Embracing environmental protection, continuous, sustainable living, and encouraging overall preservation of the planet, Lake Metroparks Penitentiary Glen Reservation, for the 37th time, held its annual themed affair recognizing Earth Day, which is officially observed April 22. No matter, however, when it comes to a designated date, because the park system property, at 8668 Kirtland Chardon […]
Though Ohioans no longer report seeing mountain lions, elk or passenger pigeons in the wild, visitors to Penitentiary Glen Reservation on Feb. 19 learned about these and other species that used to call the Buckeye State home. The Lake Metroparks park in Kirtland said that the species featured at that day’s Lost World event are […]
Lake Metroparks announced it will be holding three events Feb. 19, Presidents Day. At Farmpark, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., families are invited to “Farmer Monday.” Experience a day on the farm, milk a cow, learn about cheese making, meet favorite farm animals and more, according to a news release. Attendees can also participate […]
Blackbrook Audubon invites nature enthusiasts to “Tales from the Front Lines: The Conservation Work of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History” at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Penitentiary Glen Reservation. According to speaker Garrett Ormiston, the museum’s conservation effort over the last 50 years has resulted in the permanent protection of some of the most […]
Kids learned about solar balloons and static electricity, took home bottle tornadoes and got sprayed in a lake effect snow demonstration during Lake Metroparks’ Jan. 15 Weather Day. Weather Day was hosted at Jordan Creek Park’s Environmental Learning Center in Concord Township. Outdoor Education Manager Heather Freeman said that the goal was “getting families interested […]