Geauga Park District

October 12, 2017 by Staff Report

For more information on these programs, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit them online at www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Trout-Fishing Fun

Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Practice the basics of fishing with Geauga Park District Park Board Commissioner Len Barker, reknowned perfect game pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and the parks’ Natural Resource Management staff.

Introduction to Fishing will take place at Beartown Lakes Reservation, 18870 Quinn Road in Auburn Township. Meet at North Point Shelter.

Brief instruction about equipment, tackle, knots and more will be followed by hands-on fishing at a lake recently stocked with rainbow trout. All materials and equipment will be provided.

Registration is not required, but valid fishing licenses will be required for ages 16-65.

The Gift Of Your Time

Oct. 18, 2 or 7 p.m.

Geauga Park District is a great place to volunteer for a good cause. Volunteers are an important part of just about every aspect of daily operations. Volunteering can also build a resume or fulfill high school requirements.

Volunteers choose how much time they give, when, where and to what programs or projects.

Learn more during volunteer orientations on Oct. 18 at The West Woods Nature Center. Registration is required for one of two hour-long orientations, at either 2 or 7 p.m.

At orientation, outreach coordinator Holly Sauder will provide an overview of opportunities available through the parks, then begin the official paperwork, including a background check for ages 18 and up.

Youth volunteers are welcome to register, but those under 14 must volunteer with a background-checked adult.

Opportunities to volunteer include photography of people enjoying the parks; programs with youth and in schools; public programs with hiking, astronomy, wildlife and exploration, kayaks and canoe; special events such as Frozen Fest, Sap’s-a-Risin’!, the Caveman Crawl 5K Trail Run, Nature Arts Festival and Jump Into Fall Days; patrolling The Maple Highlands Trail by bike; and important natural resource management work.

Fantastic Fall Fungi

Oct. 15, 1-4 p.m.

Join Walt Sturgeon, of the Ohio Mushroom Society, as he offers a Powerpoint introduction to the diverse wild mushrooms of Ohio at The West Woods. Adults only, please.

To join the presenter afterwards on a limited participation foray into the field in search of specimens to ID, registration is required.

Copies of the book Mr. Sturgeon co-authored, “Mushrooms of the Northeast,” will be available for sale in the Tree Tops Nature Store. Mushrooms will also be on display, and please bring mushrooms from your area.

The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio is partnering on the program.

History Written In Stone

Oct. 21, 1-2:30 p.m.

A cemetery is more than cold stones and the dearly departed. It’s a history museum, a wildlife refuge, botanical garden and art gallery. Join a GPD naturalist at Welton Cemetery at 13970 Goodwin Ave. in Burton.

Registration is required through Burton Public Library at www.burtonlibrary.org or 440-834-4466.

Be prepared for unpredictable fall weather and light rain; thunderstorms, however, will cancel the program.