Metroparks Toledo's Glass City Metropark is the 2024 recipient of the Best in Innovation Award – a best-of-show honor – from the National Recreation and Park Association. The award was announced this afternoon at NRPA’s annual conference in Atlanta. https://lnkd.in/guFiu4Uh
Metroparks Toledo
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About us
Metroparks Toledo is a regional system of premier natural, historical and cultural public park lands. A public agency serving Lucas County, Metroparks maintains parks and conservation areas totaling over 12,000 acres. MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Metroparks Toledo is to conserve the region’s natural resources by creating, developing, improving, protecting, and promoting clean, safe, and natural parks and open spaces for the benefit, enjoyment, education, and general welfare of the public. The Metroparks system includes: On the Maumee River: -Farnsworth -Bend View -Providence -Side Cut -Middlegrounds In the Rare Oak Openings Region: -Oak Openings Preserve -Secor -Wildwood Preserve -Oak Openings Greenway (in development) -Wiregrass Lake -Westwinds In the City of Toledo: -Swan Creek Preserve -Middlegrounds -Toledo Botanical Garden (affiliate) In the Great Black Swamp -Pearson -Howard Farms (future park) Hike/Bike Trails: -University/Parks Trail -Wabash Cannonball Trail -Towpath Trail (connecting Farnsworth, Bend View and Providence) -Chessie Circle Trail Also part of the Metroparks: -Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fallen Timbers Monument and Fort Miamis (Maumee) -Blue Creek Conservation Area (Whitehouse) Attractions: -Manor House (Wildwood) -National Center for Nature Photography (Secor) -The Canal Experience (Providence) -Johlin Cabin (Pearson) -Oak Grove School (Wildwood)
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Toledo, OH
- Type
- Government Agency
- Specialties
- Conservation, Environmental Education, Recreation, and Nature Appreciation
Locations
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Primary
5100 W. Central Ave.
Toledo, OH 43615, US
Employees at Metroparks Toledo
Updates
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Countdown to Colors More colors are creeping in by the day, with peak forecast for mid-October. Sunny days and cool nights are the recipe for color, and those conditions have arrived just in time. Recent rainfall should help, too, though part of the region remains under severe drought conditions. Karen Menard spoke with 13abc yesterday about what's ahead as Autumn officially arrives in a few days. #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #Fall #FallColors https://lnkd.in/gEDPvrYZ
Metroparks Meetup: When can you expect peak fall color?
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Glass City Metropark continues to bring home awards. We are excited to share this award with SmithGroup and the community.
Let's start the week on a high note! We are excited to share that the Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of its 2024 Professional Awards and Glass City Metropark was selected to receive an Honor Award in the Design Category! Sending out heartfelt congratulations to Metroparks Toledo, the City of Toledo, Ohio and the teammates and partners that helped to turn what was once a defunct industrial site into a dynamic and award-winning riverfront destination. https://lnkd.in/eRnW_ymC #parks #parksandrecreation #Toledo #GlassCity #designabetterfuture
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Today we honor those who fought at the Battle of Fallen Timbers 230 years ago on August 20, 1794. With their sacrifices the Northwest Territory was forever changed. Let us not forget one of the most important battles to the formation of the United States of America. #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo
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This is just a small portion of the toys that will be given away Tuesday during National Night Out at Glass City Metropark. Join Metroparks Rangers, Toledo Police Department, Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, CSX and other partners for a fun afternoon in the park form 3 to 7 p.m. Free. #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #NationalNightOut
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Help us celebrate #WorldRangerDay by saying Thank You to our dedicated Ranger staff. Our Metroparks Rangers, who are all certified Ohio peace officers, provide front line services to visitors including protective and assistant servicers as well as patrol and enforce park rules and regulations through 19 parks and over 200 miles of trails spanning over 13,000 acres in Lucas County. When you see a park ranger today, give him or her a wave to say Thank You. #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #ParkRanger #ThankYou
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Join Our Team! Glass City and Glass City Riverwalk are expanding, we are seeking individuals who love to be outdoors. CREW LEADER - qualified individuals ensure high levels of visitor satisfaction by assisting in the management of maintenance operations of park facilities and grounds. HORTICULTURAL TECHNICIAN - your role would include supporting the maintenance of gardens and park areas. PARK TECHNICIAN 2 - this position helps keep our parks clean, safe and natural by maintaining our grounds and facilities in excellent condition for park visitors. To review the job requirements or to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gX9AVEw. EOE #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #JoinOurTeam #NowHiring
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In honor of Huntington National Bank's Colleague Appreciation Week, Huntington colleagues were given the opportunity to vote for a community organization in their region that they would like to support financially, and collectively voted support Metroparks. Huntington’s gift of $5,000 will support outreach programs to help further engage our community in all nature has to offer. We are humbled and grateful for this wonderful gift to the Metroparks mission. Huntington, we are grateful for all you do to strengthen the communities you serve. Together we are making lives better. #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #Partnerships #Donations
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Cranes Returning to Area Thanks to Restored Habitat Sandhill cranes are now nesting at Secor Metropark, thanks to a recent park expansion and natural resources restoration. Nearby Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserve is an example of the type of habitat the birds need to thrive. Together, the park and preserve, along with other public and private properties in the Oak Openings Corridor, are working together to improve habitat for cranes and other wildlife. Learn more in this week's Metroparks Meetup segment on 13abc. Watch this week’s Metroparks Meetup https://lnkd.in/ezsfdr32 #ParksAreCommonGround #ThisIsToledo #Conservation #Nature
Metroparks Meetup: How Sandhill Cranes are making a comeback in Lucas County
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Over the weekend, Metroparks conservation science staff deployed the last of five radio transmitters on wood thrush at Pearson. Birds wearing the transmitters will be detected by the Motus wildlife tracking tower at Pearson North, and any other of the hundreds of Motus towers the birds may pass on their fall migration to Central America. There are 600 wood thrushes across their breeding range in eastern North America that are receiving Motus transmitters this summer as one of the biggest bird migration studies in the world kicks off. Metroparks is collaborating partners with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, The Ohio State University, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to make this research possible.