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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?

The War of 1812
A high ridge above the Wadsworth Area in Sand Run Metro Park was a lookout point for General Elijah Wadsworth, who made his camp near the present-day Old Portage Area during the War of 1812.

Ice Age Animals
Mastodons - animals that looked like mammoths or modern-day elephants – once roamed what is now Summit County.

Fall Hiking Spree Pavilions & Shelters
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