Parks and Recreation

December 7, 2017 by Staff Report

GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT

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

Free Snowshoe Borrowing

Geauga Park District’s free snowshoe borrowing program returns to The West Woods in Russell Township. Call-ahead reservations are preferred and borrowing can take place any time from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and last up to two hours. Any unreserved snowshoes are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Borrowers must be 18 or older to check out a pair; anyone younger must be accompanied by an adult, and no one under 40 pounds may use the snowshoes due to weight. Registrants must sign a waiver form and leave a driver’s license as a security deposit.

Snowshoes may not leave The West Woods except for registered programs.

For a more guided experience, visit bit.ly/gpdsscall2018 and get one’s name on the call list for special snowshoe programs to be “called into action” anytime now through March 1 when snow conditions are right.

Nature in Music: Weather

Dec. 15, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Experience “guided listening” at The West Woods in Russell Township to explore how weather is portrayed in classical music by various composers.

Naturalist Linda Gilbert will host the evening, playing recordings of classical music and explaining how aspects of the music portray some extramusical, meteorological scenes. Learn what wind machines and thunder sheets are and do. Registration is not required.