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Spree Podcasts
Download audio tours of select trails on the Fall Hiking Spree, which ends November 30. MORE

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Leaf Icon Saturday, November 22, 10 a.m.
ANIMALS PREPARING FOR WINTER
Join Naturalist Nicki Schneider on the 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail to learn how animals are preparing for the coming winter months. SC/Pheasant Run

Leaf Icon Saturday, November 22, 10:30 a.m.
KINDEREALM: WOODPECKERS
Children 3 to 5 and their adult companions join Naturalist Pat Rydquist to discover the pecking order of woodpeckers. REGISTRATION BEGINS 10/30: 330-865-8065. Includes a craft...  SR/Shady Hollow

Leaf Icon Saturday, November 22, 2 p.m.
ENDANGERED ANIMALS FOR KIDS
Kids 6 to 12 join Naturalist Danusia Casteel to learn why some animals are endangered. Includes a short hike, games and a craft. F/Coventry Oaks

Did You Know?

Slippery Sticks
Slippery elm trees are named for their inner bark, which is moist and slippery. American Indians used the bark to reduce swelling and take the venom out of a bite or sting. It is still used today to make throat lozenges.

Virginia Kendall
Roughly 500 acres of the Virginia Kendall section of Cuyahoga Valley National Park were managed by Metro Parks until 1974.



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