Today marks the end of an era for Mill Creek MetroParks and its planning and operations director Steve Avery. After 31 years with the park, Avery is retiring. “I’m blessed I could be at one place for that long for one career,” Avery said. His story began more than 35 years ago, when he attended… Continue Reading Longtime park director retires
Mill Creek MetroParks will host Jewels of Winter, a celebration and display of orchids, at Fellows Riverside Gardens during normal hours of operation from Tuesday (Jan. 28) through March 1. Fellows Riverside Gardens is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. This year’s theme will showcase orchids as highly sought-after, Victorian-era jewels. Hundreds of orchids… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks presents Jewels of Winter orchid exhibit
Mill Creek MetroParks will be hosting the Jewels of Winter, a wonderful celebration and display of orchids at Fellows Riverside Gardens during their normal hours of operation January 28 – March 1, 2020. This year’s theme will showcase orchids as highly sought after Victorian era jewels. At one time, orchids were so rare in cultivation… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks presents Jewels of Winter Orchid Exhibit
As 2020 ramps up, Mill Creek MetroParks’ Ford Nature Center will be going on hiatus. Expected to be closed for two years beginning Feb. 1 for the Ford Nature Center Redevelopment Project, the building will undergo a series of makeovers totaling about $3 million. “As a kindergartner in 1974, I remember a class trip there,”… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center to get face-lift
Mill Creek MetroParks is seeking applicants to fill various positions on the newly reauthorized Citizens Advisory Committees, which will operate in an advisory capacity to the MetroParks Board of Commissioners. Mahoning County residents representing a variety of interests in natural resources, recreation, education and finance are urged to apply. For more information or to apply,… Continue Reading MetroParks seeks applications for Citizens Advisory Committees
Mill Creek MetroParks is temporarily closing the Ford Nature Center beginning Feb. 1 to begin a redevelopment project. The project is expected to take up to 24 months to complete, with an anticipated reopening schedule of spring or summer 2022. “We are thrilled to be able to announce the start of such a highly anticipated… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center to be closed for 2 years starting Feb. 1
Ford Nature Center is set to temporarily close for renovations beginning in February. Mill Creek MetroParks representatives say the closure marks the start of the Center’s Redevelopment Project. The project is expected to take up to two years to complete. MetroPark officials expect to reopen Ford Nature Center in the Spring or Summer of 2022.… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center to close for remodeling in February
The popular Ford Nature Center at Mill Creek MetroParks is closing temporarily for renovations. The center will close Saturday, Feb. 1 to begin construction on the Ford Nature Center Redevelopment Project. The $3 million project will include the construction of “21st-century” classrooms, learning labs, exhibits and outdoor features. The redevelopment will help the center become… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center in Youngstown to close for renovations
Mill Creek MetroParks is announcing the temporary closure of the Ford Nature Center beginning Saturday, February 1, 2020. The closure marks the official start to the Ford Nature Center Redevelopment Project. In total, the project is expected to take up to twenty-four months to complete with an anticipated reopening schedule of Spring/Summer 2022. “We are… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center Scheduled to Close for Renovations
Aspiring artists from several Mahoning Valley school districts and Youngstown State University have joined Youngstown City School District students in this year’s Visual and Performing Arts Unity Project. Unity Through Nature is the theme for this year’s project, which involves students from each YCSD school as well as those from YSU, Boardman, Liberty, Austintown, Poland,… Continue Reading Valley students collaborate on Unity Through Nature art project