Most people don’t know what a vernal pool is, but they have likely seen lots of them. They are a temporary spring or wetland that provides important habitat for some very unusual […]
Vernal Pools
Lawyer says park can contract with commissioner’s company
Chagrin Valley Times Thursday, May 17, 2018 by Krista S. Kano http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/bainbridge/article_a30a13fe-592a-11e8-b529-27a02db481e2.html The newest member of the Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners has done and continues to do business with the […]
2018 Bob McCullough Scholarship Awards
Protect Geauga Parks has created this scholarship program to assist students in Geauga County who will graduate from high school in 2019 and who plan to study the natural sciences. Three scholarships […]
Conservation Conversation—May 20
Conservation Conversation Sunday, May 20th 2018 1:30 – 3:30 PM Vernal Pools, Diamonds in the Rough ~ with Ray Stewart ~ of the Ohio Wetlands Association West Geauga Public Library 13455 Chillicothe […]
On Saturday, April 21 the Village of Middlefield and the Geauga Park District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the opening of the section of the Maple Highlands Trail that runs […]
After Many Years Steeped in the Elements, Naturalist Retires
The following story originally appeared in the Geauga County Maple Leaf. Our thanks to the Maple Leaf for permission to republish the article here. Naturalist Judy Barnhart has shared her love and […]
Park board member reads letter from an open records request
Chagrin Valley Times Thursday, April 12, 2018 By Krista S. Kano http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/bainbridge/article_1f150d4a-3db6-11e8-aa09-435f9b105a63.html A nine-month debate about public records law came to a close Tuesday when Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners member […]
Court Ruling: Park district violated open records law
Chagrin Valley Times Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:00 by Joe Koziol Jr. http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/bainbridge/article_a616fef2-383e-11e8-91c4-fbb4bcd9cfd8.html An Ohio court has been advised to rule that the Geauga Park District violated the state’s open records law […]
Carbon credits could net Akron more than logging, expert says
Chagrin Valley Times Thursday, March 22, 2018 By Joan Demirjian http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/article_9c9ba3a4-2d36-11e8-b6b3-7b28790c0aa4.html Local conservationist Bill Ginn said the city of Akron could benefit more financially from selling carbon credits rather than felling 420 […]
Announcement: Sustainability Speaker Series at Lake Erie College
Join us for the concluding Sustainability Speaker Series of the spring semester as we welcome Jim Bissell, Curator and Director of Natural Areas at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Jim will […]
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