The 2014 Fellows Riverside Gardens Daffodil Show will take place Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20. The American Daffodil Society Midwest Region Show, presented by Mill Creek MetroParks’ Fellows Riverside Gardens, is one of more than 40 American Daffodil Society shows held this spring throughout the United States. Entries for the general public will be accepted on Saturday morning until 10 a.m. The show will open on Saturday for public viewing at 1 p.m. followed by judging. The show will remain open until 5 p.m. Show hours on Sunday are 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
This year will mark the sixth year that a special class will feature entries of Narcissus “Fellows Favorite,” a daffodil cultivar named for Fellows Riverside Gardens. Hybridized by Brent and Becky Heath of Gloucester, Virginia, this cultivar was named in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Fellows Riverside Gardens in 2008.
See “Fellows Favorite” among the thousands of daffodils now in bloom at the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens is an American Daffodil Society Display Garden, and with more than 160 varieties, USA Today lists Fellows Riverside Gardens as one of the nation’s top 10 places to see daffodils.
Fellows Riverside Gardens is one of Ohio’s finest botanical display gardens and is open daily from dawn to dusk free of charge. The D. D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330.740.7116 or visit www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
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More than 450 Scouts and volunteers are expected to scour Mill Creek MetroParks in recognition of Earth Day to remove winter buildup of litter and debris. This year, 25 locations throughout the MetroParks will be visited by 25 different Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Girl Scout Troops and the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow. Groups will be coming from Austintown, Boardman, Canfield, Girard, New Middletown, North Jackson, Poland, Struthers, and Youngstown. The Cleanup is co-sponsored by the Whispering Pines District of the Greater Western Reserve Council, B.S.A. and Mill Creek MetroParks.
The Cleanup takes place on Saturday, April 26, 2014, throughout Mill Creek MetroParks. Coordinators will stop by the Ford Nature Education Center (840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown, OH 44511) to pick up supplies before 9 a.m. and then meet with their groups at various locations and work until noon. This Cleanup takes place rain or shine.
In 31 years, more than 10,250 participants have volunteered more than 32,050 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks. Just in the past 12 years, more than 1,800 bags of trash and 800 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items, and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed. Last year, there were fewer bags of trash but more bags of recyclables.
As in years past, sponsorship of this event is in cooperation with the Recycling Division of the Mahoning County Green Team. They will be providing these hardworking volunteers with garbage and recycling bags, gloves, and grab-its, as well as pencils, certificates, and car litter bags for each participant.
This event is also in conjunction with the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup, and America’s leading companies and brands support the campaign. The Great American Cleanup is proud to have the following national sponsors for the 2014 Great American Cleanup: Dow, The Glad Products Company, Lowe’s, Phillips 66, Troy-Bilt Lawn and Garden Equipment and Waste Management.
The MetroParks hosts the event by facilitating the organization and registration of groups, sites and supplies. Rural Metro Ambulance will be onsite in case of an emergency.
Areas within this Cleanup include Mill Creek Park and Mill Creek MetroParks Regional Facilities Yellow Creek Park, Mill Creek Preserve, Vickers Nature Preserve, MetroParks Farm, and the MetroParks Bikeway.
For more information about this year’s Cleanup or to have your group, organization, church, school, family or individuals come out and lend a hand, call the Ford Nature Education Center at 330.740.7107 or Mike Kupec, Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup Chairman for the Boy Scouts at 330.799.1475.
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The North Course at the Mill Creek Golf Course is now open for the season. The Donald Ross-designed championship 36-hole Mill Creek Golf Course is located at 1 West Golf Dr., Boardman, OH 44512. The South Course at the Mill Creek Golf Course will open at a later date.
Call 330.740.7112 for the most up-to-date status of the Course in case of inclement weather. For more information about the Mill Creek Golf Course or to make a tee time, visit our website at www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
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April 19-20 is Daffodil Weekend at Fellows Riverside Gardens
/in Press Releases/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffThe 2014 Fellows Riverside Gardens Daffodil Show will take place Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20. The American Daffodil Society Midwest Region Show, presented by Mill Creek MetroParks’ Fellows Riverside Gardens, is one of more than 40 American Daffodil Society shows held this spring throughout the United States. Entries for the general public will be accepted on Saturday morning until 10 a.m. The show will open on Saturday for public viewing at 1 p.m. followed by judging. The show will remain open until 5 p.m. Show hours on Sunday are 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
This year will mark the sixth year that a special class will feature entries of Narcissus “Fellows Favorite,” a daffodil cultivar named for Fellows Riverside Gardens. Hybridized by Brent and Becky Heath of Gloucester, Virginia, this cultivar was named in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Fellows Riverside Gardens in 2008.
See “Fellows Favorite” among the thousands of daffodils now in bloom at the Gardens. Fellows Riverside Gardens is an American Daffodil Society Display Garden, and with more than 160 varieties, USA Today lists Fellows Riverside Gardens as one of the nation’s top 10 places to see daffodils.
Fellows Riverside Gardens is one of Ohio’s finest botanical display gardens and is open daily from dawn to dusk free of charge. The D. D. and Velma Davis Education & Visitor Center is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, call Fellows Riverside Gardens at 330.740.7116 or visit www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
32nd Annual Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup
/in Press Releases/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffMore than 450 Scouts and volunteers are expected to scour Mill Creek MetroParks in recognition of Earth Day to remove winter buildup of litter and debris. This year, 25 locations throughout the MetroParks will be visited by 25 different Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Girl Scout Troops and the Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow. Groups will be coming from Austintown, Boardman, Canfield, Girard, New Middletown, North Jackson, Poland, Struthers, and Youngstown. The Cleanup is co-sponsored by the Whispering Pines District of the Greater Western Reserve Council, B.S.A. and Mill Creek MetroParks.
The Cleanup takes place on Saturday, April 26, 2014, throughout Mill Creek MetroParks. Coordinators will stop by the Ford Nature Education Center (840 Old Furnace Road, Youngstown, OH 44511) to pick up supplies before 9 a.m. and then meet with their groups at various locations and work until noon. This Cleanup takes place rain or shine.
In 31 years, more than 10,250 participants have volunteered more than 32,050 hours to clean various areas of the MetroParks. Just in the past 12 years, more than 1,800 bags of trash and 800 bags of recyclables along with numerous loose items such as tires, toys, furniture, pipes, wood crates, electronic items, and even the proverbial kitchen sink, have been removed. Last year, there were fewer bags of trash but more bags of recyclables.
As in years past, sponsorship of this event is in cooperation with the Recycling Division of the Mahoning County Green Team. They will be providing these hardworking volunteers with garbage and recycling bags, gloves, and grab-its, as well as pencils, certificates, and car litter bags for each participant.
This event is also in conjunction with the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup, and America’s leading companies and brands support the campaign. The Great American Cleanup is proud to have the following national sponsors for the 2014 Great American Cleanup: Dow, The Glad Products Company, Lowe’s, Phillips 66, Troy-Bilt Lawn and Garden Equipment and Waste Management.
The MetroParks hosts the event by facilitating the organization and registration of groups, sites and supplies. Rural Metro Ambulance will be onsite in case of an emergency.
Areas within this Cleanup include Mill Creek Park and Mill Creek MetroParks Regional Facilities Yellow Creek Park, Mill Creek Preserve, Vickers Nature Preserve, MetroParks Farm, and the MetroParks Bikeway.
For more information about this year’s Cleanup or to have your group, organization, church, school, family or individuals come out and lend a hand, call the Ford Nature Education Center at 330.740.7107 or Mike Kupec, Mill Creek MetroParks Earth Day Cleanup Chairman for the Boy Scouts at 330.799.1475.
North Course at Mill Creek Golf Course Now Open
/in Press Releases/by Mill Creek MetroParks StaffThe North Course at the Mill Creek Golf Course is now open for the season. The Donald Ross-designed championship 36-hole Mill Creek Golf Course is located at 1 West Golf Dr., Boardman, OH 44512. The South Course at the Mill Creek Golf Course will open at a later date.
Call 330.740.7112 for the most up-to-date status of the Course in case of inclement weather. For more information about the Mill Creek Golf Course or to make a tee time, visit our website at www.millcreekmetroparks.org.