • Birding the Mouth of Euclid Creek 27 • Sailing 3: Open Racing 29-30 • Sailing 1 & 2 (BR) Brookside Reservation (WCR) West Creek Reservation 30 • Butterfly Safari (GPR) Garfield Park Reservation (MSRR) Mill Stream Run 7 • Wetland Invertebrates 11 • Summer Dancing Series: Urban Line 29 • Hikathon Mini 9 • Bluebird Hike Dance 12 • West Creek Night Hike: Lightning in a 18 • Summer Dancing Series: Urban Line (NCR) North Chagrin Bottle ABBREVIATIONS: Dance Reservation 15 • Insect Discovery AR Acacia Reservation 20 • Preschool: Animal Party 16 • Blade Walkers 1 • Amphibian Adventure BCR Big Creek Reservation 24 • Bike to the Falls 26 • West Creek Night Hike: Dark Science 7 • Firefly Safari BeR Bedford Reservation 25 • Summer Dancing Series: Urban Line 28 • Neighborhood Picnic in the Park 8 • A.B. Williams Woods: A Forest BNC Brecksville Nature Center Dance 29 • Clean up the Creek Remembered BR Brookside Reservation 27 • Minister Creek Backpacking Trip BrR Brecksville Reservation 15 • Sunrise Hike BWR Bradley Woods Reservation (WSC) Watershed Stewardship CMZ Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (HiR) Hinckley Reservation (NCNC) North Chagrin Nature Center 4 • Fireside Folklore Drop-by: Bald Eagles CWC CanalWay Center 1 • Emerald Necklace Art Club: Monthly Center Meeting 8 • iNaturalist Mini-blitz ECR Euclid Creek Reservation 2 • Turtle Drop-In GPR Garfield Park Reservation 1 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 15 • GeoCache 101 4 • Crayfish Drop-in HiR Hinckley Reservation 2 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 23 • West Creek Mystery Series: Water 5 • Sprouts: Growing Kids and Wonder, HuR Huntington Reservation 4 • Hiking for the Young at Heart Dragons Naturally LR Lakefront Reservation 7 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle – Evening 29 • Summer Wildflower Identification 11 • Drop In Bug Hunt MSRR Mill Stream Run Reservation Paddle 30 • Sunday Drop-by: Slow the Flow! 12 • Nuthatch Avoiders NCNC North Chagrin Nature Center 7 - 8 • Paddlesports Family Campout 15 • Ohio Bats Drop-in NCR North Chagrin Reservation 8 • Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: 15 • The Novice Naturalist OECR Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Introduction to SUP RRNC Rocky River Nature Center 17 • Snakes and Turtles, Oh My 9 • Get Out…and Get Active RRR Rocky River Reservation 22 • Live Animal Lessons 9 • Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: SCR South Chagrin Reservation 28 • Frog Spotting Introduction to SUP WCR West Creek Reservation 29 • National Moth Week Drop-in 9 • Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Yoga WSC Watershed Stewardship Center 30 • Insects Galore

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JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Outdoor Recreation Program Centennial Program 1-31 JULY A Shore Thing Rising Waters Safari Overnight Eastland Road Trailhead Huntington Reservation was Over the course of the evening, Terrain: paved, 2 miles Hunt of the Month: Ladybugs one of the original nine Cleveland campers will explore the Zoo’s African 440-887-1968 Insects have six legs, 3 body parts Metroparks Reservations. Join us Savanna at night, participate in and 2 antennae. Stop by CanalWay for a history walk along the beach conservation-oriented activities, visit Voyageur Canoe Paddle Center this month to find our where we’ll learn about the area and some of the Zoo’s smaller African 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR hidden beetles, then go outside look back at some old-fashioned fun animals and enjoy snacks and stories (See feature block below for and see what insects you can find. on the shores of Lake Erie. by the campfire. details). Through July 31. 11 a.m. – noon HuR 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Register online 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Huntington Beach Trailhead Ages: 6 and up with adult 440-526-1012 Noon – 5 p.m. Sun CWC Terrain: mostly flat, some stairs, 0.5 Fee: $41 mile Register online Turtle Drop-In 440-734-6660 Drop in to get up close and learn 1 SATURDAY about some of Ohio’s most unique 2 SUNDAY 2-Hour Cart Tour Holiday Hike turtles. Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak Let’s get out and stretch our legs Bradley Woods Ramble Noon – 1 p.m. NCNC is your guide on an extended this holiday weekend. We’ll travel Hit the trails of Bradley Woods northern tour of Ohio & Erie Canal through Cleveland’s Lakefront Reservation in search of interesting 3 MONDAY Nature Preserve and along the Reservation. We’ll discuss the flora and fauna. Tall boots are recom- Nature Play Camp – Discount history of the park, area geography, shore of Lake Erie. Enjoy the sights mended for this swamp forest trek. and sounds of summer. Week watersheds, trails, industry and 10 – 11:30 a.m. BWR At this four-day camp, young some nature. Half an hour indoors 1 – 3 p.m. LR Codrington Picnic Area Shelterhouse Cleveland Metroparks Lakefront explorers will discover natural followed by two hours on the cart. Terrain: wet, muddy, 2 miles wonders, play outdoors, tour Zoo 9:30 a.m. – noon CWC Administration parking lot 440-734-6660 Terrain: natural surface, 3 miles exhibits and get up close and Fee: $10 personal with a few smaller Zoo Register by phone 216-206-1000 Hiking Lake to Lake Trail’s Historical Roots residents. No camp on July 4. beginning June 20 Amphibian Adventure 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CMZ 216-206-1000 From prehistoric mammals to onion Explore a wetland in search of farms and everything in between, Ages: 3 – 4 tadpoles, frogs and newts. Find out unveil the history of Lake Abram and Fee: $95 member/$110 Emerald Necklace Art Club: what lives in these special places nonmember Monthly Meeting the Lake to Lake Trail. using dip nets, which we provide. 10 – 11:30 a.m. BCR Register online Draw and paint with us. Members 2 – 3:30 p.m. NCR of the Emerald Necklace Art Club Wilson Mills Trailhead are invited to bring their favorite Terrain: wet, muddy 2017 Voyageur Canoe Paddle Season medium as we appreciate the signs 440-473-3370 of the season. Not a member? Sign July – October • Hinckley Lake up at www.clevelandmetroparks. Junior Chemists Travel back to the time when the fur trade was king of the Great Lakes! com Help Naturalist Matt Knittel check This hour-long living history program gives you a chance to paddle a 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. HiR the chemical quality of our stream. 34-foot canoe, sing and hear tales from characters of long ago. A perfect Ages: adults Using chemical test kits and program for those seeking historic adventures. Life jackets, educa- 440-473-3370 electronic probes, we’ll discover the tional fun and a safe environment are provided. Meet at Hinckley Lake health of our waterway. Boathouse & Store parking lot. Gallery Wall – David Gielow 2 – 4 p.m. BCR Departure times: The Art of Nature – Nothing is Memphis Picnic Area Fridays Fridays Saturdays or Sundays more exquisite than the natural Ages: 9 years & over 6:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. beauty that surrounds us here in 440-887-1968 • July 7 • September 8 • July 1 & 2 Northeastern Ohio. This gallery • August 4 • October 6 • July 15 & 16 reflects Dave’s deep love for all Voyageur Canoe Paddle • August 12 things, from broad landscapes 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR Fee: $5 • August 26 & 27 to the smallest of nature’s gems. (See feature block on right for Age: 5 years & over • September 23 Through August 31 details). All Voyageur Canoe Paddle programs • October 8 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. RRNC Register online require registration at clevelandmetroparks. • October 14 & 15 440-526-1012 com. For more info call 440-526-1012.

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Summer Day Camp – Discount Red, White & Blue Hike Wetland Invertebrates Week Celebrate the holiday on this fun 6 THURSDAY Join Naturalist Mayim Hamblen as At this four-day camp, campers hike around the ponds and forest of Woodpeckers of Ohio we learn about macroinvertebrates connect with wildlife and learn Rocky River Nature Center in search Enjoy a hike while exploring the that live in the wetlands. What about conserving the natural world of wildlife that is red, white, or blue. lives of woodpeckers. We’ll go over can these creatures tell us about by participating in fun and educa- 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC basic identification, their calls and our water quality? Please wear tional activities. A variety of different Terrain: flat, some stairs, 0.5 mile behaviors. closed-toed shoes and clothes that learning topics, which vary by age 9 – 10:30 a.m. AR can get wet and muddy. group, are available throughout the Fireside Folklore Drop-by: Bald Acacia Clubhouse 11 a.m. – noon WCR summer. No camp on July 4. Eagles Terrain: rolling hills, 2 miles Monarch Bluff Picnic Area 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ The bald eagle figures prominently 440-473-3370 Terrain: natural surface, 1 mile (half-day option available) in American Indian lore as a sacred Ages: 5 – 14 bird with magical powers. Gather Cart Tour Northern Route Voyageur Canoe Paddle – Fee: $135 member/$155 ‘round a campfire to listen to Enjoy a cart tour along the towpath Evening Paddle nonmember (half-day pricing American Indian legends about our through the northern half of the 6:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. HiR available) national bird. Program will move Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Learn (See feature block on page 14 for Register online indoors if it rains. about the nature and history you details). 2 – 3:30 p.m. WSC see along the way. Register online 19th Century Living for Kids: 10 – 11 a.m. CWC 440-526-1012 Butter Making 5 WEDNESDAY Fee: $5 Rising Waters Safari Overnight Dairy farming was one of Ohio’s Register by phone largest industries in the early to Sprouts: Growing Kids and (see 7/1 for details) beginning June 20 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ mid-1800s. Your child will learn Wonder, Naturally 216-206-1000 what life would be like on an 1800s Join Natalie the Naturalist to Paddlesports dairy farm, then we will make some discover the world of honey bees. Little Explorers: Regarding butter for you to take home. We will have discovery time, a craft Family Campout Reptiles Enjoy an evening campout, camp 1 – 2:30 p.m. BNC and go on a short hike. Bring your little explorer to learn Ages: 8 – 12 years with adult 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. or 1 – 2:15 p.m. fire, slacklining and paddling clinic about Ohio’s incredible reptiles. Friday followed by the opportunity Register by phone NCNC We’ll have stories, crafts, and songs beginning June 18 Nature Education Building to try multiple paddle sports for you and your child. Program Saturday morning. 440-526-1012 Ages: 3 – 5 years with adult includes a short hike. Terrain: paved, natural surface, 0.75 6 p.m. Fri. – 11 a.m. Sat. HiR 10 – 11 a.m. or 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC Ages: all ages with participating Evening Cart Tour mile Ages: 3 – 5 years with adult Join our naturalist on an evening Register by phone between adult Terrain: mostly flat, 0.5 mile Fees: $12.50 per person cart tour along the Ohio & Erie June 18 and July 2 Register by phone Canal. We’ll look for signs of wildlife 440-473-3370 Tents: $20 (while supplies last): Call June 14 – July 4 216-341-1704 that roam in the evening hours. 440-734-6660 We’ll also discuss the animals both Riparian Ramble Register online 216-341-1704 past and present, that call the canal Tired of being indoors? Come Cart Tour Southern Route home. explore the field and forest in search Enjoy a cart tour along the towpath 6:30 – 8 p.m. CWC of nature’s beauty. See majestic through the southern half of the 8 SATURDAY Fee: $5 riverside cliffs, hear a nuthatch Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Learn Yoga and Hike Register by phone calling in the distance or perhaps about the nature and history you beginning June 20 see a bald eagle perched along the Certified yoga instructor, see along the way. Kim Scott Sowinski, blends the 216-206-1000 scenic Chagrin River. 1 – 2 p.m. CWC 2 – 3:30 p.m. SCR practice of asana (yoga poses) with Fee: $5 meditative hiking for an immersive 4 TUESDAY Jackson Field Register by phone Terrain: natural surface, 2 – 2.5 miles experience of nature’s sights and beginning June 20 sounds. Yoga mats will be provided, Hiking for the Young at Heart 440-473-3370 216-206-1000 Join Naturalist Jenny McClain for a but you can bring your own. Late fee after July 2. Register by July 6. heart-pumping, calorie-crunching Kayaking 4: Coastal Kayaking Rising Waters Safari Overnight hike before your Independence Discover the Cleveland coast 8:30 – 10 a.m. BeR 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Egbert Shelter Day festivities begin. We’ll in a sea kayak as we paddle from (see 7/1 for details) explore Worden’s Ledges and the Wendy Park to Edgewater Beach, Ages: 14 years & over with surrounding woodlands on this weather and waves permitting. participating adult moderate-paced hike. Experience using a rudder, bracing, 7 FRIDAY Fee: $15 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. HiR and advanced paddling techniques Register online Firefly Safari 216-341-1704 Worden’s Heritage Homesite for open water paddling as well as Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder Ages: adults an introduction to kayak touring. in search of fireflies while discov- Tales of Whiskey Lane Terrain: hills, 3.5 miles Prerequisite: Kayaking 1 & 2 and/or ering some fun facts about these With a name like Whiskey Lane, 440-526-1012 ability to roll a kayak. incredible insects. Nets and bug jars there must be interesting stories to 6 – 9 p.m. LR will be available, or you can bring go along with it! Hike this pretty, yet Crayfish Drop-In Wendy Park your own. Catch and release. rugged area while enjoying the Drop in to explore the world of Ages: adults 9 – 9:45 p.m. NCR history of the old road and those crayfish. We’ll look at their adapta- Fee: $40 (includes boat & Rogers Road parking lot who lived along it. tions and which species you can equipment) Terrain: open field, natural surface, 9 – 11:30 a.m. BrR find locally. Register online 0.5 mile Brecksville Stables parking lot Noon – 2 p.m. NCNC 216-341-1704 440-473-3370 Ages: adults Terrain: many hills, 4 miles 440-526-1012 clevelandmetroparks.com 15 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Outdoor Recreation Program Centennial Program 2-Hour Cart Tour encounters with what we catch. hearing their tales, enjoy refresh- Hinckley Lake Boathouse (see 7/1 for details) 1 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC ments and tales shared by audience Ages: 10 years & over with 9:30 a.m. – noon CWC Ages: 7 years & over members. participating adult Terrain: flat, may be muddy, 0.5 mile 6:30 – 8 p.m. CWC Fee: $35 (includes board & A.B. Williams Woods: Register by phone Ages: 10 years & over equipment) A Forest Remembered June 24 – July 7 Register online Take a walk to the site of Cleveland 440-734-6660 Rising Waters Safari Overnight 216-341-1704 Metroparks first trailside museum, 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ memorial of first naturalist, and hike Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: (see 7/1 for details) Visit the Lorenzo Carter Cabin on one our first woodland trails. Introduction to SUP Learn about the man for whom the This event is a reminiscence and Lessons focus on equipment, basic 9 SUNDAY cabin is named and the story behind rededication to those historic sites. paddling strokes and standing on its construction. The Lorenzo Carter Golf cart will be provided to the board. Late fee after July 2. Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Cabin is located along the Cuyahoga transport individuals to site if Noon – 2 p.m. HiR Yoga River on Merwin Avenue near Center needed starting at 9:30 a.m. at A.B. Hinckley Lake Boathouse Learn basic SUP techniques; then Street in the Flats. Williams Memorial Woods Trailhead. Ages: 10 years & over with practice SUP yoga on the water 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. LR 10 a.m. – noon NCR participating adult with a certified yoga instructor. Lorenzo Carter Cabin A.B. Williams Memorial Woods Fee: $35 (includes board & Develop strength, balance and flexi- 216-206-1000 Trailhead equipment) bility. Late fee after July 2. Terrain: natural surface, 1.25 miles Register online 8 – 9:45 a.m. HiR Bluebird Hike 440-473-3370 216-341-1704 Hinckley Lake Boathouse West Creek Reservation is home Ages: adults to nesting Eastern bluebirds. Join “Try-It” Activities: Sailing Urban Explorations: Flats Bridges Fee: $35 (includes board & Naturalist Joe for a hike around Experience sailing on Lake Spend your afternoon hiking in equipment) West Creek’s meadow to seek out Erie during these 45-minute long the Flats with Historical Interpreter Register online nest sites and learn all about these “Try-It” sessions. The skipper and Doug Kusak. Cleveland is a city of 216-341-1704 colorful critters. crew will teach you about the bridges and we plan to span the 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WCR equipment and techniques used to gamut of the kinds found in the Full Moon Hike Monarch Bluff Picnic Area sail. Partnership between Cleveland Flats. Meeting location sent a week Summer nights are alive with Terrain: paved, mostly flat, 1 mile Metroparks and the Foundry. before program. wildlife. Let’s head out on the trails 10 – 10:45 a.m., 11 – 11:45 a.m., 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. in search of nocturnal animals and a Sunday Stroll 12:30 – 1:15 p.m., 1:30 – 2:15 p.m., Ages: adults, 8 years & over with glimpse of the full moon. Join us for a walk through the woods OR 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. LR adult 8:30 – 10 p.m. RRNC of Bedford Reservation. We’ll travel Wendy Park Terrain: city streets, uneven Terrain: flat, some stairs, 1.5 miles on the shady Egbert loop trail under Ages: all ages with participating surfaces, 2.5 miles a variety of trees along the edge of adult – participants MUST weigh at Fee: $5 Birds of Acacia Tinker’s Creek. least 50 lbs. Register by phone Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna as 2 – 3 p.m. BeR Fee: $10 (includes boat & beginning June 20 we search for birds throughout Egbert Trail Head equipment) 216-206-1000 Acacia Reservation’s ever-changing Terrain: natural surface, 1 – 1.5 miles Register online landscape. Join us for light refresh- 216-206-1000 216-341-1704 iNaturalist Mini-blitz ments following the hike. Bring Do you ever wish you could fit binoculars; some available to Get Out…and Get Active Nature Walk every checklist and field guide borrow. Join Naturalist Kelly McGinnis Stroll the woods of the Rocky River in your pocket? You can, with 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. AR to explore the trails in Hinckley floodplain with Naturalist Beth iNaturalist. Learn all about this Cedar Road parking lot Reservation. Over the next months, Whiteley. We will be looking for app, then record your field obser- Terrain: paved trails, 1 – 2 miles we’ll hike all of the trails, starting wildlife and checking out what is vations on your own account with 440-473-3370 with the shortest. Every month will blooming. If you have binoculars, step-by-step guidance. be progressively longer. Meeting bring them along! 2 – 3:30 p.m. WSC Kayaking 1 & 2: locations will vary. 10 – 11:30 a.m. RRNC Terrain: varied, 1 mile Flatwater Fundamentals 2 – 3:30 p.m. HiR Terrain: flat; 2.5 miles Classroom and on-the-water Johnson’s Picnic Area Cleveland Natural Science Club: practice introduces basic paddling Ages: adults Digging for Dunk Snakes & Salamanders, Turtles strokes, equipment, advanced Terrain: hills, 2.5 miles In 1928, Peter Bungart & Toads paddling techniques and 440-526-1012 unearthed the most complete Attend the Cleveland Natural self-rescue skills. Be prepared to get Dunkleosteus specimen right out- Science Club’s ice cream social and wet. Late fee after July 2. Naturalist at Acacia side the Rocky River Nature Center. program with Denise Wolfe, Geauga 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. HiR Stop by to say hello before or after Learn what it was like to hunt for Park District Naturalist. Enjoy your Hinckley Lake Boathouse your walk. A naturalist will be on fossils in the early 1900s. We’ll then ice cream while learning about our Ages: 14 years & over with hand to answer questions about head to the shale beaches and resident reptiles and amphibians. participating adult recent developments in the park and explore. 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. SCR Fee: $80 (includes boat & maybe even catch some butterflies. 11 a.m. – noon RRNC Look About Lodge equipment) 3 – 5 p.m. AR Ages: 8 years & over 440-473-3370 Register online Kiosk near Acacia Clubhouse Terrain: mostly flat, rocky, 1mile 216-341-1704 440-473-3370 Tales Around the Emerald Pond Safari Necklace Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: Look About Lodge Summer Grab a net and head out on the Call it traditional storytelling, Introduction to SUP Concert Series: Hot Djang trails in search of the wet and spoken word performance or July 8 for details). Local band plays Gypsy Jazz music. wriggly creatures that call the narrative theater; excellent story- Late fee after July 2. (see page 22 for details) pond home. We’ll enjoy up-close telling artists bring entertaining and 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 6 – 8 p.m. SCR enlightening stories to you. After or 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. HiR 16 Emerald Necklace July 2017 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Rising Waters Safari Overnight Lakefront Office Ages: 14 years & over with WestCreek Night Hike: (see 7/1 for details) Ages: adults participating adult Lightning in a Bottle 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Terrain: natural surface, 1.75 miles Fee: $25 (includes equipment) West Creek may be aglow with fireflies 216-341-1707 Register online (or lightning bugs) this time of year. Fireflies under a Full Moon 216-341-1704 Let’s take a closer look at them as Join Naturalist Carly Martin as Cuyahoga Astronomical we gently collect then release them we go in search of fireflies under Association: Observing Double Summer Dancing Series: unharmed. Please bring your own the rising full moon. We’ll look for Stars for Fun & Science Urban Line Dance plastic container (no glass please). different species of fireflies in hopes Gary Kader is director of the Burrell July 11, 18, 25 7:30 – 9 p.m. WCR of finding synchronizing lightning Observatory at Baldwin Wallace 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. GPR Monarch Bluff Picnic Area bugs. We’ll hike without flashlights. University. He will discuss the The official start of summer is here. Terrain: paved and dirt trails, 1.5 miles 9 – 11 p.m. SCR relationship between double stars, Kick it off with a party in Garfield Henry Church Rock Picnic Area how to locate them and how to Park Reservation. Select Tuesdays 13 THURSDAY Ages: 10 years & over observe these fascinating celestial in July and August you will enjoy Terrain: mostly flat trail, 3 miles phenomena. FREE urban line dance instruction. Urban Explorations: Tremont 440-473-3370 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Get your heart beating during nine Historical Interpreter, Doug Kusak, evenings of fun. Each evening will and volunteer, Mollie Alstott, invite 10 MONDAY 11 TUESDAY include new moves, great music you to stroll along as we explore some and helpful instruction. of the historic Tremont area. Meeting Nature Play Camp Nuthatch Avoiders Garfield Park Center parking lot place and details will be sent after At this five-day camp, young (see 7/10 for details) 216-206-1000 registration. explorers will discover natural 10 a.m. – noon SCR 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. wonders, play outdoors, tour Zoo Old Field parking lot Ages: adults, 8 years & over with adult exhibits and get up close and Ages: adults 12 WEDNESDAY Fee: $5 personal with a few smaller Zoo Terrain: natural surface,1 mile Young Explorers Terrain: city streets, 1 mile residents. 216-341-1707 Bring your little ones to Edgewater Register by phone 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CMZ Beach for a day by the lake. We’ll beginning July 3 Ages: 3 – 4 years Drop-in Bug Hunt play in the sand and learn about 216-206-1000 Fee: $115 member/$135 Stop by anytime this afternoon to the sun, the sand and other things nonmember grab a net and hunt for insects. A you can find at the beach. Reptile Romp Register online naturalist will be on hand to help 10 – 11 a.m. or 1 – 2 p.m. LR Discover the fascinating world of identify what you catch. Edgewater Beach House reptiles as we search for snakes and Summer Day Camp Noon – 2 p.m. NCNC Ages: 3 – 5 years with adult turtles on this family friendly hike. At this five-day camp, campers Nature Education Building Terrain: 0.5 – 1 mile Noon – 1 p.m. BCR connect with wildlife and learn Register by phone Beyer’s Pond parking lot about conserving the natural world Sun Catcher Hike beginning July 3 Terrain: unpaved, flat, 1 mile by participating in fun and educa- Join us as we take a short hike 216-206-1000 440-887-1968 tional activities. A variety of different on this sunny summer day. We’ll learning topics, which vary by age discover what plants and animals Nuthatch Avoiders Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: group, are available throughout the are in the valley. We’ll end the hike (see 7/10 for details) Introduction to SUP summer. by doing a sun catcher craft. 10:00 – noon NCNC (see July 8 for details) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ 2 – 3 p.m. CWC Ages: adults Offered during Edgewater Live! (half day option available) Ages: 7 – 10 years Terrain: natural surface, 1.5 miles Late fee after July 5. Ages: 5 – 14 Terrain: paved, one hill, 1 mile 216-341-1707 6 – 8 p.m. LR Fee: $165 member/ Register by phone Edgewater Beach $190 non-member beginning July 3 “Try-It” Activities: Ages: 14 years & over with (half day pricing available) 216-206-1000 Mountain Biking participating adult Register online Discover how fun yet challenging Fee: $35 (includes board & equipment) Cuyahoga River by Boat mountain biking can be during Register online Acacia for the Young at Heart Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak is these one-hour “Try-It” sessions. 216-341-1704 Slow down and enjoy a leisurely your guide on a boat ride going up 4 – 5 p.m., 5 – 6 p.m., 6 – 7 p.m., walk with Naturalist Natalie the river. We’ll discuss the Cuyahoga OR 7 – 8 p.m. BeR Kayaking 1: Introduction Schroder as we explore all that River, bridges, area geography, Egbert Shelter to Kayaking Acacia Reservation holds during watersheds, trails and industry. Ages: 10 years & over with Combines classroom and on the water summer. All abilities are welcome. River traffic may affect route. participating adult practice to introduce you to basic 10 – 11 a.m. AR 4 – 6 p.m. or 7 – 9 p.m. LR Fee: $5 (includes bike & helmet) paddling strokes and equipment. Be Kiosk near Dino’s Clubhouse Merwin’s Wharf Register online prepared to get wet. Late fee after Terrain: paved, some hills, up to Fee: $15 216-341-1704 July 5. 2 miles Register by phone 6 – 9 p.m. HiR 440-473-3370 beginning July 3 Wednesday Walk Hinckley Lake Boathouse 216-206-1000 We’ll enjoy a hike through the Ages: 14 years & over with Nuthatch Avoiders woodlands of Bedford. As we hike participating adult If you are a beginner birder then Fly Fishing 1: Introduction we’ll look for signs of wildlife and Fee: $45 (includes boat & equipment) this is the program for you! Let’s Combines classroom and dry travel along several tributaries of Register online see what songbirds, waterfowl and land casting to introduce you to Tinker’s Creek. 216-341-1704 raptors await us. Wear sturdy shoes basic fly fishing equipment and 7 – 8:30 p.m. BeR and bring water. Binoculars are techniques. Led by Fishing Guide Bridal Veil Falls parking lot Rising Waters Safari Overnight recommended, but will be available Jeff Liskay. Late fee after July 3. Terrain: natural surface, paved, hills, (see 7/1 for details) to borrow. 6 – 9 p.m. RRR 2 miles 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ 10:00 – noon LR Cottonwood Shelter 216-206-1000 clevelandmetroparks.com 17 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Outdoor Recreation Program Centennial Program 14 FRIDAY heels with old fashioned fun and Sewer District. Explore all or part of Fort Hill Earthworks exercise. Refreshment stand will be the day. Itinerary as follows: The Rocky River Nature Center Lawrence Grist Mill Site Hike open. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. AR & ECR is situated near fascinating Early We will explore the remains of 7 – 8:30 p.m. RRR • 9 – 10 a.m. – Acacia Reservation Woodland Indian earthworks. Join the Lawrence Grist Mill, exploring Frostville Museum • 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. – Highland Historical Interpreter Jen Graham to the history of how this land was 440-734-6660 Heights Community Park learn about the culture that built the used when the Lawrence family set- • 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. – Wildwood Park, earthworks, then hike up the Fort tled here in 1832 to when Cleveland Rising Waters Safari Overnight Euclid Creek Reservation Hill Stairs to view the earthworks Metroparks began negotiations to (see 7/1 for details) • 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. – Wildwood Park, yourself. purchase the land in the 1920s. 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Euclid Creek Reservation 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. RRNC 10 – 11:30 am RRNC Register online Terrain: 155 stairs, 1 mile Terrain: natural trail, uneven, 2 miles Night Hike and Campfire by July 1. Questions via email: Whoo’s awake at night in the forest? [email protected] Insect Discovery Biohike: Butterflies How well can you find your way in or call 440-473-3370 Learn about insect morphology and Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese for the dark? We’ll head out into the adaptations as we venture into the an informal butterfly survey along dusk and return after sunset as we Youth Sailing 1 & 2 meadow with Naturalist Mayim to the meadow-forest-lake edge. We’ll explore the sights and sounds of the Learn the basics of sailing catch and observe these tiny critters. catch and release species that need evening. during this entry level yet strenuous 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. WCR closer examination. Nets provided. 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. SCR course. We’ll focus on termi- Monarch Bluff Picnic Area 1 – 2 p.m. LR Look About Lodge nology, etiquette and basic sailing Terrain: flat, 1 mile Wendy Park Age: 8 years & over techniques. Partnership between Terrain: hilly, grassy, 0.5 mile Terrain: hilly trails, 2 miles Cleveland Metroparks and the Voyageur Canoe Paddle 440-734-6660 440-473-3370 Foundry. Class meets July 15 & 16. (see feature block on page 14 for Late fee after July 9. details) Stand Up Paddleboarding 1: 15 SATURDAY 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. LR 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR Introduction to SUP Wendy Park (See July 8 for details). Sunrise Hike Ages: 10 – 13 years The Novice Naturalist Late fee after July 6. Are you an early riser? Join us for Fee: $150 (includes equipment) Naturalist Foster Brown will take you 3 – 5 p.m. HiR a quiet and peaceful hike through Register online on a hike around Sanctuary Marsh Hinckley Lake Boathouse A.B. Williams Memorial Woods 216-341-1704 and reveal the lore and legend Ages: 10 years & over with to the historic and picturesque about common summer flowers, participating adult Overlook Shelter. Your way will be 2-Hour Cart Tour weeds and trees that are easily seen Fee: $35 adult (includes board & lit by luminaries as we observe and (see 7/1 for details) this time of year. equipment) discuss woodland happenings. 9:30 a.m. – noon CWC 1 – 2:30 p.m. NCNC Register online 5:30 – 6:30 a.m. NCR Terrain: paved, 0.5 mile 216-341-1704 A.B. Williams Memorial Woods Rivergate Kayak Tours Trailhead Discover downtown from GeoCache 101 Discovering Nature: Frolic Terrain: gravel, steps, 1.5 miles a new perspective as you refine What is GeoCaching, and why is it in the Field 440-473-3370 your kayaking skills and gain an the coolest ever? Naturalist Matt Join Naturalist Bev Walborn on appreciation of Cleveland’s history Knittel will provide the equipment an outdoor adventure just for Sunrise Pontoon Float during this mini-workout. Boat and know-how to take part in a preschoolers. We will explore the Join Naturalist Sharon Hosko for traffic dictates the direction of the Geocache adventure. lower meadow with our nets and a leisurely cruise on the Floating tour. Paddling experience is highly 1 – 3 p.m. WSC magnifying glasses searching for Water Lab in search of wildlife in recommended. Late fee after July 9. Ages: 9 years & over mid-summer plants and animals. and around the lake. 10 a.m. – noon OR 1 – 3 p.m. LR Terrain: paved, natural surface, 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. HuR 7 – 8:30 a.m. HiR Merwin’s Wharf 3 miles Wolf Picnic Shelter Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store Ages: 14 years & over with Ages: 2 – 6 years with adult Ages: adults participating adult Cleveland Metroparks Terrain: flat, 0.75 mile Fee: $5 Fee: $35 (includes boat & Zoo History 440-734-6660 Register online equipment) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo was beginning June 19 Register online born as one man’s personal animal Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) 216-341-1704 collection and has grown to become Yoga Morning in the Prairie an internationally influential animal Learn basic SUP techniques; then Enjoy a cool morning stroll to view Woodlands of Bedford: conservation organization. Historical practice SUP yoga on the water with the beauty and variety of plants that Salamanders of Sagamore Creek Interpreter Doug Kusak takes an a certified yoga instructor. Develop call the tallgrass prairie their home. Join Fred Losi for a mid-day summer entertaining look at how it came to strength, balance and flexibility. Late 9 – 10:30 a.m. BNC walk along beautiful Sagamore pass. fee after July 6. Ages: adults Creek in search of salamanders. 2 – 3:30 p.m. CWC 6 – 7:45 p.m. HiR Terrain: flat, 0.5 mile Wear shoes and clothing that can Register by phone Hinckley Lake Boathouse get wet as we walk alongside and in beginning July 3 Ages: adults Day in the Life of Euclid Creek the creek. 216-206-1000 Fee: $35 (includes board & Take a trip downstream to 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. BeR equipment) explore Euclid Creek and its aquatic Terrain: wet condition, one hill, Ohio Bats Drop-in Register online life. Explore all or part of the day to 2.5 miles Meet a live bat and see some 216-341-1704 learn about water quality, aquat- Alexander Bike Lot mounted bats up close. Ask a ic invertebrates, fish, restoration 216-206-1000 naturalist all of your bat-related Cedar Valley Square Dance efforts and more. Stay for lunch and questions at our discovery table. Come learn, watch and dance as celebration. This event is offered in 2 – 3:30 p.m. NCNC Caller Frank Koenig leads circle, line partnership with Friends of Euclid and square dances. Kick up your Creek and Northeast Ohio Regional

18 Emerald Necklace July 2017 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Family Creek Hike Afternoon Archery for Kids Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store to reserve one for no additional fee, Join Naturalist Jenny McClain to Bring your child to the valley to parking lot sizes limited. Helmets required. Late explore the Chippewa Creek and discover the fun of archery. Enjoy a Ages: 5 years & over fee after July 11. one of its tributaries in search new activity surrounded by nature. Fee: $5 6 – 8 p.m. BeR of aquatic insects, salamanders, We’ll have supplies available for you. Register online Egbert Picnic Area crayfish and more. 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR beginning June 26 Ages: 14 years & over with 2 – 4 p.m. BrR CanalWay Center parking lot participating adult Plateau Picnic Area Fee: $5 17 MONDAY Fee: $15 (includes equipment) Ages: families with children 5 years Ages: 9 years & over Register online & over Terrain: one hill, 0.5 mile Nature Play Camp 216-341-1704 Terrain: steps, wet, 0.5 mile Register by phone (see 7/10 for details) Register by phone beginning beginning July 3 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CMZ Your Parks, Their Stories July 1 216-206-1000 Join Naturalist and Songwriter 440-526-1012 Summer Day Camp Foster Brown on a hike to the Henry Climb the Creek (see 7/10 for details) Church Rock. If you have never seen Rising Waters Safari Overnight What lives in Sulphur Springs Creek? 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ this unique landmark or hiked amidst (see 7/1 for details) Let’s spend the afternoon exploring (half day option available) the hemlock woods along the Aurora 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ and getting dirty. Join Naturalist branch of the Chagrin River, this is Selby Majewski as we hike to the Snakes and Turtles, Oh My your night. 16 SUNDAY Chagrin River and climb the stream Meet our slimy and scaly animal 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. SCR back to Look About Lodge. ambassadors and go on a search for Henry Church Rock Picnic Area Tale of Coffee and Andean Bears 1 – 4 p.m. SCR more around the pond. Terrain: natural surface, many uneven Ease into your morning when you Look About Lodge 10 – 11 a.m. NCNC stairs, 0.6 miles taste test shade-grown coffee Age: 8 years & over Terrain: flat trails, 1 mile 440-473-3370 while enjoying a light breakfast. Terrain: wet and slippery rocks, This two-hour program on the waterfalls, 2 miles Whipp’s Scavenger Hunt Hike 20 THURSDAY relationship between coffee and Register by phone between Join Historical Interpreter Beth Robb Andean bears include a walking June 20 and July 14 for a hike through Whipp’s Ledges. Preschool: Animal Party tour to Wilderness Trek. 440-473-3370 We’ll search for fossils and useful Let’s celebrate the animals of the 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CMZ plants. You will also hear stories forest. We’ll learn about a few of the Ages: coffee loving adults Blade Walkers about the ledges. forest fauna through a story, a hike Fee: $15 Join Naturalist Patti Donnellan on 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. HiR and a game. Register online a stroll through the prairie of West Whipp’s Ledges parking lot 10:30 a.m. – noon GPR Creek as we look for wildlife species Terrain: hills, stairs, 1.25 miles Red Oak Shelter Area Birding the Banks of Euclid Creek that inhabit a grassland ecosystem. 440-526-1012 Ages: 3 – 6 years with adult Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna on the 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. WCR Terrain: natural surface, hill, 0.5 miles banks of Euclid Creek searching Monarch Bluff Picnic Area 18 TUESDAY Register by phone for woodpeckers, catbirds and Terrain: paved and off-trail, 0.5 mile beginning July 3 sandpipers. Cuyahoga River By Boat 216-206-1000 9:30 – 11 a.m. ECR Afternoon Archery for Adults (see 7/11 for details) Highland Picnic Area parking lot Join us in the valley to discover the 4 – 6 p.m. or 7 – 9 p.m. LR “Try-It” Activities: Stand Up Terrain: natural, uneven surfaces, fun of archery. Enjoy a new activity Paddleboarding some hills, up to 2 miles surrounded by nature. We’ll have all High School Learn to Sail Discover how fun yet challenging 440-473-3370 supplies available for you. Learn the basics of sailing stand up paddleboarding can be 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR during this entry-level yet strenuous during these one-hour “Try-It” Drop-by: Wildflower Wonder CanalWay Center parking lot course focusing on terminology, sessions. Come and enjoy our nature center Fee: $5 etiquette and basic sailing 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. gardens with Naturalist Lindsey Ages: adults techniques. Partnership between or 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. HiR Dukles and check out which Terrain: one hill, 0.5 mile Cleveland Metroparks and the Hinckley Lake Boathouse wildflowers are in bloom. Register by phone Foundry. Class meets on: July 18, Ages: 10 years & over with 11 a.m. – noon RRNC beginning July 3 July 25, August 1 & 8. Late fee after participating adult 216-206-1000 July 10. Fee: $5 (includes boat & equipment) Voyageur Canoe Paddle 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. LR Register online (see feature block on page 14 for Look About Lodge Summer Wendy Park 216-341-1704 details) Concert Series: Rachel Brown and Ages: 14 – 17 years 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR the Beatnik Playboys Fee: $215 (includes equipment) Sailing 3: Open Sailing Local band that plays American Register online Enhance your skills during Buzzed About Bees Classics and Blues music. 216-341-1704 this open sailing session in which Bees help make our food, keep the (see page 22 for details) instructors are available to help environment strong and have fasci- 6 – 8 p.m. SCR Summer Dancing Series: you perfect your sailing skills and nating social lives. Amazing close-up Urban Line Dance techniques. Prerequisite: Sailing 1 & photos and interesting facts about Rising Waters Safari Overnight (see 7/11 for details) 2 and/or demonstrated skill compe- beekeeping will leave you wanting (see 7/1 for details) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. GPR tency with tacking and jibing. Late to start your own hive! Meet at 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ fee after July 19. 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. LR Fat Head’s: 18741 Sheldon Road, 19 WEDNESDAY Middleburg Heights. Fireflies from the Pontoon Wendy Park 1 – 2 p.m. Witness nature’s light show aboard Mountain Biking 1: Beginner Ages: 10 years & over with 440-734-6660 a pontoon float on Hinckley Lake. This field based skills clinic will participating adult Learn about these fascinating focus on the fundamental elements Fee: $25 (includes boat & equipment) insects and what makes them “glow.” of riding off-road. All skill levels wel- Register online 9 – 10 p.m. HiR come. Bring your own bike or call 216-341-1704 clevelandmetroparks.com 19 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Outdoor Recreation Program Centennial Program 22 SATURDAY Beat the summer heat and head Stand Up Paddleboarding 2: indoors to learn about this sun 24 MONDAY Supplemental Skills Live Animal Lessons loving native cactus. From historic Nature Play Camp Start where you left off in SUP 1. Join us for an hour of exploration as uses to present day preparation and (see 7/10 for details) Learn advanced paddling strokes, we draw close to common butter- recipes. Find out how you can grow 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CMZ bracing, rescues and more. Late fee flies and other amazing insects that this plant in your own garden. after July 12. are found around the nature center, 11 – noon RRNC American Red Cross 6 – 8:30 p.m. HiR nearby fields and gardens. Bring Ages 8 years & over Junior Lifeguarding Hinckley Lake Boathouse your own hand lens and curiosity. Five-day consecutive workshop Ages: 14 years & over with 1 – 2 p.m. NCNC Visit the Lorenzo Carter Cabin beginning July 24. This program participating adult (see 7/9 for details) gives young adults a jumpstart Fee: $35 (includes board & Centennial Fireworks 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. LR into a lifeguarding job. It provides a equipment) Experience fireworks at foundation in aquatic knowledge, Register online Edgewater on the eve of our Rock Climbing 2: leadership, attitudes and a variety 216-341-1704 Centennial. (See page 3 for more Beyond the Basics of lifesaving skills. Please call for information). Fireworks scheduled Learn advanced climbing and required prerequisites in order to Kayaking 2: Supplemental for 10 p.m. belaying techniques, bouldering qualify for this workshop. Skills 4 – 10:30 p.m. LR principles and an introduction to 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. HiR Combines classroom and on the Edgewater Beach anchor building. Late fee after July Ledge Pool & Recreation Area water practice to introduce you 16. Ages: 11 to 15 years to basic paddling strokes and 23 SUNDAY 1 – 4 p.m. HiR Fee: $65 ($45 Ledge Pool Season equipment. Be prepared to get wet. Top O’ Ledges Pass Holder) Late fee after July 12. Sunday Morning Dog Walk Ages: 16 years & over with Register online or by phone participating adult 6 – 9 p.m. HiR Celebrate our Centennial at Bedford, by July 20 Fee: $45 (includes equipment) Hinckley Lake Boathouse. one of the first reservations. We’ll 440-331-8111 Ages: 14 years & over with walk along the All-Purpose Trail Register online 216-341-1704 participating adult before the heat of the day sets in Emerald Necklace Camp Fee: $45 (includes boat & and discover the beauty and history This five-day camp allows campers West Creek Mystery Series: equipment) of this park. to explore the variety of what Water Dragons Register online 9 – 10 a.m. BeR Cleveland Metroparks has to offer. The capers continue and this time 216-341-1704 Egbert Picnic Area and Trailhead Campers explore the Zoo and take Terrain: paved, hilly, 2 miles Naturalist Patti Donnellan has been abducted by water dragons! Follow field trips to park locations to hike, Nurture with Nature 216-206-1000 kayak and learn the basics of golf Bring your family for a monthly the clues to locate her and unlock West Creek’s secrets. Collect all the and more. program that explores nature Rock Climbing 1: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ through books, games, hikes and Introduction to Climbing clues to complete the puzzle and earn a small prize. Ages: 11 – 14 years other activities. This month we’ll Climb on natural rock while learning Fee: $240 member/ search for life under logs. how to belay, proper climbing 1:30 – 3 p.m. WSC Terrain: possibly muddy, 0.5 mile $265 non-member 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. BNC techniques, knots and the climbing Register online Ages: 3 years & over with adult lingo. Late fee after July 16. Terrain: stairs, 1 mile 9 a.m. – noon HiR Look About Lodge Open House and Silkscreening Summer Day Camp Register by phone Top O’ Ledges (see 7/10 for details) beginning July 3 Ages: 16 years & over with Learn a little about this beautiful 1930s WPA cabin. Bring a plain 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ 440-526-1012 participating adult (half day option available) Fee: $45 (includes equipment) t-shirt if you’d like it silkscreened Rising Waters Safari Overnight Register online with a Look About Lodge design. Silkscreening craft will be at 3:30 Bike to the Falls (see 7/1 for details) 216-341-1704 and 6:30 p.m. Enjoy this summer afternoon while 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Birding the Mouth of Euclid Creek 2 – 8 p.m. SCR biking through the park. We’ll ride Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder at Look About Lodge to Mill Creek Falls to see Cuyahoga 21 FRIDAY the mouth of Euclid Creek in search 440-473-3370 County’s largest waterfall. 7 – 8 p.m. GPR Euclid Beach LIVE of waterfowl, kingfishers and cliff Look About Lodge Summer: Windy Ridge Picnic Area Join us for a special Euclid swallows. Concert Series: Rio Neon Terrain: paved, 3 miles Beach LIVE concert as Euclid Beach 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. ECR Local band that plays American Folk, Register by phone Park NOW and North Chagrin Wildwood entrance parking lot Terrain: paved, natural uneven Jazz and more. beginning July 3 Nature Center naturalists highlight (see page 22 for details) 216-206-1000 the park’s historic significance surface, up to 2 miles 440-473-3370 6 – 8 p.m. SCR and the Centennial Anniversary of 25 TUESDAY Cleveland Metroparks. Rising Waters Safari Overnight 6 – 8 p.m. ECR Centennial: Making Memories (see 7/1 for details) Cuyahoga River By Boat Euclid Beach Park 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ (see 7/11 for details) 440-473-3370 On our Anniversary Day, we invite you to come out and enjoy a quiet 4 – 6 p.m. or 7 – 9 p.m. LR Rising Waters Safari Overnight day of relaxation in any of our 18 reservations and Zoo. While here, Yoga and Hike (see 7/1 for details) (see 7/8 for details) 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ take a photo and tag it #est1917 sharing how you made memories in Late fee after July 17. Register by Ohio’s first metropolitan park. July 23. 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. All reservations 6 – 7:30 p.m. BrR 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Zoo (admission Oak Grove Shelter required) 20 Emerald Necklace July 2017 The Incredible Edible Cactus JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE

Mountain Biking 2: 10 – 11 a.m. HuR tency with tacking and jibing. Late we’ll take a stroll around the center. Intermediate Lake Picnic Shelter fee after July 19. 10 – 10:45 a.m. CWC Progress to skills such as basic front Ages: 3 years & under, with adult 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. LR Terrain: paved, hill, 1 mile and rear wheel lifts among others. Terrain: 0.25 mile, stairs and sand Wendy Park Ages: 2 years & under with adult Prerequisite: Mountain Biking Register online July 7 – July 25 Ages: 10 years & over with partici- Register by phone 1 or previous experience. Bring pating adult beginning July 3 your bike or call to reserve one Crayfish in the Creek Fee: $25 (includes boat & 216-206-1000 for no additional fee, sizes limited. Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder in equipment) Helmets required. Late fee after discovering what lies beneath the Register online Bug Hunt July 17. cool waters and rocks. Wear clothes 216-341-1704 Meet Naturalist Beth Whiteley at the 6 – 8:30 p.m. BeR and shoes that can get wet. meadow of Lewis Road Riding Ring Egbert Picnic Area 2 – 3:30 p.m. SCR Kayaking 3: Critique and we will go on a hunt for bugs! Ages: 14 years & over with Jackson Field Enhance your skills during this We will be using sweep nets to see participating adult Terrain: natural surface, slippery rocks, open paddling session in which what tiny critters call the meadow Fee: $20 (includes equipment) river bed, up to 2 miles instructors are available to help you home. Register online 440-473-3370 perfect your kayaking skills and 11 a.m. – noon RRR 216-341-1704 techniques. Prerequisite: Kayaking 1 Lewis Road Riding Ring parking lot West Creek Night Hike: and/or basic kayaking skills. Late fee Ages: 4 years & over with adult Summer Dancing Series: Urban Dark Science after July19. Line Dance Take an evening hike with Naturalist 6 – 9 p.m. HiR Neighborhood Picnic in the Park (see 7/11 for details) Mayim Hamblen as we activate Hinckley Lake Boathouse Bring your family and a picnic, and 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. GPR our five senses and connect to our Ages: 14 years & over with we’ll supply the fun! Enjoy a concert, surroundings using science. participating adult animal-themed games, and go on a Fly Fishing 2: 8:30 – 9:30 p.m. WCR Fee: $15 (includes boat & hike. We will finish with s’mores and Supplemental Skills Monarch Bluff Picnic Area equipment) a story. Snacks provided by ACME Learn advanced skills and good Terrain: mostly flat, 1 mile Register online Fresh Market. fishing locations as you practice 216-341-1704 5 – 8:30 p.m. WCR casting the fly rod into the 27 THURSDAY Keystone Picnic Shelter lake. Fishing license required. Stand Up Paddleboarding 3: Terrain: mostly level, 1 mile Prerequisite: Fly Fishing 1: Rising Waters Safari Overnight Critique Register by phone or online Introduction and/or working (see 7/1 for details) Enhance your skills during this by July 25 knowledge of fly casting. Late fee 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ open paddling session in which 440-887-1968 after July 17. instructors are available to help 6 – 9 p.m. BWR Urban Explorations: Group Plan you perfect your SUPing skills and Monarch Walk Codrington Shelterhouse Buildings and Cleveland Public techniques. Prerequisite: SUPing 1 Monarchs are returning and can Ages: 14 years & over with Library and/or basic SUPing skills. Late fee be seen nectaring on many of our participating adult Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak after July19. summer blooms. Join Naturalist Fee: $30 (includes equipment) takes a step back to Cleveland’s 6 – 9 p.m. HiR Natalie Schroder in search of eggs Register online 1903 Group Plan—one of the Hinckley Lake Boathouse and larvae of these magical flying 216-341-1704 most complete civic-center plans Ages: 14 years & over with insects. Please wear pants as we will for a major city. We’ll also delve participating adult be walking in high vegetation. Kelleys Island Paddling deeper and go behind the scenes Fee: $15 (includes boat & 2 – 3 p.m. AR Campout at Cleveland Public Library’s Main equipment) Cedar Road parking lot Paddle both kayaks and stand up Branch. Register online Terrain: paved, some hills, up to 2 paddleboards on Lake Erie with 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 216-341-1704 miles opportunities to explore natural Ages: 8 years & over with adult 440-473-3370 and historical features of Kelleys Fee: $5 Dinner and a Chat: Ohio Walleye Island. Terrain: paved, stairs, 1.5 miles Lake Erie has been referred to as Rising Waters Safari Overnight Pre-trip meeting: July 25, Register by phone the Walleye Capitol of the World. (see 7/1 for details) 6 – 9 p.m. HiR beginning July 3 Walleye fishing has influenced both 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Hinckley Lake Boathouse 216-206-1000 the economy of Cleveland and Trip: August 4, 1 p.m. – August 6, the ecology of Lake Erie. Fisheries Dive – In Movie II: 7 p.m. CanalWay Storytime Biologist Mike Durkalec will speak The Lego Batman Movie Kelleys Island, Ohio Farms and farm food are important about the history and future of Enjoy the movie from a spot on the Ages: adults to our everyday lives. We’ll use songs walleye in our area while we dine lawn or while relaxing in an inner Fee: $195 (includes camping and and stories to learn about food, on a special meal featuring this local tube in the heated Ledge Pool. park fees, paddling equipment, animals and how they affect the delicacy. Space in the pool is limited, call camping equipment, and ferry ride) world around us. 6:30 - 8 p.m. LR ahead and reserve your inner tubes After July 16: $215 11 – 11:45 a.m. CWC Merwin’s Wharf starting July 14. Register online Ages: 6 years & under with adult Fee: $35 Ages: all, 8 years and under with an 216-341-1704 Register by phone or online Register by phone adult beginning July 3 beginning June 20 Fee: FREE; $7 for single tubes and 26 WEDNESDAY 216-206-1000 216-206-1000 $10 for double tubes. 8 p.m. Nature Baby: Lake Erie Sailing 3: Open Racing 28 FRIDAY Ledge Pool & Recreation Area Bring your baby to explore nature Enhance your sailing skills and Hinckley Reservation Hinckley Twp. along Lake Erie. Enjoy a walk where learn basic principles of racing and Stroller School 330-239-2911 we will discover the many sights of regattas. Instructors are available Join us to explore farm animals and the lake. We will read a story and to help perfect your skills and the many sounds they make. We’ll head to the beach. techniques. Prerequisite: Sailing 1 & learn about how farms and animals 2 and/or demonstrated skill compe- effect the world around us. Then clevelandmetroparks.com 21 JULY PROGRAMS BY DATE Outdoor Recreation Program Centennial Program

Frog Spotting National Moth Week Drop-in Join us for a walk around the Misunderstood, overlooked and Look About Lodge Summer Concert Series marsh in search of North America’s even feared, moths live in the Cleveland Metroparks is offering a summer of free concerts at Look About largest frog. Bring a flashlight, some shadows of their butterfly cousins. Lodge, located in South Chagrin Reservation off of Miles Road. We have a available to borrow. Drop in and discover the truth of wonderful line-up of local bands that are certain to raise your spirits and 9 – 10 p.m. NCNC how amazing these insects truly are make your summer a memorable one. All concerts are on a Sunday night Terrain: natural surface trail, may be and why they deserve a week to from 6 - 8 p.m. Bring your own chair or blanket. 440-473-3370 muddy, 1.5 miles honor them. July 9 Hot Djang (Gypsy Jazz) 10 a.m. – noon NCNC July 16 Rachel Brown and the Beatnik Playboys (American Classics A Night of Moths and Blues) Enjoy a summer night near the Summer Wildflower Identification forest as we await the arrival of For anyone who has a Newcomb’s July 23 Rio Neon (American Folk, Folk Jazz and more!) moths and other insects to our Wildflower Guide or would like to July 30 Chardon Polka Band (Polka with a Twist) lights. We will discover the different get one, this refresher course in August 6 Workmen’s Circle Klezmer Orchestra species we can attract in honor of wildflower identification will help (Old World-European Jewish Jazz) National Moth Week. you spruce up your skills. Bring your August 13 Erie Hts. Brass Ensemble (Summer Classics) 9:30 – 11 p.m. SCR guide book; some will be available for loan. Look About Lodge 3 – 4:30 p.m. MSRR The Buzz on Bees Terrain: flat, 0.5 mile 10 a.m. – noon WSC Royalview Trailhead (Sugar Bush) Terrain: natural trail, paved, 1 mile Learn about the lifestyles of these 440-473-3370 Terrain: hilly, 4 miles amazing animals and the challenges 440-734-6660 Afternoon Archery for Kids they face, and taste some honey 29 SATURDAY made by our bees. Weather (see 7/16 for details) Rising Waters Safari Overnight 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR permitting, we will also take a peek Extreme Hiking (see 7/1 for details) inside the hive to see bees up close Summer is in full swing. Join 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ and personal. Naturalist Pam Taylor for this hike Froggy Fun Frogs are all around us in the 1 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC that will lead us over trails and Ages 8 years & over through the water. Be prepared to wetlands and forest—can we find 30 SUNDAY get wet feet today. them? Kids will enjoy searching out Early Morning Jaunt these lovable creatures along the Insects Galore 8 – 11 a.m. BeR Today is all about the view. Join Have a buggy afternoon. Meet cool Tinker’s Creek Scenic Overlook nature center trails. After our hike, Naturalist Lindsey Dukles early as we’ll make a take-home frog craft. critters from around the world and parking lot we climb all 155 steps to reach the your backyard in our Insect Zoo, Terrain: natural surface trails, hills & 1 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC breathtaking view atop Fort Hill as Ages: 6 years and under search for bugs and learn about creeks, 7 – 8.5 miles the sun rises. Meet in front of Nature pollinators and decomposers. To 440-526-1012 Terrain: flat, some stairs, 0.5 mile Center. Bring a flashlight. Register by phone learn more, call 440-473-3370. 6 – 7 a.m. RRNC 1 – 4 p.m. NCNC Prairie Flowers and Bees July 1 – 19 Terrain: stairs, 1 mile Honeybees, bumble bees and 440-734-6660 solitary bees are in their glory Butterfly Safari 12,000 Step Program – Hike for this month. Join Naturalist Kathy Swoop by to catch butterflies and Centennial Concert Series: Schmidt as we stroll through the Health skippers while learning about the Health professionals now 1960s – 70s Era prairie to look for these fabulous importance and diversity of these Presented by Key Bank. Live music insects. We’ll also check our “Bee recommend taking at least 12,000 charismatic insects. Some nets steps a day to improve or maintain by Liverpool Lads and more! Chalet” to see who’s moved in. provided. 4 – 6 p.m. Activities 9 – 10:30 a.m. BNC your health. Historical Interpreter 11 – 12:30 p.m. BR Doug Kusak will show you how 5 – 7 p.m. Music BeR Terrain: flat, 0.5 mile Brookside Valley Event Site (See feature block on right) far that gets you in the Ohio & Erie Terrain: mostly flat, unpaved, 1 mile Sailing 1 & 2 Canal Reservation. 440-887-1968 Learn the basics of sailing 1:30 – 5 p.m. CWC Terrain: paved, two hills, 6 miles Mini Raft Float Look About Lodge Summer during this entry-level yet strenuous Concert: Chardon Polka Band course focusing on terminology, Design a miniature raft made from Clean Up the Creek natural materials. Afterwards, we’ll Local band that plays polka with a etiquette and basic sailing twist. (See feature block above for techniques. Partnership between Learn about the history of West go down to Chippewa Creek to float Creek Reservation and the West our rafts. Wear wettable shoes. details) Cleveland Metroparks and the 6 – 8 p.m. SCR Foundry. Class meets July 29 & 30. Creek Watershed while helping 1 – 2:30 p.m. BrR to remove litter. Wear boots or Plateau Picnic Area Late fee after July 23. Rising Waters Safari Overnight 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. LR closed-toe shoes and old clothes. Terrain: slippery, wet, 1 mile 2 – 4 p.m. WCR 440-526-1012 (see 7/1 for details) Wendy Park 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Ages: 16 years & over with partici- Monarch Bluff Picnic Area pating adult Ages: 15 years & over Sunday Drop-by: Slow the Flow! Fee: $215 (includes equipment) Terrain: off-trail, 1 mile Master the science of how water 31 MONDAY moves, help design a community Register online Nature Play Camp 216-341-1704 Afternoon Archery for Adults where water moves into the ground (see 7/16 for details) and prevent water from being an (see 7/10 for details) 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CMZ 2-Hour Cart Tour 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR unnecessarily destructive force all (see 7/1 for details) in this hands-on family friendly Summer Day Camp 9:30 a.m. – noon CWC Hikathon Mini activity. (see 7/10 for details) Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese on a 1 – 2:30 p.m. WSC 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CMZ fast-paced hike through the multi- (half-day option available) habitat woodlands of Royalview. 22 Emerald Necklace July 2017 Stinchcomb Summer Concerts Join us at Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial with friends, family, and great music to celebrate founder William Stinchcomb’s vision. The free concerts are on Wednesday July 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 6 - 8 p.m. Concerts will CENTENNIAL be canceled in the event of rain showers. Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial Scenic Overlook is located off Hogsback Lane in Rocky River Reservation, between Valley Parkway and Riverside Drive in Cleveland. concert Series July 5 – Cletus Black Revue (rock ‘n roll) PresentedPresented by by July 12 – Swamp Rattlers (blues, classic rock) July 19* – Hollywood Slim Band (swing, blues) *special Memorial Rededication at 7 p.m. Cleveland Metroparks 100th year celebration July 26 – Chardon Polka Band (polka, variety) continues with our summer concert series featuring live music Parking is limited at Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial. Overflow parking is at from the past 100 years! The third in a series of five Centennial Scenic Park/Emerald Necklace Marina. A shuttle will be provided. And, Concerts takes us into the 1960s and 70s with rock music of the concert-goers are encouraged to ride their bikes from the Marina parking era. The two remaining Centennial Concerts will take place lot to Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial. August 20 and September 10. 1960s-70s Era Sunday, July 30 • 4 – 7 p.m. LOOK AHEAD TO AUGUST Live band Liverpool Lads and more! See a surprise visitor from Centennial Art Show the Zoo, discover NatureTracks and try a fun craft from the era. Bedford Reservation, Hemlock Creek Picnic Area August 1 through August 28 • Watershed Stewardship Center 440-526-1012 Cleveland Metroparks invites you to commemorate its 100th Anniversary through your artistic expressions. This juried art show will be displayed August 1-27, 2017 during hours of operation at the Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek.

Whiskey Island Paddlefest Rededication Ceremonies Saturday, August 19 • 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Lakefront Reservation As a part of Cleveland Metroparks Challenge yourself with a 2- or 6-mile stand up paddleboard or kayak race. Centennial celebration, we are A festival follows the races with stand up paddleboard, kayak, and sailing excited to pay homage to those try-its, SUP demos, vendors, and music. Hosted by Cleveland Metroparks who made the first 100 years and Nalu Standup Paddle & Surf. possible. These rededication Registration: 7:30 – 8:15 a.m., Races Start: 8:30 a.m. Festival goes until 4 p.m. programs are a perfect opportunity Ages: 10 years & over with participating adult for history buffs, outdoor Fee: $40: 14 and over, $15 Youth Short Race only (ages 8-13) (includes adventurers and families alike to lunch and t-shirt while supplies last) come, reflect, and celebrate the After July 31: $45 14 and older, $20 Youth Short Race only (ages 8-13) history of Cleveland Metroparks. Online registration ends after August 16. Day of registration available. Day of registration: $45 14 and older, $20 Youth Short Race only (ages 8-13) Saturday, July 8 (Does not guarantee lunch or t-shirt) A.B. Williams Woods: Register online A Forest Remembered 10 a.m. – Noon Backyard Biodiversity North Chagrin Reservation Bash Enjoy a walk to the site to the Saturday, August 26 • memorial of Cleveland Metroparks noon – 4 p.m. • Watershed first naturalist, A.B. Williams, along Stewardship Center the first trailside museum. Enjoy live music, a native plant sale and outdoor Wednesday, July 19 learning stations on how to Stinchcomb-Groth Memorial attract native Ohio biodi- Concert: 6 - 8 p.m. versity to your backyard— Rededication: 7 p.m. beautifully! Rocky River Reservation In partnership with Northeast Join us for the rededication of Ohio Regional Sewer District the newly renovated memorial and West Creek Conservancy. honoring the Park District’s first two directors, William Stinchcomb 2017 – 2018 Outdoor Adventures for Home Schoolers and Harold Groth.Performances Fourth Thursday, August – May • Second Thursday in November from Hollywood Slim Band (swing, blues). 10 a.m. to noon or 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Located at various reservations Jump into some great adventures each month. Two classes run concurrently: 3rd – 5th grade and 6th – 8th grade. Both include a physical recreational activity while discovering nature. Cleveland Metroparks is committed to providing quality Fee: $30 for 6th – 8th grade; recreational opportunities to the people of Greater Cleveland. If you $15 for 3rd – 5th grade. need special assistance to attend a program or visit a facility, please call Online registration begins August 1. Visit clevelandmetroparks.com ahead to the number listed for the event or see the directory provided or call 440-526-1012 for more information. on the back cover. You may also visit clevelandmetroparks.com.

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Rental Facilities CanalWay Center 216-635-3304 4524 E. 49th Street Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 Cleveland Metroparks Rangers Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation Accidents or Emergencies 216-206-1000 440-333-4911 Look About Lodge Cleveland Metroparks Zoo & 37374 Miles Road The RainForest Bentleyville, OH 44022 216-661-6500/24-hour info South Chagrin Reservation RIVERGATE 3900 Wildlife Way 440-473-3370 Cleveland, OH 44109 clevelandmetroparks.com/zoo North Chagrin Nature Center 3037 SOM Center Road Cleveland Metroparks Golf Off Buttermilk Falls Parkway Golf Services/440-232-7247 Willoughby Hills, OH 44094 (general course info & inquiries) North Chagrin Reservation clevelandmetroparks.com/golf 440-473-3370

Chalet Recreation Area Rocky River Nature Center 16200 Valley Parkway 24000 Valley Parkway Strongsville, OH 44136 North Olmsted, OH 44070 Mill Stream Run Reservation Rocky River Reservation 440-572-9990 440-734-6660

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