Summit Metro Parks

Today is Bert Szabo Day in Summit Metro Parks. Szabo spent 34 years with the park district as its first naturalist and helped launch the popular Fall Hiking Spree, among other things.

The rhythms of nature continue despite the disruptions the pandemic has caused our lives.In southern Summit County, the season’s change is marked by a…

A tropical bird has taken up residence in Northeast Ohio.The local appearance of the normally sea-going brown booby has created quite a stir among…

Summit Metro Parks will use a $2.5 million dollar grant to continue one of its largest ecological restorations.The project involves a 1-mile stretch of…

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, June 5:Canton officer resigns after social media post;Thieves break into Canal Park;Zoos, other attractions…

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, April 29:PRELIMARY PRIMARY RESULTS:Stark Parks levy approved;School levies for Stark, Summit and Cuyahoga…

Summit County voters resoundingly approved a 2-mill levy for Summit Metro Parks.The tax is a renewal and an increase. Homeowners currently pay $3.47 per…

The Cuyahoga Falls Parks & Recreation Department is putting together a Continuous Improvement Plan for the first time in 20 years. And officials are…

Voters in Summit County will decide in March whether to increase funding for Summit Metro Parks. The Park District is seeking renewal of a 1.46 mill levy…

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Nov. 14:Lorain school board votes out CEO;Akron special needs student left in van;Cleveland Clinic receives…