Parks and Recreation

July 17, 2014 by Staff Report

GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT

For more information, contact the park district by phone at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Wild Ohio Talk & Hike

From southern haunts bordering the Ohio River to lakeshore habitats buffering Lake Erie, Ohio is filled with wild landscapes. Join Jim McCormac of the Ohio Division of Wildlife on July 26 for an illustrated presentation in the early afternoon, a hike in the late afternoon, or both.

The photographic journey to Ohio’s best remaining places at The West Woods Nature Center takes place from 1-2 p.m. Then, from 3-5 p.m., is the exclusive hike through Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve to examine some of the creatures and plants that make the area so special. Registration is requested for the hike.

McCormac is author of “Wild Ohio: The Best of our Natural Heritage,” a 2009 book with imagery by Gary Meszaros, and the recipient of the 2010 Ohioana Book Award for books about Ohio.

The West Woods Nature Center is located at 9465 Kinsman Road in Russell Township.

Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve is located at 15681 Old Rider Road in Burton Township.