Parks and Recreation

September 1, 2016 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.

Move With Monarchs

There are multiple opportunities to get up close to these incredible insects. Catch up with this season’s stunning monarch butterflies at a three no-registration-required programs in September.

Nets will be provided, or bring your own. Anyone who nets a monarch for tagging will have his/her name recorded in order for the park district to contact in the event of a recovery along the migration route or in the Mexico wintering area.

Sun protection, socks, a hat and long pants are strongly recommended for moving through the meadows.

Monarchs and Meadow Insects

Sept. 10, 12:30-4 p.m., Swine Creek Reservation

Sept. 18, 12:30-4 p.m., Frohring Meadows

Net and tag monarchs, play an exciting “life-sized board game” dramatizing the hazards of their amazing journey and catch a variety of butterflies, grasshoppers, praying mantids, katydids, beetles and other insects calling the meadow home. Participants may join in at any time.

Monarch Discovery Hike

Sept. 17, 2-4 p.m.

Learn amazing facts about the monarch, then hike along the scenic trails at Orchard Hills Park to see how many can be netted and tagged. Hike is roughly one and one-half miles with some hills. Rain or shine.

The Wall That Heals

Geauga Park District and Geauga Veterans’ Services Commission are bringing a national touring exhibition called The Wall That Heals to Geauga County Fairgrounds Sept. 8-11.

The Wall That Heals was created by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) to travel to communities across the United States. The exhibit features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., approximately 250 feet in length, chevron-shaped and complete with the 58,249 names of those killed or missing in action from the conflict. Accompanying the wall is also a mobile education center, featuring newly upgraded digital displays, telling the story of the Vietnam War era and the Memorial.

This being the first time in its 20-season existence that The Wall That Heals will have visited Geauga County, organizers expect it to draw thousands of people over its four-day stay at 14373 North Cheshire St. in Burton.

Visitors will be welcome free of charge 24-7 during the exhibition. Additionally, groups are invited to schedule visit to The Wall That Heals to gain a heightened awareness of the impact and legacy of the war, as well as leadership, citizenship and character.

For the latest exhibit agenda, including a daily schedule of events, visit the park district website.

To schedule a group, or participate in a scheduled event, contact Holly Sauder at 440-279-0802 or hsauder@geaugaparkdistrict.org.