May 23—Memorial Day weekend is here, and that means the return of some very popular and very wet Dayton-area attractions. On Monday, Memorial Day, the city of Dayton reopens its seven splash pads. They will operate through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Five Rivers MetroParks will also reopen the splash pad at Island MetroPark on Memorial […]
Five Rivers Metroparks’ annual volunteer project starts next month. Adopt-A-Park allows volunteers to help protect the region’s natural heritage through litter cleanups, species removal, and landscaping work, according to the Five Rivers MetroParks Facebook page. >> Carlisle woman dies after being ejected from vehicle in crash on I-675 The projects will take place on Earth […]
Mar. 2—LIMA — While there are few positives to be gleaned from the coronavirus pandemic that engulfed the United States in 2020, Tyler Black may have found one silver lining. During that year, a record number of people visited the locations that make up the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District. According to Black, the park […]
Feb. 19—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 […]
Jan. 15—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 […]
Jan. 9—Lake Metroparks announced it will be hosting “Environmental Learning Center Open House: Weather Day” Jan. 15 to give families the chance to learn about weather and climate through hands-on activities and demonstrations. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jordan Creek Park, participants can explore the outdoors, regardless of the weather, through hikes and […]