Geauga Park District
Bird enthusiasts are challenged to a 24-hour birding marathon...
For more information and registration, contact the park district at 440-286-9516 or visit www.geaugaparkdistrict.org.
Chagrin River Bird Quest
Sept. 8-9
Bird enthusiasts are challenged to a 24-hour birding marathon. The park district in partnership with Greater Cleveland Audubon Society and Blackbrook Audubon encourage area residents to assemble a team and join in on the Chagrin River Bird Quest Birding Challenge.
Begin by registering with the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland at www.clevelandaudubon.org under Bird Quest, then come to The West Woods Nature Center on Friday from 4-6 p.m. During team check-in and final registration, pick up maps, checklists and T-shirts – all free materials – and talk strategy with teammates and naturalists.
Participants will then spend the next 24 hours birding. Visit the Audubon’s website for challenge rules.
Then, on Saturday from 4-7:30 p.m., return to nature center to turn in checklists for judging and enjoy refreshments, awards and door prizes.
A Race Like No Other
Oct. 7
Register is open for Geauga Park District’s second annual Space Race at Observatory Park in Montville Township. Run, jog or walk as many laps as one can from 4-6 p.m. on the Planetary Trail. Each completed .85-mile lap will propel runners through the solar system. All 16 possible laps are just over a half marathon.
Space is limited, with race T-shirts guaranteed for the first 250 to register. Everyone who completes at least one lap will earn a Space Race finishers medal plus a ribbon recognizing how far they went and which planet they reached. Awards will also be given to the top three male and female finishers.
