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SEPTEMBER Program Guide 2019

Royalview Rumble at Mill Stream Run Reservation

Cuyahoga River by Boat 3 │ Voyageur Canoe Paddle 6 │ FallFest 10 SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER PROGRAMS PROGRAMS BY BY LOCATION DATE

Off Site Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cont'd) Lakefront Reservation (Cont'd) Rocky River Nature Center (Cont'd) 14 • Miled Walks: Towpath Trail Stage 3 14 • Rising Waters Overnight 24 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 15 • Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle 29 • Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes 14 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 25 • Crusin’ with the Captains 17 • Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing 20 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 26 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 19 • Homeschool Happenings: Insect (AR) Acacia Reservation 21 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 28 • Flats Trails Hike Investigation 3 • Acacia for the Young at Heart 27 • Tiger Tracks Overnight 20 • Habitat Detectives 8 • Birds of Acacia 28 • Tiger Tracks Overnight (MSRR) Mill Stream Run 21 • Steelhead Expo Reservation 21 • Wild Words: Nature Book Club (BeR) Bedford Reservation (ECR) Euclid Creek Reservation 26 • Hikathon: High and Dry 22 • New Perspectives Hike 15 • Monarch Migration Sensation 22 • Magical Monarchs 7 • Bedford XC Mountain Bike Race 23 • Fort Hill Salute the Sun 9 • Try-It: Mountain Biking 17 • History of Euclid Creek (NCNC) North Chagrin Nature 22 • Butterfly Safari Drop-by 25 • Twilight Trek 14 • September Spiders Center 28 • The Scoop on Dunk 17 • Hiking for the Young at Heart 25 • Wellness Walk 1 • Butterflies and Blossoms 28 • Changing Seasons Hike 19 • Preschool: Let’s Explore 6 • Mammal Discovery Table 29 • Late Summer Bioblitz 20 • Trail Along Tinker’s Creek (GPC) Garfield Park Center 6 • Meet the Trailblazers: Digger 21 • Woodlands of Bedford: Forest 4 • Handcycling Gallagher (RRR) Rocky River Reservation Exploration 7 • Presque Isle Paddling Day Trip 7 • Grandparents Day Hike and Play 20 • Nature Baby: Rocks! 23 • Mountain Biking 1: Balance & 24 • Dolly Sods Pre-trip 9 • Polliwog Preschool

Control 10 • Sprouts: Growing Kids and Wonder, 25 • Wednesday Walk (GPR) Garfield Park Reservation Naturally (SCR) South Chagrin Reservation 26 • Outdoor Adventures for 13 • Walk with a Physical Therapist 13 • Meet the Trailblazers: Dr. Wildweed 7 • Cleveland Natural Science Club Homeschoolers: Mountain Biking 14 • STEM Saturday 7 • Search for Salamanders 26 • Outdoor Adventures for 27 • Picture Perfect Walk 14 • Dog Hike 23 • Fall Folklore Hike Homeschoolers: Biking 15 • Photography Contest Drop-Off 24 • Early Autumn Hike (HiR) Hinckley Reservation 15 • Spiders of Ohio Workshop 28 • Autumn Watercolor Workshop (BCR) Big Creek 3 • Try-It: Kayaking 21 • Nature at Night 28 • Nature Journaling 14 • Super Nature Bros. 8 • Hiking Hinckley Series 22 • Fun with Fall Leaves 10 • Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes 27 • Meet the Trailblazers: Serge the (WSC) Watershed Stewardship 10 • SUP 1: Strokes (BWR) Bradley Woods Reservation Voyaguer Center 11 • Youth Adventure Seeker Series 28 • Make and Take Microscope 24 • Hikathon: Low and Lush 12 • Rock Climbing 1: Top Rope & Belay 6 • Super Animals 28 • Nature Photography Contest and 7 • Material Mayhem 13 • Full Moon Float Show Reception (BrR) Brecksville Reservation 14 • Voyageur Canoe Paddle 8 • Sunday Drop-by: Augmented Reality 29 • Winterizing Your Garden for Sandbox 7 • Field Trek 15 • Life In and On the Lake Pollinators 14 • Drop-by: Mammals of West Creek 7 • Archery for Beginners: Family 17 • Kayaking 2: Rescues 14 • Tales Around the Necklace 12 • Nurture with Nature 17 • SUP 1: Strokes (NCR) North Chagrin Reservation 22 • Rain Barrel Workshop 21 • Hike for Your Health 21 • Ledges to Lake Adventure Race 28 • Fruits of Fall 29 • Fallfest 28 • Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 2 7 • Tributary Trek: Buttermilk Creek 28 • Rock Climbing Skills Session 13 • Girl Scout Brownie Hiker Badge 28 • Scouts BSA Merit Badge: Insect Study Part I (BNC) Brecksville Nature Center 18 • Chagrin River Homeschool 18 • September Stroll 29 • Scouts BSA Merit Badge: Insect Study 4 • Animal Crackers (HuR) Huntington Reservation 19 • Buckeye Trail Series Part II 7 • Fibonacci Numbers in Nature 22 • Migration Survey 27 • Birding the River 8 • Pioneer Living for Kids: (WCR) West Creek Reservation Papermaking (LR) Lakefront Reservation 12 • Discover-Explore-Connect (OECR) Ohio & Erie Canal 11 • West Creek Night Hike: Stride for the 3 • Cuyahoga River by Boat Reservation Skyline Homeschool Program 3 • Sailing 2: Skippering 14 • Native Plant Garden: Start to Finish 7 • CanalWay Campfire 13 • The Lake Erie Monster Bus Tour 4 • Crusin’ with the Captains 9 • Walk With Ease 13 • Friday Full Moon Walk 15 • Indoor Gardening 5 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 21 • Primitive Skills: Wild Plants 14 • Afternoon Archery for Kids 14 • Field Flowers at West Creek 6 • Scranton Stroll 14 • Afternoon Archery for Adults 18 • The Waters of West Creek 6 • Monarch Butterfly Migration (BR) Brookside Reservation 29 • Afternoon Archery for Kids 28 • Emerald Hike 7 • Nature by Boat: Resurrecting a River 29 • Afternoon Archery for Adults 7 • Wildin’ Out Wildlife 7 • Emerald Necklace Art Club 8 • Try-It: Sailing ABBREVIATIONS: (CWC) CanalWay Center 8 • Family Learn to Sail (RRNC) Rocky River Nature Center AR Acacia Reservation 1 – 30 • Hunt of the Month 8 • Fall Bird Migration Along Lake Erie BCR Big Creek Reservation 5 • Cleveland Astronomical Society 10 • Monarch Butterfly Migration 1 – 30 • Gallery Wall: Ken Busch 1 • Birds vs Buildings BeR Bedford Reservation 7 • Tree School 10 • Nature Boat Tour BNC Brecksville Nature Center 11 • Crusin’ with the Captains 3 • Western Cuyahoga Audubon 13 • Towpath Trail Tour: Nature BR Brookside Reservation 13 • Towpath Trail Tour: Evening 12 • Birds of the Lakefront Society 16 • Family Fun Night 12 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 5 • Little Explorers: Woodpecker, Wham! BrR Brecksville Reservation 18 • Birding the Canal 13 • Monarch Butterfly Migration 7 • Late Summer Forest Hike BWR Bradley Woods Reservation 18 • Young Explorers 15 • Monarch Count 7 • Creepy Crawlers CMZ Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 21 • Fall Adventure Bus Tour 17 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 8 • Finding the Wind CWC CanalWay Center 21 • Tales Around the Emerald Necklace: 18 • Crusin’ with the Captains 9 • Cuyahoga Astronomical Association ECR Euclid Creek Reservation Stories for Children and Families 19 • Cuyahoga River by Boat 9 • Southwest Camera Club GPC Garfield Park Center 11 • Greater Cleveland Beekeepers 22 • Mill Creek Exploration Bus Tour 21 • Nature by Boat: Resurrecting a River GPR Garfield Park Reservation 25 • Discovery Days: Turtle Travels 21 • Bike the Bikeway to Before-the-Bridge 14 • Bird Walk 14 • Easy Macramé Bird Feeder HiR Hinckley Reservation 26 • Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 1 HuR Huntington Reservation 28 • Towpath Trail Tour: Extended 14 • Frog Walk LR Lakefront Reservation MSRR Mill Stream Run Reservation (CMZ) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo NCNC North Chagrin Nature Center 4 • Senior Safari NCR North Chagrin Reservation 6 • Rising Waters Overnight 6 • Tiger Tracks Overnight SATURDAY, OECR Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation 7 • Rising Waters Overnight RRNC Rocky River Nature Center 7 • Tiger Tracks Overnight SEPT. 14 RRR Rocky River Reservation 8 • Zoo Career Day SCR South Chagrin Reservation 10 • Homeschool: Gorillas 8:30 A.M. – NOON WR Washington Reservation 13 • Rising Waters Overnight RIVERGATE PARK WCR West Creek Reservation 13 • Tiger Tracks Overnight FOR REGISTRATION, VISIT WSC Watershed Stewardship Center clevelandmetroparks.com/5k

2 Emerald Necklace September 2019 | Vol. 68 #9 OPEN HOUSES: 5 – 7 p.m. each evening with a short presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 11 Collinwood Recreation Center 16300 Lakeshore Blvd. | Cleveland Tuesday, September 17 Lakefront Administrative Center Lakefront Reservation and the 8701 Lakeshore Blvd. NE | Cleveland lakefront portion of Wednesday, September 18 Euclid Creek Reservation Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Gymnasium 1355 West 70th Street | Cleveland SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

backyard birds. Program includes a 1 – 30 • SEPTEMBER 3 • TUESDAY 4 • WEDNESDAY story, craft, and a short hike around Hunt of the Month Acacia for the Young at Heart Animal Crackers the nature center. We have hidden 20 paper Sometimes the best way to Join Miss Jenny to explore the 10 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC hawks throughout the center explore nature is to slow down. prairie and learn all about insects! Age: 3 – 5 years with adult for you to find before you head Enjoy a leisurely walk with 10 – 11:15 a.m. or Terrain: natural surface, 0.5 mile outside to see if you can spot Naturalist Natalie Schroder as we 1 – 2:15 p.m. BNC Register by phone any real hawks getting ready explore the meadows of Acacia Trailside Program Center August 20 – September 3 to migrate south. Through Reservation. Age: 3 – 5 years with adult only 440-734-6660 September 30. 10 – 11:30 a.m. AR Register by phone Cuyahoga River By Boat 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Meet at the kiosk beginning August 21 Details and registration Noon – 5 p.m. Sun CWC Age: adults 440-526-1012 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Terrain: paved, some hills, up to Gallery Wall: Ken Busch 2 miles Senior Safari at Cleveland Cleveland Astronomical Society As a professional photographer 440-473-3370 Metroparks Zoo Professor Sultana N. Nahar of The in commercial, industrial Come out to Senior Safari where Ohio State University will present and media events, Ken has Cuyahoga River by Boat guests 62 and better get free some of her findings from “The Iron refocused his camera to the Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak admission to the Zoo, special Project: Discovering our Sun through beauty of the natural world. is your guide on a boat ride offerings and information on Its Iron Abundance.” This exhibit explores intimate going up the river. We’ll discuss services available throughout the 6:30 – 7 p.m. Meeting CWC encounters with raptors and the Cuyahoga River, bridges, area. 7 – 8:30 p.m. Speaker CWC birds of prey in Cleveland area geography, watersheds, 10 a.m. – 1p.m. CMZ Metroparks and Ohio. Through trails and industry. River traffic October 31. affects route and time. Cruisin’ with the Captains 6 • FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. RRNC 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Take a 1-hour cruise with the Merwin’s Wharf captain aboard the water taxi. Sit Scranton Stroll Fee: $15 back, enjoy the scenery while the Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese to 1 • SUNDAY Register online captain navigates the numerous walk the Centennial Lake Link Trail turns of the Cuyahoga River. Get from Merwin’s Wharf to Scranton Birds vs. Buildings beginning August 20 up close to freighters, bridges Flats—a national model for urban Prevent strikes at your 216-206-1000 and wildlife. Explore how the shipping lanes and fish habitat. windows by seeing from a Western Cuyahoga commercial and recreational Restored in 2014, we’ll explore the bird’s eye view. A naturalist will Audubon Society: Ohio’s characteristics of the river are 2,800 feet of natural shoreline. compare types of collisions Environmental Issues and constantly changing. 9:30 – 11 a.m. LR and their consequences for How Citizens Can Help 5 – 6 p.m. or 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. LR Merwin’s Wharf parking lot native and migrant songbirds. Citizens need to be aware Merwin’s Wharf Terrain: flat, paved, 2 miles 1 – 2:30 p.m. RRNC of statewide environmental Fee: $10 440-734-6660 Age: adults issues and advocacy is part of Register online Audubon’s mission. Marne Urso, beginning August 20 Monarch Butterfly Migration Butterflies and Blossoms Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna in search The blooming season is policy director with National 216-206-1000 Audubon’s Great Lakes Region, of monarch butterflies along the slowing, but it will end with shores of Lake Erie as they begin their a bang. We’ll put names and will walk us through how anyone can receive notice of issues and 5 • THURSDAY southern migration. stories to the stunning asters 2 – 3 p.m. LR and abundant flowers of become involved. Little Explorers: 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Wendy Park parking lot September, as well as their Woodpecker, Wham! Terrain: natural surface, faithful pollinators. Bring your little explorer less than 1 mile 2 – 3 p.m. NCNC to investigate the lives of 216-206-1000 Terrain: paved trails, 1 mile woodpeckers, those remarkable For all Outdoor Recreation activities, see page 11 for a complete listing.

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Family Fun Living History Series: Emerald Necklace Art Club Tributary Trek: Buttermilk Creek Draw and paint with us! Members of Join Naturalist Foster Brown as we Meet the Trailblazers the Emerald Necklace Art Club are slosh through the creek and explore North Chagrin Nature Center • 7 – 8 p.m. invited to bring their favorite medium the riffles and eddies of this dynamic Friday, Sept. 6 as we appreciate the signs of the watercourse. We will search for aquatic season. Not a member? Sign up at animal life and geology that give us Meet the Trailblazers: Digger Gallagher clevelandmetroparks.com/ENAC clues into this valley’s past. Come see Naturalist Foster Brown as he portrays 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. LR 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. NCR Digger, the hard-working canal builder. Through songs Age: adults Buttermilk Falls parking lot and stories, we will learn why the canal was built, the Fee: $20 Age: 12 years & over with adult hardships it brought, and the great success it created. 440-473-3370 Terrain: uneven, wet, natural surface, 2.5 miles Friday, Sept. 13 Wildin’ Out Wildlife 440-473-3370 Meet the Trailblazers: Dr. Wildweed Take a walk on the wild side to Dr. Wildweed is coming to town! Naturalist Foster discover as many wild things as Creepy Crawlers Brown will portray an old-time herbalist and share the possible! Naturalist Matt will lead us Curious about bugs? Trying to work purposes and stories behind plants in yards, fields, through the wild woods as we seek on your fears of spiders and other forests and along our roadsides during this fun, family- and identify all sorts of wildlife. bugs? Join a naturalist to look for friendly program. 10 – 11:30 a.m. BR these creatures and talk about what Brookside Valley Event Site makes them so important and clear up Friday, Sept. 27 Terrain: paved, natural surface, stairs, common myths. Bring your questions Meet the Trailblazers: Serge the Voyageur 2 miles and your curiosity! Serge, paddler and fur trader from our Great Lakes’ 440-887-1968 2 – 3 p.m. RRNC past, will unveil the life of a voyageur working for the Terrain: flat, natural surface, 1 mile Northwest Fur Company. Songs, stories and plenty Late Summer Forest Hike of interactive fun make this history lesson fun for the Join Naturalist Beth Whiteley as Fibonacci Numbers in Nature entire family. we hike through the floodplain The Fibonacci sequence of numbers forest. We’ll look for late blooming is found in many places, including the wildflowers, birds and animals as they natural growth of plants and animals. begin to make preparations for the Join Naturalist Kathy Schmidt for this Mammal Discovery Table Tiger Tracks Overnight upcoming changing seasons. indoor/outdoor program to discover Drop in any time between Over the course of the evening, 10 – 11:30 a.m. RRNC some of nature’s amazing patterns. listed hours and learn about campers will track an Amur tiger Terrain: natural surface, flat, 2 miles 2 – 4 p.m. BNC our furry and warm-blooded through the taiga, look for clues Trailside Program Center animal neighbors. See and that they have been in the habitat Search for Salamanders Age: adults touch native Ohio mammal and explore the many ways that Fern-covered ravines and cool, Terrain: stairs, 1 mile pelts and skulls and meet tigers survive in the Russian Far clear creeks are home to several a live big brown bat at our East. kinds of salamanders. Learn how discovery table. 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ to safely explore for these secretive 2 – 3 p.m. NCNC Age: 6 years & over with adult amphibians in their secluded nooks Tree School Fee: $42 and crannies. Saturdays • 2 – 4 p.m. Super Animals Register online 10 – 11 a.m. SCR Many animals have amazing September 7 – October 12 Look About Lodge parking lot adaptations that make them CanalWay Center Terrain: natural surfaces, 0.5 – 1 mile super. Learn how and why 7 • SATURDAY 440-473-3370 Just in time for peak fall foliage, this these animals are so great in-depth, six-week course will teach Nature by Boat: and then create your own you the skills to identify over 40 Resurrecting a River Grandparents Day Hike and Play superhero based off an species of trees throughout Cleveland 2019 marks 50 years since the last Celebrate Grandparents Day with amazing animal. We’ll create Metroparks and the Eastern United fire on the Cuyahoga River. Join children of all ages. We will play our own small comic books of States. Registrants will receive a copy Naturalist Jake Kudrna as we tour family-friendly games on a short our new superheroes. of The Sibley Guide to Trees as reference the river to discover the life that exploration hike near the nature 7 – 8 p.m. WSC material throughout the program. has returned and the integral part center and create our own family tree Age: 5 years & over with adult Age: 16 years & over Cleveland Metroparks has played craft to take home. Terrain: paved, natural surface, in its resurrection. 11 a.m. – noon NCNC Rising Waters Overnight up to 3 miles 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. LR Terrain: paved, natural surface, Rising Waters campers will Fee: $50 Water Taxi Dock (Flats East Bank) up to 0.5 mile learn about African and Register online (parking not included) Asian cultures, participate Archery for Beginners: Family 216-206-1000 in conservation oriented Fee: $15 Archery is a great activity that almost activities and experience Register online anyone can do. All the equipment close up encounters with beginning August 20 is provided for an afternoon of Material Mayhem the Zoo’s small ambassador 216-206-1000 family fun learning the basics of the Reusing old fabric can benefit the animals. A night hike and environment greatly. Learn how to Field Trek sport from certified instructors in a s’mores around the campfire hand stitch as we sew something Join Naturalist Jenny McClain non-competitive setting. round out a fun night. unique from recycled materials and for a late summer hike through 1:30 – 3 p.m. or 3:30 – 5 p.m. BrR 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ fabrics. Discover how these sustainable meadow and field in search of York Road Archery Range Age: 6 years & over with adult skills can help us to reuse and recycle wildflowers and the pollinators Age: adults, 9 years & over with Fee: $42 in our daily lives. they depend on. participating adult Register online 2:30 – 4 p.m. WSC 9:30 – 11 a.m. BrR Fee: $5 Age: adults, 9 – 15 years with adult Meadows Picnic Area Register online Terrain: hills, 2 miles beginning August 26 440-526-1012 440-526-1012 4 Emerald Necklace September 2019 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE CanalWay Campfire Finding the Wind Join us for an end of summer Join Naturalist Ali to explore the Walk With Ease campfire. We’ll have plenty of wonders of wind. We’ll craft a windsock September 9 – October 16 (Every Mon., Tue. & Wed.) marshmallows for everyone. Bring and take it along with us during a short 10 – 11 a.m. • OECR • Settlers Bluff Picnic Area a lawn chair or blanket to sit on hike. Doug Kusak leads the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease around the fire ring. Follow the signs 11 a.m. – noon RRNC six-week program — an evidence-based, low-impact walking from the CanalWay Center parking 8 – 12 years with adult program designed to increase mobility and reduce pain lot to fire pit location. Terrain: mostly flat, natural surface, associated with arthritis and other chronic conditions. Learn to 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. OECR 0.5 – 1 mile walk safely, improve health and accomplish individual goals. Terrain: paved, 0.25 mile Terrain: paved, distance based on individual's comfort level Register online Sunday Drop-by: Augmented Reality Register by phone beginning September 3 Sandbox 216-206-1000 216-206-1000 Learn about watersheds using this cool technology. Our custom-made Cleveland Natural Science Club: augmented reality sandbox lets you Cuyahoga Astronomical Nature Boat Tour Garret Ormiston build, alter and destroy landscapes Association: Dark Matter and View Cleveland’s wildlife The Cleveland Museum of Natural while making digital rain run across Gravity in the Universe from a boat. We’ll discuss History’s Garret Ormiston will a rainbow-colored map. Bring your Professor Stacy McGaugh, Case the plants that inhabit the speak about the agency’s Land children or unleash your inner child. Western University, will discuss his riverbed. We’ll also look for a Conservation Program. 12:30 – 2 p.m. WSC work on the search for Dark Matter wide variety of waterfowl as 7:30 – 9 p.m. SCR (DM) and the possibility that DM we float down the Cuyahoga Look About Lodge Pioneer Living for Kids: does not exist. We simply do not River. 440-473-3370 Papermaking understand gravity. 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Join Historical Interpreter Beth Robb for 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC Merwin’s Wharf Rising Waters Overnight this pioneer living program. This month Fee: $15 Details and registration we’ll explore papermaking and create Southwest Camera Club Register online 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ some recycled paper to take home. “What I Did This Summer” – Bring beginning August 20 Each month will feature a different 10-15 images of what you did this 216-206-1000 Tiger Tracks Overnight pioneer theme. summer to share with the group. Details and registration 1:30 – 3 p.m. BNC 7:30 – 9 p.m. RRNC 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Trailside Program Center 11 • WEDNESDAY Age: 9 – 12 years 10 • TUESDAY Cruisin’ with the Captain 8 • SUNDAY Fee: $2 Details and registration Register online Monarch Migration 5 – 6 p.m. or 6:30 – 7:30 Zoo Career Day beginning August 26 Let’s see if we can find any monarch p.m. LR Explore the professional fields of butterflies resting up before their animal care, veterinary medicine, Hiking Hinckley Series long migration. We’ll walk in search West Creek Night Hike: education and more. Get close with Hinckley Reservation offers a variety of butterflies and learn their unique Stride for the Skyline small animals, meet the Zoo staff, of trails and terrain. Each month we’ll life cycle along the way. Join a naturalist on a leisurely take a behind-the-scenes tour and explore a different section of trail 9 – 10 a.m. LR walk in the woods to view get a closer look at the real work starting with the shorter ones and Wendy Park parking lot Cleveland’s skyline from involved with these exciting careers. adding on distance each month. This Terrain: natural surface, less than the observation deck atop 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. CMZ month, we’ll hike around Hinckley Lake. 1 mile Lookout Ridge; then hike the Reinberger Education Center 2 – 3:30 p.m. HiR 216-206-1000 loop. Age: grades 9 – 12 Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store 6 – 7:30 p.m. WCR Fee: $47 member/$52 nonmember Terrain: hills, 3.4 miles Sprouts: Growing Kids and Lookout Ridge Loop Register online 440-526-1012 Wonder, Naturally parking lot Your preschooler will love this Terrain: paved, natural 9 • MONDAY immersive learning experience in surfaces, uneven, stairs, Fall Bird Migration along the natural world. Join Natalie the 2 miles Lake Erie Naturalist to discover honeybees as 440-887-1968 Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield in Polliwog Preschool they prepare for fall and winter. We search of warblers, vireos, flycatchers will have discovery time and go on a Greater Cleveland and more at Northeast Ohio’s urban Mondays, short hike. Beekeepers Association: birding gem, Wendy Park. Park in the September 9 – October 14 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. or Overwintering Honeybees gravel lot east of the marina. Join Natalie the Naturalist to discover 1 – 2:15 p.m. NCNC in Northeast Ohio 9:30 – 11 a.m. LR nature in this drop-off program. Nature Education Building Denzil St. Clair, Owner of Wendy Park Through the use of hands-on, nature- Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Queen Right Colonies, Terrain: natural surface, 1 mile based activities structured around art, Terrain: paved, natural surface, will discuss overwintering 440-734-6660 literature, music and movement, we 0.75 mile honeybee hives in Northeast will further develop your preschooler’s Register online Ohio. How to prepare, when Birds of Acacia skills. August 16 – September 7 and if to open hives, what The ever-changing landscape of 9:45 a.m. – noon or should have been done Acacia Reservation offers great 1:30 – 3:45 p.m. NCNC Homeschool: Gorillas and what you can still do to birding opportunities. Join Naturalist Nature Education Building Gorillas are very interesting animals. prepare. Natalie Schroder as we search for a Age: 4 – 6 years (must be potty trained) Find out more about them and how 7 – 9 p.m. RRNC bounty of birds. Bring binoculars, Fee: $60 you can help gorillas in the wild. some available to borrow. Terrain: paved, natural surface, 10:30 a.m. – noon CMZ 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. AR up to 2 miles Reinberger Education Center Meet at the kiosk Register online Age: grades K – 8 Terrain: paved trails, up to 2 miles August 1 – September 1 Fee: $10 member/$13 nonmember 440-473-3370 Register online clevelandmetroparks.com 5 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

Meet the Trailblazers: Dr. Miled Walks: Towpath Trail Discover – Explore – Connect Wildweed Stage 3 Homeschool Program (see feature block) Historical Interpreter Doug 7 – 8 p.m. NCNC Kusak mostly walks but Second Thursdays • Sept. 12, 2019 – May 14, 2020 occasionally talks on this 10 a.m. – noon or 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. • BNC Rising Waters Overnight program. Walking new sections Trailside Program Center Details and registration of Towpath Trail from Steelyard Discover the art and science of natural history while exploring different 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Commons to Literary/University, ecosystems at this brand new homeschool program. Learn scientific we’ll briefly discuss the history Tiger Tracks Overnight field skills like orienteering, species identification, mapping, taking field of the area, planned trails, area Details and registration notes, and data collection. Sign up for the entire school year is required. topography, industry and more. 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Age: grades 6 – 8 Meeting location given Fee: $15 Full Moon Float following registration. Register online Enjoy an evening kayak paddle on 9 a.m. – noon Off site August 21 – September 4 Hinckley Lake. We’ll look and listen Terrain: paved, inclines, 5 miles for wildlife and watch the full moon Register online Walk with a Physical Therapist rise over the horizon. Equipment is beginning August 20 12 • THURSDAY Join a Cleveland Clinic physical provided. 216-206-1000 therapist to walk the trail and Birds of the Lakefront 7:30 – 9 p.m. HiR learn how to use the equipment Bird Walk The Cleveland Lakefront Nature Hinckley Lake Boathouse Classroom on the Physical Fitness Trail at The Second Saturday walks are a Preserve is a well-known haven for Age: adults Garfield Park Reservation. This great opportunity for birders of birds. Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna Fee: $10 exercise equipment was specifically all skill levels to enjoy the woods on a hike through this man-made Register online designed to increase the health and and wetlands around the nature oasis in search of our feathered beginning September 1 fitness of older adults. center. Meet in the parking lot. friends. Bring binoculars, some 440-526-1012 10 – 11 a.m. GPR 9 a.m. – noon RRNC available to borrow. Garfield Park Center parking lot Terrain: natural surface, 2 miles 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. LR Friday Full Moon Walk Age: adults Let’s gather at dusk to greet the Lakefront Reservation Easy Macramé Bird Feeder Terrain: paved, some gravel, hills, moon as it rises during our walk. Administration Building Create a beautiful, simplistic bird stairs, 1 mile Nature seems to transform as day parking lot feeder using everyday materials 216-341-1707 turns to night, shadows befall the Terrain: natural surface, 2 miles and the art of macramé. You ground, and day sleepers arise. 216-206-1000 Towpath Trail Tour: Nature don’t need any prior skills, this is 7:30 – 9 p.m. WCR Join a naturalist this afternoon for a beginner friendly project. Cuyahoga River By Boat Monarch Bluff Picnic Area a cart tour along the Ohio and Erie 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. RRNC Details and registration Terrain: paved, gentle hill, 1.25 miles Canal. We’ll discuss the animals Age: adults, 12 & over with adult 3 – 5 p.m. LR 440-887-1968 both past and present that call the Fee: $5 Nurture with Nature valley home. Register online Bring your family for a monthly 1 – 2:30 p.m. CWC 14 • SATURDAY by September 7 program to explore nature Fee: $5 Cleveland Foundation Field Flowers at West Creek through books, games and other Register online Centennial Trail 5K Late summer and early fall bring activities. This month we’ll learn beginning September 3 Don't miss the second annual 5K on a final flush of flowers. Help about bats. Monarch Butterfly Migration fun run & walk through the newest Naturalist Debra Shankland find 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. BrR Details urban trails connecting Cleveland’s them. Bring your Newcomb’s Oak Grove Picnic Area 2 – 3p.m. LR downtown area. Registration Wildflower Guide if you want an Age: 3 years & over with adult Lakefront Administration Building includes an event t-shirt and access ID refresher. Register by phone parking lot to the Merwin’s Wharf after party 11 – 12:30 p.m. WCR beginning September 1 216-206-1000 featuring live music, snacks and Monarch Bluff Picnic Area 440-526-1012 refreshments. Race begins at the Terrain: paved, gentle hill, some Girl Scouts: Brownie Hiker Badge trailhead near the Columbus Road tall grass, 1.25 miles 13 • FRIDAY Join us for a naturalist-led hiking bridge (Rivergate Park). 440-887-1968 adventure and work towards Time: Race starts 8:30 a.m. The Lake Erie Monster Bus Tour earning the Brownie Hiker badge. Fee: $20 if registered by August 30 Voyageur Canoe Paddle This Friday the 13th, discover We will learn the skills to become $25 by September 13 This living history program the green monster of Lake Erie: lifelong, happy hikers as we explore $30 day of event about the Great Lakes fur trade Hazardous Algal Blooms (HABs). the woods near Squire’s Castle. Register online gives you a chance to paddle Explore Old Woman Creek 6 – 7 p.m. NCR a 34-foot canoe, sing and hear National Estuary to see how nature Squire’s Castle parking lot tales from characters of long prevents this nuisance; then visit Terrain: natural surface, up to 1 mile September Spiders ago. A perfect program for those University of Toledo’s Lake Erie 440-473-3370 Spiders are actually our friends! Join seeking historic adventure. Center to unravel mysteries in the Naturalist Matt as we explore the trail 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. HiR shallows. Meet in the WSC Towpath Trail Tour: Evening to see which species of spiders we Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store parking lot. Just before sunset many animals can find. Learn how they are helpful Age: 5 years & over 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. WCR are out searching for food. Join a and why we shouldn’t fear them. Fee: $5 Age: adults naturalist on an evening cart tour 9 – 10:30 a.m. BeR Register online Fee: $70 (includes lunch and along the Ohio and Erie Canal to Hemlock Creek Picnic Area beginning August 14 snacks) see what kind of wildlife is stirring. Age: 5 years & over with adult 440-526-1012 Terrain: paved, some natural 6:30 – 8 p.m. CWC Terrain: natural surface, mostly flat, surface, 2 miles total Fee: $5 1 mile Register online Register online 440-887-1968 June 25 – September 5 beginning September 3 6 Emerald Necklace September 2019 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE

Afternoon Archery for Kids Afternoon Archery for Adults Spiders of Ohio Workshop Bring your child to the valley Have you ever wanted to try 15 • SUNDAY Spider expert and president of to discover the fun of archery. archery? Join us in the valley Monarch Count the American Arachnological Enjoy a new activity surrounded to discover the fun of archery. Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield to count Society, Richard Bradley, will lead by nature. We’ll have all supplies Enjoy a new activity surrounded migrating Monarch butterflies at us in search of Ohio’s spiders. Learn available for you. Follow the by nature. We’ll have all supplies Edgewater Park and Wendy Park on the about their amazing adaptations signs from CanalWay Center available for you. Follow the signs lakefront. Learn about their remarkable and basic identification during this parking lot, meet in the valley. from CanalWay Center parking migration. Meet at the fishing pier. indoor/outdoor workshop. 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR lot, meet in the valley. 9:30 a.m. – noon LR 5 – 7 p.m. NCNC Age: 9 – 17 years 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR Edgewater Park Age: 13 years & over with adult Fee: $5 Age: adults Terrain: natural surface, 0.5 mile Terrain: paved surface, one hill, Fee: $5 440-734-6660 0.5 mile Terrain: paved surface, one hill, 16 • MONDAY Register online 0.5 mile Life In and On the Lake Family Fun Night beginning September 3 Register online Explore the wildlife on Hinckley Lake A family of beavers live in our 216-206-1000 beginning September 3 aboard the floating water lab. We’ll get wetland. We will discuss the strange 216-206-1000 an up-close view of life in the lake using STEM Saturday adaptations of this mammal. We’ll nets to sample for macroinvertebrates. also make a craft and take a short Drop in during listed hours Super Nature Bros. 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. or 3 – 5 p.m. HiR and discover how nature Celebrate National Video Game hike to see their lodge. Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. CWC can be used to explore the Day outside – you can still get Age: 6 years & over with adult fields of science, technology, your game on! Compete with Terrain: paved, natural surface, Fee: $2 less than 1 mile engineering, and math. Fun, free, Naturalist Matt and others in Register online and family-friendly activities will iNaturalist for the highest score. Register online beginning September 1 beginning September 3 immerse you in the amazing Winners will collect nature game 440-526-1012 world of STEM education. coins! Bonus points if dressed as 1 – 3 p.m. NCNC your favorite game character. Monarch Migration Sensation 17 • TUESDAY 3:30 – 5 p.m. BCR Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder in Drop-by: Mammals of Snow Road Picnic Area surveying the lakefront for migrating Hiking for the Young at Heart West Creek Terrain: paved and natural monarch butterflies. Hopefully we will Today we’ll travel down and around Learn how the animals here surface, 2 miles tag a few on their journey to Mexico. Sagamore Creek. Be prepared for a at West Creek prepare for the 440-887-1968 Wear long pants as we will be in high creek crossing along the trail. coming winter through activities vegetation. Meet in the parking lot. 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. BeR and crafts. Tales Around the Emerald 2 – 3:30 p.m. ECR Alexander Bike Lot & Trailhead 1 – 3 p.m. WSC Necklace Wildwood Marina parking lot Terrain: natural surface, 4 miles Call it traditional storytelling, 440-526-1012 Frog Walk Terrain: paved, natural surface, off-trail, spoken word performance or 1 mile Join a naturalist to scan the The History of Euclid Creek narrative theater: excellent 440-473-3370 wetland for wild frogs. Learn the storytelling artists bring From ancient monsters to stone differences between bullfrogs, entertaining and enlightening Indoor Gardening quarries to Depression-era work green frogs and toads through stories to you. After hearing Gardening season is coming to an end. camps, the corridors of Euclid up-close encounters. their tales, enjoy refreshments Good thing you can plant a veggie Creek are full of historical stories. 2 – 3 p.m. RRNC and tales shared by audience garden in your home this winter. Come Join Naturalist Natalie Schroder on Terrain: mostly flat, 1 mile members. learn the basics of indoor gardening to an amazing walk through time to 7 – 8:30 p.m. WSC keep it going all year round. see how this park was shaped by Native Plant Garden: Start to nature and man. Finish 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. BNC Rising Waters Overnight Trailside Program Center 2 – 4 p.m. ECR Join us for a discussion about Details and registration Welsh Woods parking lot our new native plant garden by 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle Terrain: paved, some steep inclines, the Trailside Program Center. Review with a naturalist the up to 3 miles Learn how we problem-solved Tiger Tracks Overnight connections between what we use and 440-473-3370 issues and chose plants. Talk Details and registration where waste goes. Prepare to refuse includes plant selection and 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ single use items, repurpose everyday Cuyahoga River By Boat other necessary conditions. We’ll objects and recycle right! Presentation Details and registration take an optional stroll. followed by discussion of specific 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR 2 – 3:30 p.m. BNC solutions. Trailside Program Center 2:30 – 4 p.m. RRNC Terrain: flat, paved, natural Age: adults surfaces, 0.5 mile Dog Hike Taking your dog for a walk is North Chagrin Photography Contest and Show coming in October a great way to rack up daily Drop Off September 15 – 22 • 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. steps. Bring your best furry North Chagrin Nature Center friend out for some exercise and Entries must be framed and ready to hang with wire and be of Northeast Ohio’s socialization. Hit the wooded plants, animals and natural landscapes. Photo must be taken by applicant. trails in search of interesting Prints must be no larger than 19” x 23” with frame. Limit one photo per person. sights and smells. All are Prizes and ribbons will be awarded to winners, only winners will be notified by welcome. September 27. Photos will be exhibited in the nature center from October 1 – 31. 3 – 4:30 p.m. NCNC A reception will be held on September 28 from 1 - 3 p.m. Terrain: natural surfaces, some Call 440-473-3370 or visit clevelandmetroparks.com for details. hills, 3 – 3.5 miles

clevelandmetroparks.com 7 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE Hike for Your Health Chagrin River Homeschool 20 • FRIDAY Hiking is physically beneficial, but it Third Wednesdays – Sept. 2019 through May 2020 Nature Baby: Rocks! can also improve your overall mood 10 a.m. – noon • North Chagrin Reservation Nature is awaiting you so let’s and mental health. Join Naturalist get baby out to explore. We will Jenny McClain as we hike through This drop-off program will immerse students through hands-on learning, forest and field to enjoy the late observation, and exploration of the 2,179 acre classroom of discover the different colors, textures, sizes and shapes of summer landscape. North Chagrin Reservation. No program on December 18. 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. BrR STEAM-focused curriculum changes monthly. our local rocks. We will stop at the river’s edge to explore the Plateau Picnic Area 10 a.m. – noon NCR (various locations) Age: adults Age: grades K – 2, grades 3 – 5, grades 6 – 9 ROCK-y River! 10 – 11 a.m. RRR Terrain: hills, up to 5 miles Fee: $25 (materials for all 8 classes) 440-526-1012 Register online Memorial Field August 12 – September 10 Age: 3 years & under with adult Woodlands of Bedford: 440-473-3370 Terrain: flat, natural, rocky Forest Exploration surface, 0.25 mile We will explore the forest of Bedford Register online Project Healing Waters Fly The Waters of West Creek Reservation, including both the dry September 3 – 18 Explore the waters of West Creek uplands and the floodplain along Fishing Cleveland: Tying Flies 440-734-6660 Using Foam this World Water Monitoring Day. Tinker’s Creek. Many different tree Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Learn the history of these waters Habitat Detectives species will be revealed by Fred is dedicated to the physical and how people have impacted Strengthen your nature Losi as we enjoy the last few days of and emotional rehabilitation of them. Hike through floodplains, detective skills and search for summer. disabled active military personnel over five bridges, to Dentzler clues about what animals live 9:30 a.m. – noon BeR and veterans through fly fishing Trailhead and back. around Rocky River Nature Egbert Picnic Area and associated activities. 5 – 7 p.m. WCR Center! We will use our ears, eyes Terrain: natural surface, hills, Program open to all, disabled Monarch Bluff Picnic Area and maybe even our nose to 2.5 miles veterans or persons interested in Terrain: paved, natural surface, uncover the mysteries of nature! 216-206-1000 volunteering may join. uneven, mud, stairs, hill, 4 miles 3 – 4 p.m. RRNC 5 – 7 p.m. RRNC 440-887-1968 Fall Adventure Bus Tour Terrain: stairs, natural surface, Join us as we explore the fall foliage 1 mile of some Ohio State Parks. At each 18 • WEDNESDAY 19 • THURSDAY Age: 3 years & over with adult park we’ll go for a short hike to see what wildlife may be in that area. Birding the Canal Preschool: Let’s Explore Trail Along Tinker’s Creek Hike from Tinker’s Creek We’ll stop and have a picnic lunch at Join Naturalist Jake Kudrna as we Spend the morning outside Punderson State Park. walk the towpath in search of the with your preschooler. We’ll hike Gorge Overlook to Bridal Veil Falls to learn how water 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. CWC birds that make Ohio & Erie Canal the flood plain of Tinker’s Creek Age: 10 years & over Reservation their home. in search of birds, insects, and carves our landscape into wondrous formations. Cameras (under 17 with adult) 9:30 – 11 a.m. CWC evidence of other critters. We’ll Fee: $50 Terrain: paved, 2.5 miles talk about our discoveries along encouraged. 6 – 7:30 p.m. BeR Terrain: paved, natural surface, the way. 3 – 6 miles total for the day September Stroll 10 – 11 a.m. BeR Tinker’s Creek Gorge Overlook Let the autumn air and changing parking area Register online Hemlock Picnic Shelter August 1 – September 13 foliage refresh your body and Age: 2 – 5 years with adult Terrain: paved, natural surface, mind. Take a relaxing stroll Terrain: natural surface, 1 mile rough, hilly, 2 miles Bike the Bikeway to through an old growth forest in Register online 440-887-1968 Before-the-Bridge search of big trees and hidden beginning September 3 Tiger Tracks Overnight Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak wetlands. 216-206-1000 leads a round-trip bicycle adventure 10 – 11 a.m. NCR Details and registration 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ along the Cleveland Lakefront A. B. Williams Memorial Woods Homeschool Happenings: Bikeway en route to viewing where parking lot Insect Investigation we’ll soon have an iconic bridge to Terrain: natural surfaces, 1.5 miles Homeschoolers can join 21 • SATURDAY Wendy Park. Meeting location given 440-473-3370 naturalists to get close to some following registration. of the many insect species that Nature by Boat: Resurrecting Young Explorers Noon – 2 p.m. LR populate our ecosystems. We a River Terrain: paved, city streets, several Bring your preschoolers to will be catching, observing, Details and registration CanalWay Center to learn about hills, 7.5 miles and releasing some of these 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. LR Register online fish. We’ll learn all their unique critters, as well as offering other traits, explore their habitat, and Steelhead Expo beginning September 3 hands-on buggy activities. 216-206-1000 play some fishing games. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. RRNC Join fellow anglers for a day 1 – 2 p.m. CWC Age: grades 1 – 3, grades 4 – 6 focused on this incredible sport Tales Around The Emerald Age: 3 – 5 years with adult Cuyahoga County and Hinckley fish. Learn to read the river, try Necklace: Stories for Children Terrain: paved, 0.5 – 1 mile Twp. residents: fly casting techniques, check and Families Register online or by phone Register online out the latest gear and pick Join us for a variety of stories beginning September 3 September 1 – 7 register up tips on secrets of the sport. from around the world as told by 216-206-1000 Out of county residents Visit exhibitors and vendors talented storytellers. Children bring register September 3 – 7 and enjoy demonstrations and Cruisin’ with the Captain your parents and grandparents presentations. Presented by The to join in the magic. Light Details and registration Cuyahoga River By Boat Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders 5 – 6 p.m. or 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. LR refreshments will be provided. Details and registration and Cleveland Metroparks. 1 – 2 p.m. CWC 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. RRNC

8 Emerald Necklace September 2019 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE Primitive Skills: Wild Plants Butterfly Safari Drop by Fall Folklore Hike Wednesday Walk Wild plants abound in the fields and Let’s go on a butterfly hunt! A Learn about the myths and lore Join us for an evening hike through forests around us, and it is fun and naturalist will be on hand with of fall as we search for signs of hills and hemlocks. We’ll walk along interesting to learn how plants were nets, containers and expertise the season on the autumnal the creeks of Bedford in search of used in the past. Join Naturalist Kathy to see what flying creatures are equinox. wildlife and waterfalls. Schmidt to search for these plants and visiting the beach. We’ll meet 1 – 3 p.m. SCR 5:30 – 7 p.m. BeR their edible qualities. at the walking bridge near the Chagrin Boulevard parking lot Bridal Veil Falls parking lot 2 – 4 p.m. BNC “Cleveland” sign. Terrain: hills, stream crossing, Terrain: natural surface, 2.5 miles Trailside Program Center 1 – 2:30 p.m. ECR 1.5 miles 216-206-1000 Age: adults Wildwood Marina parking lot 440-473-3370 Terrain: stairs, 1.5 miles 440-473-3370 Cruisin’ with the Captain Details and registration Wild Words: Nature Book Club Magical Monarchs 24 • TUESDAY 5 – 6 p.m. or 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. LR Join fellow bibliophiles and nature Find out all about the life Hikathon: Low and Lush lovers as we discuss The Overstory by cycle of the amazing Monarch Twilight Trek Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese Richard Powers. If the weather is nice, butterfly. See Monarchs in As the sun wanes and evening along rugged trails that navigate we’ll sit outside and enjoy an early various stages and learn about begins many new creatures emerge a meadow, a lake, abandoned autumn evening. their migration to Mexico. We from their daytime hideouts. Join sandstone quarries, and the 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. RRNC will visit the garden to see if a naturalist for a walk at dusk to only swamp forest in Cleveland we can find, catch and tag uncover some twilight mysteries. Metroparks. We’ll hike an Monarchs before they leave for 7 – 8 p.m. RRNC Nature at Night abbreviated 2-mile route in the their journey. Terrain: stairs, natural surface, Saturday, September 21 event of heavy rain. 2 – 3 p.m. RRNC 2 miles 8 – 10 a.m. BWR 6 – 10 p.m. Ages: 5 years & over Codrington Shelterhouse North Chagrin Nature Center Terrain: paved, grass, 0.25 mile 26 • THURSDAY The sun is setting — celebrate all Picnic Area Terrain: natural surface, 4 miles the life that wakes up as darkness Rain Barrel Workshop Hikathon: High and Dry 440-734-6660 creeps over the landscape. Family Learn to harvest rainwater Join Naturalist Marty Calabrese for your garden needs and to activities and live animals precede our Early Autumn Hike on a technical deep-woods hike combat storm water pollution campfire kick-off at 8 p.m. Gaze for The rich woodlands of South through the forests of Royalview. in your community. Each stars through a telescope and enjoy a Chagrin Reservation are ripe Hike canceled if trail is closed. workshop participant will forest night hike. with interesting mushrooms, red Check twitter.com/CMPmtb for trail construct a rain barrel to take eft salamanders, and the start of condition updates. Tiger Tracks Overnight home, be ready to transport it. fall color. Let’s get out and enjoy 8 – 10:30 a.m. MSRR Details and registration 2:30 – 4 p.m. WSC the changing seasons. Royalview Reserved Picnic Area 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ Age: adults, 16 years & over 2 – 3:30 p.m. SCR Terrain: rocky, dirt trails, 5.5 miles Fee: $60 (tools provided for kit Sulphur Springs Picnic Area 440-734-6660 assembly) Terrain: steep hills, several 22 • SUNDAY Register online Outdoor Adventures for stream crossings, 3 miles August 20 – September 13 Homeschoolers: Mountain Biking Migration Survey 440-473-3370 Discover how fun, yet challenging Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield to Fun with Fall Leaves survey migrating terns, waterfowl and Cuyahoga River By Boat mountain biking can be while Fall is a wonderful time to have warblers along Lake Erie’s coastline. Details and registration learning with certified instructors fun with leaves. Join Naturalist Meet by the water tower 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR from Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Natalie Schroder on a short 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. HuR Recreation. Bicycles provided. walk around the nature center Terrain: mostly flat, natural surface, 10 a.m. – noon or collecting leaves. After the walk 1 mile 25 • WEDNESDAY 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. BeR each person will make their Egbert Picnic Area 440-734-6660 Wellness Walk own book of leaf rubbings to Age: grades 6 – 8 Time spent in nature is shown Mill Creek Exploration Bus Tour take home. Terrain: natural surface trails, hills, to have positive effects on mind, We’ll be traveling to Youngstown, Ohio 3 – 4 p.m. NCNC 2 miles body, and spirit. Let’s hit the to explore the Mill Creek MetroParks. Age: 5 years & over with adult Fee: $15 trail to reap the rewards of the We will see the Fellows Riverside Terrain: paved, natural surface, Register online outdoors on this heart-healthy Gardens and Visitor Center, Lanterman’s up to 0.5 mile beginning September 1 excursion through Euclid Creek Mill, and more. 440-526-1012 Reservation. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. CWC 23 • MONDAY 10 – 11 a.m. ECR Age: adults Outdoor Adventures for Highland Picnic Area Fee: $70 (includes lunch and admission) Fort Hill Salute the Sun Homeschoolers: Biking Terrain: natural surface, hills, Terrain: paved, natural surface, stairs, The autumnal equinox is the Learn how to do an ABC bike safety 1 mile less than 2 miles perfect time to salute the check, then bike along the hilly 440-473-3370 Register online sun. Climb the Fort Hill Stairs and beautiful All Purpose Trail. All beginning August 1 with Historical Interpreter Jen Discovery Days: Turtle Travels participants must bring their own Graham to watch the sun rise Turtles may not travel far, but bicycle. New Perspectives Hike and learn about the significance let’s learn why they do travel. 10 a.m. – noon or Join Naturalist Ali on an adventure to of the Woodland Indian We’ll share discoveries, stories, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. BeR explore the environment in new ways. earthworks at the peak. sing a song and spend time Egbert Picnic Area Be ready to look over, under, around 7 – 8 a.m. RRNC outdoors. Age: grades 3 – 5 and through to discover nature all Terrain: 155 stairs up Fort Hill 11 a.m. – noon CWC Terrain: paved trail, hills, 2 miles around you. Age: 3 – 6 years with adult or Register online 11 a.m. – noon RRNC in-home daycare provider beginning September 1 Terrain: incline, natural surface, Register by phone or online 440-526-1012 1.5 miles 216-341-1707 clevelandmetroparks.com 9 SEPTEMBER PROGRAMS BY DATE Sunday, September 29 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cuyahoga River By Boat The Scoop on Dunk Brecksville Reservation Details and registration Join Naturalist Marty Meadows Picnic Area 3 – 5 p.m. or 6 – 8 p.m. LR Calabrese on a 100-foot ascent to the depths of the Devonian Celebrate the pioneers of the 27 • FRIDAY time period. We’ll dig into the Western Reserve at Cleveland Metroparks annual FallFest details of Dunkleosteus along You can enjoy the lively strains of folk music, dip your own candle Birding the River the hike. This armored fish and play with pioneer toys. You’ll hear the hammer of a blacksmith, We will search for birds in the swam the ancient sea which the beat of Mud in Yer Eye band, and the battle sounds of the meadows and forests along the covered most of Ohio. Brigade of the American Revolution. Children can make posies in Chagrin River. Bring your own 10 – 11 a.m. RRNC pots and other crafts to take home. Pony rides, food and binoculars, some available to borrow. Terrain: stairs, possible mud, souvenirs are available for purchase. 440-526-1012 10 – 11 a.m. NCR 1.5 miles Free parking and free shuttle bus rides are available. Meadows Drive Roger’s Road parking lot is located off Chippewa Creek Drive near Route 82 in Brecksville. Terrain: natural surfaces, 1 – 1.5 miles Fruits of Fall 440-473-3370 As plant life passes from maturity to senescence, their Nature Journaling Picture Perfect Walk fruits come to the fore. Some are Experience nature through the 29 • SUNDAY Do you enjoy taking photos and dry, papery or hard, and some seasons. We will record our Scouts BSA Merit Badge: Insect exploring nature? Join Naturalist juicy and colorful. After an indoor observations in a journal of our Study Part II Mario Jackson on a hike around introduction, let’s explore the own creation. You may want to Noon – 4 p.m. WSC Garfield Park Reservation to capture outdoors to find nature’s fruits. bring a camera. Details and registration flora and fauna. 10 – 11:30 a.m. WSC 1 – 3 p.m. SCR 12:30 – 2:30p.m. GPR Terrain: paved, natural surfaces, Look About Lodge Afternoon Archery for Kids Garfield Park Center parking lot mostly flat, 1.5 miles Age: adults 1 – 2:30 p.m. OECR Terrain: moderate, some hills, Annual fee: $20 for supplies Towpath Trail Tour: Extended Details and registration 2.5 miles Terrain: natural surfaces, stairs, Historical Interpreter Doug Kusak beginning September 3 216-341-1707 0.5 – 1 mile is your guide on an extended Register online Late Summer Bioblitz northern cart tour of Ohio & Meet the Trailblazers: Serge the August 20 – September 25 Join Naturalist Jen Brumfield to Erie Canal Reservation. We’ll Voyageur 440-473-3370 seek the summer’s last resident (see feature block) discuss the history of the park, dragonflies, butterflies, birds 7 – 8 p.m. NCNC area geography, watersheds, Make and Take Microscope and reptiles and amphibians trails, industry and nature. Thirty Build and take home your before autumn’s waning day Tiger Tracks Overnight minutes indoors followed by two own pocket size microscope length stimulates migration and Details and registration hours on the cart. and open your world up to hibernation. 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CWC exploration on a microscopic 3 – 4 p.m. RRNC Fee: $10 level. After we make our scopes, Terrain: mostly flat, natural surface, 28 • SATURDAY Register online we’ll hit the trail to see what tiny 1 mile beginning September 3 wonders we can discover. Emerald Hike 1 – 3 p.m. NCNC Winterizing Your Garden for Scouts BSA Merit Badge: Insect Celebrate Public Lands Appreciation Age: 8 years & over with adult Pollinators Day with a hike through one gem Study Part I Fee $5 (microscope kit) With flowers almost finished in our Emerald Necklace. We’ll enjoy Join our certified merit badge Terrain: paved, up to 0.5 mile blooming, it’s time to start thinking the outdoors, learn about our forests counselors for an interactive Register online of winter garden preparations. and streams, and brush up on some program designed to provide August 20 – September 26 Naturalist Natalie Schroder will history of Cleveland Metroparks. scouts an opportunity to discuss ways prepare optimal bird 9 – 11 a.m. WCR complete requirements 1-8 North Chagrin Nature and insect habitat for the cold Dentzler Road Trailhead and 11-13 of this merit badge. Photography Contest and months ahead during this indoor Terrain: natural surface, rugged hills, Participants must attend both Show Reception and outdoor presentation. 3 miles parts (Part II on 9/29). Be the first to see this year’s 3 – 4 p.m. NCNC 440-887-1968 Noon – 4 p.m. WSC photography show entries and Age: scouts with adult winners. Light refreshments will Afternoon Archery for Adults Autumn Watercolor Workshop Terrain: paved, natural surfaces, be provided. 3 – 4:30 p.m. OECR Let the signs of the season inspire 1.5 miles 1 – 3 p.m. NCNC Details and registration your artistic side. Naturalist Stefanie Fee: $20 (includes both parts) beginning September 3 Verish will guide you in a fall-themed Register online Flats Trails Hike watercolor painting. Not a member? by September 20 Let’s hike along the Cuyahoga Sign up at River on the northern most clevelandmetroparks.com/ENAC Changing Seasons Hike portion of the Towpath Trail. 9 – 11:30 a.m. SCR Take a walk with a naturalist We’ll look at the wildflowers Look About Lodge around Rocky River Nature Center and see what birds are in the Age: adults to learn about how nature is area. Fee: $20; ENAC: $17 changing this month. 1 – 3 p.m. LR Cleveland’s Register online 1 – 2 p.m. RRNC Merwin’s Wharf sweetest August 20 – September 18 Terrain: flat, natural surface, Terrain: paved, 2 miles 440-473-3370 1 mile 216-206-1000 Halloween tradition! Cleveland Metroparks is committed to providing quality Tiger Tracks Overnight recreational opportunities to the people of Greater Cleveland. If you Details and registration need special assistance to attend a program or visit a facility, please call 7 p.m. – 10 a.m. CMZ ahead to the number listed for the event or see the directory provided on Oct. 11 – 13, 18 – 20 & 25 – 27 the back cover. You may also visit clevelandmetroparks.com. 5 – 9 p.m. 10 Emerald Necklace September 2019 Tickets on sale at futureforwildlife.org/boo Adaptive Use your upper body to pedal a hand Outdoor Recreation cycle, or enjoy a slow paced hike as well as learn some camp cooking tips Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Recreation offers a series of year-round programs from introductory during these programs specifically experiences and skills classes to advanced trips and certification courses. These class levels designed for people with disabilities. allow novices interested in an activity to gain the skills and knowledge to safely and confidently Backpacking participate in these activities on their own while still challenging the avid recreationist. Learn the art of backpacking under experienced backpackers through a ADAPTIVE DAY DATES TIME PARK AGES FEE** series of programs to multi-day trips Handcycling Wed Sept 4 5 – 7 p.m. GPC 14+* $13.00 where education and helping you gain Wed Oct 2 5 – 7 p.m. GPC 14+* $13.00 the skills to backpack on your own is the goal. Hike and Camp Cooking Sat Oct 26 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. GPC 14+* $15.00 Climbing BACKPACKING Take your rock climbing skills outside Buckeye Trail Series Thu Sept 19 6 – 8 p.m. NCR 10+* Free to natural rock as you learn how to set anchors as well as climbing techniques. Backcountry Gourmet Cooking Thu Oct 24 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. NCR 14+* $15.00 Cycling Dolly Sods Pre-trip Tue Sept 24 & 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. GPC Adults $275.00 Learn the essential skills to feel Trip: Oct. 5, 7a.m. –Oct. 9, 10 p.m. Oct 1 confident on a mountain bike during CLIMBING these beginner level classes. Rock Climbing 1: Top Rope & Belay Thu Sept 12 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 14+* $45.00 Fishing Discover fly fishing in the Rocky River Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 1 Thu Sept 26 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. CWC 14+* $20.00 under the guidance of Jeff Liskay as Rock Climbing: Anchor Building 2 Sat Sept 28 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. HiR 14+* $40.00 you learn about the best rig, casting techniques, and ways to find the best Rock Climbing Skills Session Sat Sept 28 1:30 – 4 p.m. HiR 10+* $20.00 steelhead fishing locations. CYCLING Kayaking Try-It: Mountain Biking (1 hr. sessions) Mon Sept 9 4 – 8 p.m. BeR 10+* $5.00 Learn efficient strokes and rescue techniques that will prepare you for Mountain Biking 1: Balance & Control Mon Sept 23 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. BeR 14+* $15.00 paddling on longer trips or tours. FISHING Presque Isle Paddling Trip Fly Fishing for Steelhead Sun Oct 27 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. RRNC 14+* $25.00 Discover by kayak or stand up paddle board Pennsylvania’s only “seashore,” Steelhead Fly Fishing Excursion Sun Oct 27 1:30 – 7 p.m. RRNC 14+* $75.00 a 32,000-acre peninsula offering KAYAKING wildlife and historical exploration. Try-It: Kayaking (1 hr. sessions) Tue Sept 3 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 10+* $5.00 Sailing Embrace Cleveland’s Community Sailing Kayaking 1: Basic Strokes Tue Sept 10 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 14+* $45.00 Programs during our series of classes Sun Sept 29 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Offsite 14+* $45.00 focused on learning basic sailing skills. Kayaking 2: Rescues Tue Sept 17 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 14+* $45.00 Stand Up Paddleboarding Sun Oct 20 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Offsite 14+* $45.00 Gain confidence standing on a board Presque Isle Paddling Day Trip Sat Sept 7 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. GPC All ages* $95.00 before learning basic strokes and maneuvers. SAILING Youth Adventure Seeker Series Sailing 2: Skippering Tue Sept 3, 10 & 17 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. LR 14+* $125.00 Learn a variety of outdoor recreation skills Try-It: Sailing (1 hr. sessions) Sun Sept 8 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. LR Adult $10.00 from kayaking and rock climbing to moun tain biking, navigation, and camp cooking Family Learn to Sail Sun Sept 8 3:30 – 6 p.m. LR All ages* $35.00 during this 5-week long adventure series. (SUP) STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING Races & Events SUP 1: Strokes Tue Sept 10 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 10+* $35.00 Bedford XC Mountain Bike Race Tue Sept 17 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. HiR 10+* $35.00 Gather at Bedford for a fast, closed course race with fun descents and hard YOUTH SPECIFIC PROGRAMS climbs utilizing Bedford Singletrack, park roads, and all-purpose trail sections. Adventure Seeker Series Wed Sept 11 – 4 – 6 p.m. Varies 10 – 15 $75.00 (AlternateFor moreWednesdays program – 5 sessions) details and registrationNov deadlines, 6 please visit clevelandmetroparks.com/or Ledges to Lake Adventure Race Combine your passion for running, RACES/EVENTS kayaking, and cycling in the 8th annual Ledges to Lake Adventure Race. The Bedford XC Mountain Bike Race Sat Sept 7 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. BeR 6+* $0 – 35 course is perfect for both beginners Ledges to Lake Adventure Race Sat Sept 21 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. HiR 6+* $0 – 100 and advanced racers. Royalview Rumble Sat Oct 12 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. MSRR 6+* $0 – 30 Royalview Rumble Enjoy a difficult 4.25-mile trail run before Oct. 11 – 13, 18 – 20 & 25 – 27 * Must have registered and participating adult accompanying youth. Park abbreviations listed on page 2. transitioning to the 6-mile mountain bike 5 – 9 p.m. ** Fee includes all equipment needed to participate. leg on natural surface singletrack. 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