Parks & Recreation

May 28, 2015 by Staff Report

GEAUGA PARK DISTRICT

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

Family Fun Campout

June 6-7, 6:30 p.m. to 9 a.m.

Big Creek Park campgrounds

Join the group for a naturalist-led overnight in the park. A campfire will set your stage for a fun night under the stars, complete with a fire-cooked evening snack, campfire stories, a night hike and stargazing. Then, after a good night’s sleep, wake the next morning to a continental breakfast, served from 7:30-9 a.m.

Registration is required. Fee is $5 for in-county residents and $10 for out-of-county residents. Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to pitch the tent (no hookups) in time to gather for the 7:30 p.m. program.

All About the Brook Trout

June 4, 7-8:30 p.m.

Bass Lake Preserve

The presentation part of this program, hosted by senior naturalist Dan Best, will focus on brook trout ecology and the discovery, protection and successful propagation of the Geauga population. The persistence of Geauga’s brook trout to become Ohio’s only remaining population is an amazing saga of Ice Age origins, snow belt climate and bedrock geology. It is also an example of determined conservation work by an alliance of wildlife and environmental agencies and organizations that united to protect this magnificent hallmark of our wildlife heritage.

The kicker will be the netting of live specimen in one of the rare locations these fish call home.