The Ford Nature Center at Mill Creek MetroParks announces it has received a $500,000 contribution toward renovations. The Florence Simon Beecher & John D. Finnegan Foundations combined to make the donation to the $3 million project. This donation will directly benefit the renovation work on the carriage house which will serve as an education building,… Continue Reading Renovation project at Mill Creek receives $500,000
The Florence Simon Beecher & John D. Finnegan Foundations have combined to contribute $500,000 towards the $3 million renovation of the Ford Nature Center at Mill Creek MetroParks. The contribution will directly benefit the work needed to renovate the carriage house currently located on the property (840 Old Furnace Rd., Youngstown) of the Ford Nature… Continue Reading Ford Nature Center Renovation Receives $500,000 Donation
Mill Creek Park aimed to collect the money needed to renovate the Ford Nature Center on Giving Tuesday on Nov. 27. Chris Litton, the director of development, said that the center hasn’t received serious renovations for 25 years. “The renovations are much needed,” Litton said. To help them reach this goal, the park received a… Continue Reading Mill Creek Park plans renovations for Ford Nature Center
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners, of Mill Creek MetroParks is scheduled for Monday, December 17, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Rossi Auditorium at Fellows Riverside Gardens, in Youngstown. The agenda will be available on the website after 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting. A meeting of the… Continue Reading Notice of December Board Meeting
Detective Sergeant Jason Clark, of the Mill Creek MetroParks Police Department graduated from the Law Enforcement Foundation’s Police Executive Leadership College (PELC) on November 16, 2018. He was one of 35 students attending the seventieth session of the college. PELC is an intensive, three-week leadership-training program for law enforcement executives. It is based on the… Continue Reading MetroParks Police Sergeants Graduate from Training Programs
Are you an amateur photographer with a desire to show off your work? Mill Creek MetroParks wants to see your favorite original photos! Entries will be accepted December 18, 2018 – January 6, 2019 for the annual Nature Photography Exhibit. Categories will include: Wild Animals, Plants – Wild or Not, Wild Scenes, Mill Creek MetroParks… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks presents Nature Photography Exhibit: Call for Photos
The Nature Education Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 4:15 p.m. in Classroom A at the MetroParks Farm.
Effective Friday, December 7, 2018 the following roads in Mill Creek Park will be closed to vehicular traffic for the winter: High Drive, between Chestnut Hill Drive and West Cohasset Drive Chestnut Hill Drive, between Canfield Road and High Drive Calvary Run Drive, between Belle Vista Avenue and Milton Avenue When closed to… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks Winter Road Closures
Mill Creek MetroParks invites guests to celebrate the holiday seasons at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Volunteers set up 60 trees along with lights and decorations through the Davis Center. This year’s theme, Frozen in Time, is a celebration of the garden’s 60th anniversary. One woman said the event is enjoyable for the whole family. “It’s fun… Continue Reading Mill Creek MetroParks invites community to celebrate holiday season
The Nature Education Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., in Classroom A at the MetroParks Farm. The Development Standing Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks will meet on Friday, December 7, 2018, at… Continue Reading Notice of MetroParks Standing Committee Meetings