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Cuyahoga County Healthy Tree Canopy program awards funds for more than 4,000 trees
Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Find Your Path: After record-breaking year of visitors, Metroparks launches mobile app
Monday, April 19, 2021
Street Level
Signs of spring: Hundreds of butterflies arrive at the Cleveland Botanical Garden
Jylian Herring
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Buzz
People for Trees campaign receives $200,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Street Level
BrewBoat CLE is riding the wave of success into its 2021 season
Jen Jones Donatelli
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Breaking Ground
People for Trees: Holden Forests & Gardens launches plan to save Cleveland's tree canopy
Karin Connelly Rice
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Street Level
Indrah makes three: Malayan tiger cub joins Amur cubs at Metroparks Zoo
Dana Shugrue
Monday, February 22, 2021
Feature Story
The Tree: Nature and the arts meet with new sculpture at Nature Center’s All People’s Trail
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Street Level
Two Amur tiger cubs come roaring into the Metroparks Zoo
Dana Shugrue
Monday, February 1, 2021
Buzz
Public invited to give input on vision to provide better access to Lake Erie, stabilize shoreline
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Feature Story
Out of sorrow comes beauty: How beautification projects unite Cleveland neighborhoods
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Street Level
For the birds: Nature Center goes online with annual bird seed sale
Zack Asher
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Breaking Ground
Access to adventure: Lakewood couple launches store with secondhand outdoor retail, nature workshops
Stephanie Vermillion
Monday, October 12, 2020
Street Level
Go exploring: Canalway Partners invites you to discover the Towpath Trail by bicycle
Karin Connelly Rice
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Street Level
In the Heights: This mini-park project is set to breathe new life into the Cedar Lee District
Jen Jones Donatelli
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Breaking Ground
Open for leisure: Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail sees its first visitors with ribbon cutting
Karin Connelly Rice
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Street Level
A new pocket park is popping up in Collinwood's Waterloo Arts District
Jen Jones Donatelli
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Feature Story
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo bringing a summer of socially distanced normalcy to guests
Douglas J. Guth
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Feature Story
Decade of stewardship: Metroparks celebrates 103rd birthday, Brian Zimmerman marks 10 years as CEO
Ken Schneck
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Breaking Ground
Cleveland Metroparks flaunts its assets with national recognition
Karin Connelly Rice
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Public parks offer more than convenient refuge from the pressures of urban existence; they create a sense of community by bringing people of various backgrounds together in an informal setting. For that reason, parks matter now more than ever, some could argue. As large public works projects finally begin to take shape in and around Cleveland -- from the Medical Mart and Convection Center to the Lakefront and Flats East Bank projects -- its imperative that meaningful public spaces be part of the local conversation. "The quality of open spaces is a measure of the desirability of a city," Greg Peckham of LAND studio notes. "Parks and park systems really matter to people."
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