Each season, Geauga Park District’s fine naturalists take a fine-toothed comb to their programs and highlight those that they consider Nature’s Not to Be Missed – that is, opportunities to experience Nature in a way that happens only during this particular time of year, and is something especially worth your time to come out and see.
Announcing this spring’s selected programming:
Fire in the Parks “Hotline” Call List
Wednesday, April 12, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Frohring Meadows
Registration required
Annual Spring Bird Walk Series
Sunday, April 16, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve
Sunday, April 23, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Frohring Meadows
Sunday, April 30, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., The Rookery
Sunday, May 7, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Eldon Russell Park
Sunday, May 14, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Big Creek Park, Aspen Grove Parking Lot
Sunday, May 21, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Swine Creek Reservation, Woods Edge Parking Lot
After Work Wildflower Walk
Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Eldon Russell Park
April Evening Adventure
Friday, April 21, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Eldon Russell Park, Horwath’s Shelter
Magee Marsh Birding Van Trip
Monday, April 24, or Wednesday, May 10, 6:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Meet at The West Woods
Registration required; fee for each trip: $10.00 in-county, $25.00 out-of-county
Reptile & Amphibian Photo Safari
Sunday, April 30, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., The Rookery
Weekly Wildflower Walk
Monday, May 1, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., The West Woods, Affelder House
Monday, May 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m, Headwaters Park, Route 322 Entrance
Monday, May 15, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m, Swine Creek Reservation, Woods Edge Shelter
Monday, May 22, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m, Big Creek Park, Deep Woods Shelter
Frog Fest “Party Line” Call List
Sometime May 10th – 31st, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., The West Woods
Registration required
Microscopic Monsters Search
Saturday, May 13, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. The West Woods, Turkey Ridge Shelter
Lake Erie Bluffs Birding Van Trip
Saturday, May 20, 6:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Meet at The West Woods
Registration required
Backcountry Ravine Exploration
Sunday, May 21, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Welton’s Gorge, Burton Township
Registration required
National Trails Days: Hike Around The Reservoir
Saturday, June 3, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Headwaters Park
Registration required
Wildlife of the Landfill
Saturday, June 10, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Waste Management’s Closed Lake County Landfill
Registration required
Bird House Van Tour
Saturday, June 17, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Meet at Burton Square
Registration required
iNaturalist Photographic Bicycle Blitz
Sunday, June 18, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Headwaters Park, Crystal Lake Shelter
For more on Geauga Park District offerings, please call 440-286-9516 or visit Geauga Park District online via Geauga Park District, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.
