Entries by Mill Creek MetroParks Staff

Mill Creek Golf Course to Host the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Golf Championship in 2023

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The Mill Creek Golf Course will host the 2023 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Spring Golf Championships for the first time in history. The event will take place on Friday, April 21 & Saturday, April 22, 2023, with the women playing on the North Course and the men playing on the South Course. The two rounds… Continue Reading Mill Creek Golf Course to Host the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Golf Championship in 2023

A labor of love – Retirees, volunteers help grow Fellows Riverside Gardens

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A popular activity for many people during the spring and summer months is to visit Fellows Riverside Gardens, a 12-acre botanical garden at the northern end of Mill Creek Park. The beauty of the colorful flowers — both perennials and annuals — as well as trees and shrubs arranged in a variety of designs attracts… Continue Reading A labor of love – Retirees, volunteers help grow Fellows Riverside Gardens

Live! at the Morley Outdoor Summer Concert Series to Begin in June

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Mill Creek MetroParks has once again teamed up with iHeart Radio, Mix 98.9 to provide the Live! at the Morley Concert Series at Wick Recreation Area. The summer evening concert series, held on the lawn at the Judge Morley Pavilion, runs on select Wednesdays beginning June 8, 2022 through August 17, 2022. All performances are… Continue Reading Live! at the Morley Outdoor Summer Concert Series to Begin in June

Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District awarded $136K in H2Ohio funding

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The Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District will receive $136,177 in H2Ohio grant funding. The funding, which will be used for stream, floodplain and wetland restoration at the Mill Creek Golf Course, is part of $3 million in H2Ohio grant funding that will be directed to nine wetland projects to help improve water quality in the… Continue Reading Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District awarded $136K in H2Ohio funding

Mill Creek MetroParks using fire to improve park

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Mill Creek Metroparks is using fire in Boardman Thursday for what’s called prescribed burn. They’re doing it to make the park healthier. WKBN was there at the corner of Tippecanoe Road and Western Reserve Road. The area is known as “Collier Preserve.” The fire will help get rid of any unwanted invasive bugs, plus help… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks using fire to improve park

FirstEnergy donates 300 trees to Mill Creek MetroParks for second year in a row

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FirstEnergy has donated 300 trees to Mill Creek MetroParks to celebrate Earth and Arbor days for the second year in a row. A variety of hardwood trees were planted on Thursday by FirstEnergy employees throughout the MetroParks’ 402-acre farm in Canfield. On Earth Day in 2021, FirstEnergy had donated 300 trees, which were planted at… Continue Reading FirstEnergy donates 300 trees to Mill Creek MetroParks for second year in a row

Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Collier Preserve

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The MetroParks is working in conjunction with Davey Resource Group (Kent, Ohio) to conduct a prescribed burn at Collier Preserve, a ~45-acre restored native grass prairie located at the corner of Tippecanoe Road and Western Reserve Road. Weather permitting, the project is anticipated to be completed in one day and will take place on Thursday,… Continue Reading Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Collier Preserve