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Summit Metro Parks At a 2019 controlled burn at Springfield Bog Metro Park, a fire manager pours accelerant on the fire line. The process is similar to the recent burn at Firestone Metro Park this week. The skies near Portage Lake were filled with smoke on Tuesday as Summit Metro Parks conducted a controlled burn in Akron’s Firestone Metro Park with the goal of preserving the healthy ecosystem. Controlled burning, also known as prescribed burning, is a process that must be carefully scheduled at times when weather conditions permit fires to burn without risk of evolving into a wildfire. ...

Experts say this is the first photographic proof that bobcats live in the nature preserve. Credit: Summit County Metro Parks/Facebook Author: Dave "Dino" DeNatale Updated: 4:46 PM EST February 3, 2021 RICHFIELD, Ohio — Officials at Summit Metro Parks have revealed a unique and exciting discovery at one of it properties. The parks' Facebook page shared a trail camera photo of a bobcat lurking around Furnace Run Metro Park in Richfield. Experts say this is the first photographic proof that bobcats live in the nature preserve. The sighting is rare because, accor...