Mill Creek Park hosted its monthly Sprout Club meeting on Dec. 13. Park educator Lynn Zocolo ran the event, with a mad science theme. “We are doing science experiments,” Zocolo said. “If they get a little dirty, that’s even better.” Sprout Club is a program for preschool-age students, with themes changing month to month. For… Continue Reading Sprout Club children become mad scientists
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 29 – March 3, 2019. This year’s theme will showcase orchids interspersed among Valley artifacts, paying homage to its industrialist roots. Orchids are the crown jewels of… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks presents Jewels of Winter Orchid Exhibit
Mill Creek MetroParks planning and operations director Steve Avery presented the park’s capital improvement plan for 2019 at the board’s Monday meeting. The plan is expected to cost $5.36 million, with grant money comprising at least $1.18 million of the total. The plan’s largest project is the redevelopment of the Ford Nature Center, which is… Continue Reading MetroParks plans capital improvements worth $5.36 million
Students from Trumbull and Mahoning County schools and area colleges are coming together in unity as part of a “Unity Project”designed to not only showcase students’ artistic talents but share a message of building a better community and world. The Unity Project with the theme “UNITE! Dream to build a better community, a better World” is being displayed… Continue Reading Promoting unity through art
The Nature Education Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 6:30 pm, at the Ford Nature Center.
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, of Mill Creek MetroParks is scheduled for Monday, January 14, 2019, at 6 p.m. in McMahon Hall, at the MetroParks Farm, on Rt. 46 in Canfield. The agenda will be available on the website after 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
Four years ago, Mill Creek MetroParks announced plans to renovate the Ford Nature Center. But, the park system is still $1 million short of the money needed to get it done. It’s been a long fundraising effort which, if all goes as planned, should end in the next few months. Looking at some of… Continue Reading Mill Creek Park still looking for $1 million to renovate Ford Nature Center
The Community Engagement Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Friday, January 11, 2019, at 10 a.m. in Classroom A at the MetroParks Farm. The Finance Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at 10… Continue Reading Notice of MetroParks Standing Committee Meetings
The Mill Creek MetroParks are celebrating Fellow Riverside Garden’s 60th anniversary during their annual Winter Celebration. This year’s celebration has a “Frozen in Time” theme to celebrate the diamond anniversary of the facility. Jaime Yohman, the park’s Community Engagement Director, said that annually non-profit organizations purchase 60 trees spread throughout the facility to decorate during… Continue Reading Fellows Riverside Garden hosts annual winter celebration
Mill Creek MetroParks has received $500,000 from the Florence Simon Beecher & John D. Finnegan Foundations to support the renovation of Ford Nature Center. The donation will be used to renovate the carriage house, which will serve as an education building and the hub of group tours. For the donation, the carriage house will be… Continue Reading Mill Creek Receives $500K for Ford Nature Center Renovation