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Colors of Autumn 15 A Photo Essay Metroparks of the Toledo Area MAGAZINE Fall/Winter 2009-2010
Colors of Autumn 15A Photo Essay
Met roparks o f t he To l edo Area
MAGAZINEFall/Winter 2009-2010
On the cover Winged sumac is a familiar fall sight, adding blazing red to local landscapes. At right, spider webs all add to autumn's rich texture.
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SPRING/SUMMER 2009Vol. 16, No. 2
Metroparks of the Toledo Area5100 West Central AvenueToledo, OH 43615-2100419.407.9700
Board of Park CommissionersScott J. Savage, President
Fritz Byers, Vice President
Lera Doneghy, Vice President
Staff:
Don Rettig, Director [email protected]
Denise Johnson, Director, Visitor Services [email protected]
Patty Morgenstern, Membership/Customer Service Supervisor [email protected]
Scott Carpenter, Public Relations Director/Editor [email protected]
Jesse Mireles, Art Direction [email protected]
Valerie Juhasz, Production Manager [email protected]
© Metroparks of the Toledo Area 2009
Metroparks Magazine is published twice annually for Metroparks Members. For membership information, call 419.407.9723
Welcome
Why Get Connected?
Get Connected is a phrase you will be hearing more often
around Metroparks. It’s more than a headline or slogan – it’s
an invitation.
If you received this magazine in the mail, you are connected through
membership. Others are connected through volunteerism, frequent
park visits, planned giving or other ways. Those who are connected
in one way tend to be connected in multiple ways.
When you see Get Connected on an envelope or publication, it means
that inside is an invitation to get to know Metroparks in new ways.
There are two equally important reasons for Metroparks to connect
with the community:
The Metroparks belong to you, and it’s your tax dollars that •
support them. We want all residents of Lucas County to feel
welcome in any Metropark, and we invite everyone to experience
all that the parks have to offer.
Another reason is that we need your help. Tax dollars don’t pay •
for all the costs of running the park district. The donations of
money, time and talent by thousands of generous supporters
are critical. That support is even more important in difficult
economic times.
We invite you to Get Connected and stay connected.
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How Our Gardens
Grow
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Cultivating History At TheWildwood Manor House
Margie Black is a Master Gardener, a member of the
Toledo Rose Society and owner of Premier Gardening Services, Inc. She’s also a plant detective.
When Metroparks contracted with her company to restore the 1940s Ellen Biddle Shipman Garden at the Wildwood Manor House, Black didn’t know much about the pioneering female entrepreneur famous for her formal gardens and lush planting style. But after more than a year of bringing the famous landscape architect’s drawings to life, she’s gained an appreciation for her predecessor.
“It’s just so cool!” she said. “Isn’t it great what she did with the upper story? And how she used balance?”
Because Shipman’s original plans did not include an index or legend to indicate the number of individual species, “Every plant had to be individually counted off the plan just to develop a list of what we needed,” said Dave Zenk, superintendent of parks.
But there was a bigger challenge to re-imagine the garden as Shipman designed it: Identifying plants that were no longer available or whose names had changed over the last 70 years.
“Margie had to do a lot of research to identify historical names and source rare plants,” Zenk said. “She was in contact with nurseries from all parts of the country, and she found every species we needed.”
At times, it required getting into Shipman’s head.
“There’s some room left for interpretation – we call it Shipman-esqe,” Black said.
Black worked alongside Sue Arnold, a member of the Wildwood maintenance staff, and also enlisted the help of other volunteers, including other Master Gardeners.
“It was so much fun working on this garden,” said Black. “I’d say it was one of the top 10 experiences of my life."
The project, Zenk said, “would not have gotten off the ground without Margie and her company. The sheer amount of time she put into the initial planning was mind-boggling. And much of this work she did as a volunteer because of her interest in this project and the importance she placed on it to the region.”
The Shipman Garden was restored with the financial support of the Carson Family Fund at the Toledo Community Foundation. Plants have been ordered to extend the garden along a slope leading to the cabana restroom building.
T hey represent
a tiny fraction of
the 10,500-acre
park district, but planted
areas in the Metroparks
are big projects for those
who help these gardens
grow.
The strong backs and
delicate hands of
volunteers are restoring
historical landscapes,
reclaiming natural areas
and making the parks
welcoming for visitors.
In the case of a deer-
resistant garden, they are
also helping nature and
people coexist peacefully.
Margie Black (facing page) tends to the historical Shipman Garden, depicted in the illustration and photo (this page).
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As a result, hundreds of acres have been seeded, said Tim Gallaher, land management specialist. Last year alone, more than 100 acres were seeded – three times more than any previous year. Among them were 33 acres at the Kiel Farm property, which was acquired by Metroparks with grant funding that requires a portion of the property to be restored to natural area.
“We’re doing the right thing by using local genotype to begin with, plus the money we’re saving (by not buying seed),” Gallaher said.
The nursery operation is based in a building at the former Toledo House of Corrections, now Blue Creek, where seed is dried, cleaned and stored. Plants
including students from local schools, collect seeds and tend to the garden. Members of a group called Aspiring Hands volunteer weekly, helping with the Seed Nursery and other operations at Blue Creek managed by the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District.
At the seed nursery, where plants are grown especially for their seed, the tops of the plants can be snipped with scissors. Gathering seed in natural areas requires a more delicate touch.
“The machine is helping, but we still need the volunteers to get out and collect by hand,” Wagner said.
Last year, the nursery collected just under 3,000 lbs., triple the amount gathered in any previous year.
‘Gardening’ On A Grand Scale At The Seed Nursery
You can do the job with a pair of dollar-store scissors
and a paper bag. But to gather prairie seeds from a vast field, like the one at the Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse, a combine and dump truck are much more efficient.
On any given day during harvest season, you might find Penny Wagner doing both.
The Metroparks land management coordinator has tended to the Native Seed Nursery for six years, watching it grow from a garden to a farm and adapting the tools as necessary.
The effort is part of an ongoing program to propagate plant species and replant areas on properties acquired by Metroparks in the rare Oak Openings region west of Toledo.
This is the second full season that a combine has been used to harvest seed from a large field of mountain mint, tall coreopsis, gray-headed coneflower, dense blazing star and wild bergamot.
“In the past, we would harvest by hand, and we still do,” Wagner said. “But we weren’t getting enough for the large areas we are restoring.”
Still, a great deal of the work is accomplished by volunteers, such as Luella Rupp and Marvin Traver who were gathering seed from a garden as the season was getting started in early October.
About 10 regular volunteers, along with periodic helpers
Penny Wagner (facing page) operates the native seed nursery with the help of volun-teers, such as Luella Rupp and Marvin Traver (below). Prairie plants grow alongside corn at Blue Creek (facing page, inset).
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garden they can enjoy, rather than feeding deer.
“It’s fun to experiment,” Meister said. “I don’t think it’s that deer won’t eat these, but given the choice, they seem to prefer a lot of other things.”
Garden Bed Volunteers
The list of garden volunteers is growing longer every year.
Ben Nessif worked full-time hours for six weeks this summer,weeding, planting flowers and watering garden beds at Wildwood.
Friends of Pearson, and especially Don and Eleanor Scheiva, have devoted countless hours over the years caring for the plants in that park’s Window on Wildlife, around the flagpole/monument area and at Macomber Lodge.
Brothers Nick and Josh Hoffman volunteered two to three days a week in the gardens at Wildwood, where they planted more than 500 flowers in one day.
Sharon McKisson volunteers in the early mornings at the Manor House Shipman Garden, where she also talks with visitors about the garden’s history.
At Secor, the landscape painstakingly tended by Karen Eighmey is the first work of art visitors see when arriving at the National Center for Nature Photography.
Interested in lending a green thumb as a garden bed volunteer? Contact the Volunteer Office at 419-407-9703.
are started and cared for over the winter in greenhouses at Lourdes College, West Side Montessori Center, Clay High School and Evergreen High School. A “new” greenhouse being erected at Blue Creek – donated by the Toledo Zoo – will help increase plant production even more.
Planting in the spring has become automated, too, using a seed drill and carousel planter. “It used to take a month to plant a small area. Today, it takes two days to plant a much larger area,” Wagner said.
The Gardener’s Dilemma: What Won’t Deer Eat?“Look, we’re right here and they don’t touch it,” said Alaina Meister, who planted a deer-resistant plot at Side Cut, a park known for its deer population. “It works.”
A deer in a misty-morning meadow is a beautiful scene, but deer in the garden at dusk are not such a welcome sight for many homeowners. As president of Friends of Side Cut and a professional gardener herself, Meister understands.
She began her quest to establish a test garden of deer-resistant plants by asking park neighbors what species they’ve noticed the animals leave alone. It turned out some of the ornamental grasses popular in home landscapes were among plants deer tended to pass up.
She then compiled her own list from more than 40 plant lists provided by institutions such as the Ohio State Landscapers Association, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Ohio State University and Cornell University.
In the test garden, near the Lamb Heritage Center, species include chives, santolina, meadow sage, thyme, Russian sage, variegated sedge, butterfly bush, monarda, coneflower, pampas grass and rubrum grass.
“The list does not guarantee against deer damage where deer populations are large,” Meister said. “Also, their tastes are variable.”
With that disclaimer, she created a fact sheet, available at the Lamb Center. Among other plants, it lists:
•Annualssuchasalyssumandnicotiana (flowering tobacco) for sunny areas.•Perennialssuchasirisandcoreopsis, also for sunny areas.•Herbssuchasbasil,lavenderand bronze fennel.•Perennialsforshadesuchasgallium (sweet woodruff) and tiarella (foam flower)•Bluefescueandfiveothergrasses•Andbulbsincludingdaffodils,grape hyacinth and allium (from the onion/garlic family).
She’s still looking for deer-resistant annuals suitable for shade.
Meister said many plants commonly found in home landscapes are favorite meals for deer. Trading roses, hostas, impatiens, rhododendron, tulips and daylilies for species on the deer-resistant plant list could help homeowners maintain a
Alaina Meister (facing page) cares for the deer-resistant garden she planted at Side Cut, a park known for deer.
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Fort Miamis originally was a small fortification started by the British in 1794.
Built on a bluff overlooking the Maumee River at the foot of the rapids, it was a strategic spot for the British to protect Detroit and Canada from the Americans after the Revolutionary War.
The signing of the Jay Treaty in 1794 had Britain agreeing to vacate American territory, so the British never finished building the fort and evacuated it in 1796. The Americans, who occupied the fort off and on until 1799, also never completed it.
For an unfinished fort, Miamis has earned its way into the footnotes of U.S. history. Now, as part of the Metroparks, it will play a role in telling the story of our region’s rich history, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Even though the Indians had not been invited to sign the Treaty, they remained allies with the British after the end of the War. The two parties had similar interests, particularly the fur trade. The Indians also wanted to protect their hunting and fishing lands, while the British wanted to eventually retake America. Neither party wanted the Americans advancing any farther west.
Despite this, settlers kept coming. Often settling illegally, they were called squatters, who felt any unoccupied land was available for the taking. Skirmishes between the Indians and the squatters were common, with the British assisting the Indians by giving them supplies and urging them on. President George Washington wanted this to stop.
Unfinished Fort Became Footnote In HistoryBy Trina Houser
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Washington tried to negotiate with the tribes, but his offers were refused. As the squatters kept coming, the tribes continued defending what had been legally given to them. After negotiations failed, Washington sent in General Josiah Harmar to stop the Indians. When Harmar failed, Washington sent out General Arthur St. Clair, who suffered the biggest defeat in military history to the Indians near what is now the Ohio-Indiana border. Washington knew he needed a success, so he pulled out of retirement the hero of Stony Point, General Anthony Wayne.
In 1792, Wayne began training his soldiers. He prepared for battle better than either of the two men before him and the British noticed. Concerned that Wayne would attack the Indians and then move north to attack Canada, Britain dispatched reinforcements.
The British chose John Graves Simcoe, lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario) to scout a place for a fort capable of blocking Wayne’s northern march. Simcoe, a Revolutionary War veteran himself, had fought against Wayne at Stony Point. Alexander McKee, the British Indian Agent, showed Simcoe the site of the old Fort Miamis. The high bluff meant good visibility, while deep water allowed for supply boats. A few days after deciding on this spot, Simcoe sailed for Niagara to get men and supplies to build the fort, returning to Fort Miamis a month later.
Rebuilding Fort Miamis went slowly. Malaria and dysentery plagued most of the crew. The Niagara workers left without giving a reason. At one time,
Simcoe’s crew had only 21 healthy men. Just like 13 years before, the fort remained unfinished.
Wayne and the Native Confederacy came together on the morning of August 20, 1794. The Indians camped outside Fort Miamis before the Battle of Fallen Timbers. There were strong indications they had British support, yet when the Indians tried to retreat to the fort after being defeated in the battle, the captain in charge of the fort, Campbell, denied them access. He did not offer them any aid or protection. Seeing the Indians being pursued, Campbell thought that if he helped them, Wayne would see this as an act of war. Wayne did not pursue the Indians beyond Fort Miamis.
Standoff
There, under flags of truce, Wayne inquired of Campbell why he violated provisions in the Treaty of Paris. Indeed, Britain illegally built the fort on American soil. Campbell replied that he was only protecting his country’s business interests in the fur trade.
Each side tried to goad the other into taking the first shot. Wayne even went so far as to ride within pistol range of the fort. His bravery earned him another desultory remark from Campbell and respect from the Indians. Over the next two days Wayne and Campbell exchanged “polite insults” with both sides trying to instigate the other into firing.
President Washington gave Wayne strict instructions to attack the British only if Wayne could guarantee victory and only if the British fired first. The British already were at war
with France and in no financial position to start another war, so Campbell also had orders not to take the first shot. Wayne left the area with his troops on August 23.
The Indians wintered on the mouth of Swan Creek [where today the Owens Corning world headquarters is located]. The British gave them provisions, as did the Americans, but they were slow in coming. Wayne had burnt the Indians’ fields and villages before he left the area. It was too late in the year to grow anything before winter. Many died from exposure and starvation. By springtime, the Indians agreed to sign a treaty in an attempt to save at least some of their land and keep their families from further suffering. It took several months to get everyone together, but on August 3, 1795, the tribes and the American government signed the Treaty of Greenville.
The British still occupied Fort Miamis until 1796 when they finally left it in provision with Jay’s Treaty. Signed in November after the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the treaty said the British would remove themselves from American land.
An illustration of Fort Miamis as it would have looked (above) and the park today (facing page).
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Americans occupied the fort off and on for a couple years, but there are no records of the fort being used by the government after 1799.
One More War
While officially evacuated, one more event was to make history at Fort Miamis. The War of 1812 stretched into another year. In 1813, Britain wanted to seize Fort Meigs.
The fifth of May dawned rainy and cold, just like it had for the past several days. Colonel William Dudley got the command to take his troops, made up mainly of the recently-arrived Kentucky militia, across the Maumee. Orders specifically said to go to the British batteries, spike the cannon, and then retreat immediately back to the fort. Dudley carried out the first part of the orders without losing a man.
Maj. Gen. William Henry Harrison watched from across the river at Fort Meigs. When the retreat sounded, to his surprise the troops did not return to the boats to cross the river. He dispatched a lieutenant with a peremptory order for Dudley to retreat. The lieutenant went to deliver the order but instead returned to Fort Meigs with news of disaster.
According to an official military report filed May 6, 1815, the spies in Captain Leslie Combs’ unit attacked some Indians. Dudley “advanced to their relief” but Combs’ men had their backs to the river and the Indians drew them farther away.
More Indians arrived as reinforcements. The battle was brutal, with many Americans
dying on the field. The Indians took the Americans prisoner and marched them to Fort Miamis. Weapons and clothes all were stripped from the prisoners before they were forced to run the gauntlet. The British did not protect the prisoners.
Tecumseh, the Shawnee and native confederacy leader who was known for his stance against torture, rode in and “generously interfered and prevented farther massacre.”
With the British failing to seize Fort Meigs, they no longer needed Fort Miamis. Abandoned for the last time, the buildings rotted away, and the government sold the land into private ownership. Part of the fort remains privately owned today.
Trina Houser is the Fallen Timbers historical interpreter for Metroparks.
Fort Again Part Of Metroparks
Over the years, Fort Miamis has been owned by the city of Maumee, the state of Ohio and Metroparks. This spring, it became part of Metroparks again to be managed as part of the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, which was designated by Congress in 2000.
Fort Miamis is one of three locations that are part of the National Historic Site. The others are the Battlefield, also owned by Metroparks, and the Fallen Timbers Monument, an Ohio Historical Society property managed by Metroparks, which are located on opposite sides of US24 in Maumee.
As part of Metroparks, Fort Miamis will be interpreted as an historical site, ensuring that its impact on the region will not be forgotten.
An historical marker details part of Fort Miamis' important past.
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I t was not the first time a group of people toured the Blue Creek Conservation
Area aboard the Explorer tram, and it won’t be the last.
The Metroparks facility in Whitehouse (the former Toledo House of Corrections or “Workhouse” property) has a lot to see, from the old jail to the stone courtyard; from the wildlife rehabilitation center to the native seed nursery and children’s garden.
But this was no ordinary group of people. Aboard the tram, with U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, were members of four families
who know a great deal about conservation.
The families each played important roles in preserving agricultural and natural areas in Lucas County. The special day at Blue Creek was hosted by the Congresswoman to say thank you.
It was Rep. Kaptur’s idea to honor Raymond and Thelma Zwyer, Bill and Betty Carstensen, Ivan and Margie Myers and Neil and Beatrice Waterbury as “conservation pioneers.”
The Myerses and Mrs. Zwyer attended the reception,
September 13, along with members of their families and the Carstensen family. The event took on added significance because one of the honorees, Mrs. Carstensen, who had planned to attend, passed away just one week earlier at age 85.
Illustrations of the four couples, with information about their contributions to the community, are now permanently displayed in the big white barn at Blue Creek. They will be seen by students and others attending special programs hosted by Metroparks, Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District and Nature’s Nursery.
Remembering Conservation Pioneers
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur visited the Blue Creek Conservation Area Sepetember 13 to honor local "conservation pioneers." District supervisor Joe Fausnaugh gave Congresswoman Kaptur a tour of the native seed nursery.
days, Neil and Bea were the conservation movement in this part of the state. They were instrumental in the preservation of local natural areas such as Oak Openings Preserve Metropark and the Lou Campbell Prairie and Irwin Prairie State Nature Preserves.
The Waterburys were members of the Toledo Naturalists Association and the Naturalist Camera Club of Toledo. Neil was considered one of Ohio’s foremost experts on mushrooms and authored an authoritative guide to local mushrooms.
The Waterburys are deceased.
Bill and Betty Carstensen
Bill and Betty Carstensen were early advocates of conservation farming, wildlife preservation and forestry on their Oregon, Ohio farm, which has been in Bill’s family since 1915. They planted four windbreaks to prevent erosion and promote wildlife, created two filter strips to stem water erosion, used no-till conservation farming and crop rotation, and even preserved a 35-acre Black Swamp woods recognized by the Ohio Woodland Stewardship program. The farm also raised specialty hay for the Toledo Zoo.
The couple both served on the board of the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District – Bill from 1965 to 1986 and Betty from 1994 to present. Bill also served on the board of the Lucas County Farm Bureau. Betty devoted much
of her time to helping children, including serving on the Oregon Board of Education.
The Carstensens are deceased.
Ivan and Margie Myers
The Myers and their sons took over the family farm in 1977
upon the death of Mrs. Myers’ father. Within a few years, the Oregon, Ohio farm had adopted a new style of farming – “no till” – and the family became early advocates for the soil conservation practice. Mr. Meyers helped promote the practice as a member of the Board of Supervisors of the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District and numerous state and regional conservation organizations.
Ivan and Margie were both active in the local Soil and Water Conservation District, helping to pack tree seedlings for many years. They planted trees on their own property to act as wind breaks. They also were active in the sub-irrigation project, using wetlands and ponds to contain water runoff from farm fields. Mr. Myers was part of a committee that was instrumental in preserving the Quarry Pond Farm, known today as the Blue Creek Conservation Area.
The couple, who have been married more than 50 years, passed on their knowledge of these and other conservation practices to fellow farmers, including their sons, who continue the practices today on the family’s Century Farm.
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Raymond and Thelma Zwyer
The Zwyers gained the recognition of the farming
community in the 1960s when they built a state-of-the-art egg plant that became a model for other agricultural businesses. The operation grew to 16,000 chickens in three barns.
Passionate farmers, the couple worked to preserve farmland in Monclova Township, where Raymond served as zoning commission in the 1970s and early 1980s. He also served during that time on the Board of Supervisors for the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District 15 years and campaigned for candidates for political office who shared his enthusiasm for farmland preservation.
Mr. Zwyer is deceased.
Neil and Beatrice Waterbury
The Waterburys were self-taught naturalists who
advocated for the preservation of natural areas. Bea was an avid birder and Neil an avid mushroom hunter.
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C o l o r s O f
Au t umnA Photo Essay by Art Weber
all has it all, for better or worse: foggy, frosty mornings and blue skies; sunny days and chilly nights; brilliant colors and muted tones.
There is a texture about autumn -- a familiar feel. Northwest Ohioans know it well, but others are not so fortunate. In parts of the country, they might even be green with envy.
Enjoy the show.
Photos (this page and following pages) by Art Weber, director, National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark. Visit the center weekends from noon to 5 p.m., year round. Admission is free and there is always something new to see.
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Great Lobelia
Asters
Rattlesnake-master & Bluestem
Western sunflower
Meadow webs
Morning fog rolls over the floodplain at Side Cut Metropark
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Field NotesNavy Recruiters Get The Job Done If you've got a big job, who better to tackle it than the U.S. Navy? Navy recruiters tore down old siding on a garage, put up new insulation and siding and removed invasive species around a Metroparks field office on Fallen Timbers Lane in Maumee. They also removed an old antenna from the house.
Nearly 30 recruiters from Defiance, Lima, Findlay, Sandusky, Toledo and Perrysburg volunteered as part of an ongoing volunteer commitment over the summer.
Swan Creek Travel Easier This Time The removal of logjams, particularly within Swan Creek Preserve, has made a big difference in the ability to canoe the stream, according to Tim Schetter, a member of the Metroparks staff who paddled the creek from Reynolds Road to the Erie Street Market downtown in about six hours this summer. He made the same trip last year.
Schetter and coworker Emily Ziegler made the
journey down one of Toledo’s largest waterways as part of an event organized by Partners for Clean Streams. Representatives of the Ohio EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, TMACOG and the City of Toledo also participated in the event.
Summer Camp Has New Offerings, More Campers This YearWith the support of the members program, Metroparks summer camps served 280 youth in 2009.
Nature Camp was expanded to eight sessions this year, with 242 children participating.
Wee Workshop Camp was added to the offerings and provided children 3-5 and their adult companions a chance to experience nature together. Nineteen preschoolers participated.
Teen Adventure Camp was also a new venture in
2009 for youth 12-16, who experienced outdoor survival, ropes challenges, canoeing, stewardship and fishing. Nineteen participated. More than 2,000 hours of volunteer service helped to make Summer Camps a great experience. In addition to adult volunteers, five University of Toledo interns put in a total of 722 hours, while young Counselors In Training provided 918 hours.
Metroparks ReceivesStatewide Honor For ExcellenceMetroparks was one of three recipients of a Gold Level Award for excellence from the Ohio Partnership for Excellence, a state-level business award based on the national Malcolm Baldrige award for excellence. Bay Park Community Hospital, Oregon, and Kettering Health Network, Kettering, were the other organizations to receive the highest level of recognition.
The award resulted from a comprehensive organizational assessment by volunteer examiners.
Piece Of The Past Part Of The Future For PearsonAugust 30 marked the 75th anniversary of Pearson Metropark, and a “mammoth spectacle,” as the dedication ceremony was called in the official program on August 30, 1934. In addition to celebrating the park’s diamond anniversary, Metroparks and the community dedicated Pearson North during a presentation at the centerpiece of the new park area, the 1860s Johlin Cabin.
Punt, Pass & Kick winners at The Andersons Pack The Parks Picnic.
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Solar Buggy On Duty At Oak OpeningsA battery-powered, four-wheel-drive vehicle fitted with solar panels is now in use at Oak Openings Preserve. The vehicle, donated by the local BP-Husky refinery, is equipped with two electric motors totaling 30 horsepower, making it one of the most powerful All-Terrain Vehicles of its type. BP Solar’s 185 watt photovoltaic solar panel supplements the vehicle’s battery system, giving it more range than a typical battery-powered ATV, making it especially useful on the lengthy trails at the largest Metropark.
Solar-powered Restroom Part Of Statewide TourA new restroom at Swan Creek Preserve was featured October 3 and 4 in this year’s annual Green Energy Ohio
tour. Tours around the state featured renewable-energy technology and energy efficient building practices.
Solar power is used to generate electricity for the new restroom, located on the Airport Highway side of the park near the Yaeger Center. Construction was partially funded by an Ohio Department of Natural Resources NatureWorks grant, while a grant from the Ohio Department of Development helped fund the 10 kilowatt solar electrical generating system.
Rolling GreenMetroparks maintenance vehicles now use cleaner, renewable, bio-based oils from Ohio-based Renewable Lubricants, and long-lasting Micro Green filters.
More OnlineOne of the features of the new MetroparksToledo.com is a Stewardship section, featuring land management, environmental protection, research and “green” operations examples from around the Metroparks.
Until just a couple months before the original dedication, the property now known as Pearson was called Banklands Park. At a recognition dinner on June 15, 1934, it was announced that the park would be named in honor of Toledo Blade reporter George W. Pearson, who campaigned to preserve the big woods as a public recreation area.
"A service such as Mr. Pearson has given, unselfishly and entirely in the public interest, should be recognized in some way,” said W.W. Knight, president of the Metropolitan Park Board. “That recognition should be given during a man's lifetime. It may help
some other man to fight stubbornly for his ideals."
More than 150 people attended the Pearson North dedication, many of them members of the Johlin family, which donated the cabin.
During the ceremony, Metroparks director Don Rettig thanked Terry Breymaier, chairman, and other members of the Pearson North Committee: John Szozda, Mike Hopkins, Michelle Quilter and Gary Thompson.
Breymaier thanked the Board of Park Commissioners at its September board meeting, held at Pearson, for making the project a reality. “You guys were behind us 100 percent and we really appreciate it,” he said. “We are very proud of the result.”
Board president Scott Savage praised Terry’s leadership, saying the project would not have happened without him.
Donations continue to come in for Pearson North. The Press Newspapers, where Mr. Szozda is general manager, donated the profits from a souvenir magazine published for the 75th anniversary, the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce pledged the proceeds from a steak roast and Allan Miller Jeweler made another donation based on sales of its “Sticks and Stones” line of jewelry. Sales of engraved bricks also continue.
Metroparks board vice-president Fritz Byers and Oregon Mayor Marge Brown join members of the Pearson North Committee to unveil a monument listing donors.
Beckie Finch,(at left) director of historical programs, greets a young visitor at the Johlin Cabin.
Dave Zenk, superintendent of parks, thanks Ron Unnerstall, manager of the local BP Husky Refinery, for the company's donation of a Solar Buggy.
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Giving TreeMarch 25, 2009 through October 14, 2009 Support for Fallen TimbersThe Dorothy MacKenzie Fallen Timbers Education Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation granted the funds to hire an historical interpreter position.
General SupportThe John and Virginia Hankison Foundation made donations to support current expenditures at Metroparks and to the John and Virginia Hankison Endowment Fund.
Justin Yard made a donation to purchase plaques for benches that are part of his Eagle Scout project at Pearson Metropark.
Side Cut MetroparkD&K Excavating donated 114 loads of soil, hauling, labor and diesel fuel for a new path to connect the Maumee Rotary Shelter to the Riverview Area at Side Cut Metropark.
The Alfred Wagener Foundation made a donation for the restoration and preservation of Audubon Island in Side Cut Metropark.
For the Birds Gail Rice, Leah Foust, Wild Birds Unlimited, Robin Elaine Kendrick and William W. Brant each donated bird seed to Metroparks Windows on Wildlife.
Manor HouseJames E. and Margaret M. Sander made a donation to benefit Wildwood Manor House.
Pearson Metroparks' 75th AnniversaryThe following supported Pearson’s 75th Anniversary:Black Swamp Frogs Base Ball ClubCardinal Stritch High School BandCity of OregonFred FolgerFriends of PearsonLittle Sisters of the Poor/Sacred Heart HomeLucas County Challenger CenterMaumee Valley Model Boat ClubLarry MichaelsThe Press NewspaperThe KirbysVelvetone Choraliers
Pack the ParksThe following organizations gave support to the 2009 Pack the Parks event:ARESBlack Belt AcademyBuckeye CableSystemByrnedale Middle SchoolImagination StationLeadership OhioUltraSound Special EventsWashington Local SchoolsWildwood Medical CenterXINOS
Miami & Erie CanalQSI Fabrication, Inc. donated labor and materials for the spring maintenance of the “Volunteer” canal boat.
National Center for Nature PhotographyKohne Camera and Photo made a donation to purchase refreshments for a macro photography workshop at the National Center for Nature Photography.
Kenneth West donated five art prints and matting from his “Sweet Light” exhibit to the National Center for Nature Photography.
Castle Photo gave a discount for photographic supplies to the National Center for Nature Photography.
Jim Hagen donated a gift certificate to purchase field guides for the National Center for Nature Photography.
Larry Low donated his time and resources to create a record for the 2006–2008 Celebrating Nature through Photography Contests for the National Center for Nature Photography.
Barton L. Susor donated the installation of a DVD/VHS combo unit at the National Center for Nature Photography.
American Frame donated the assembly fee for the large format Metroparks prints at the National Center for Nature Photography.
Matching Gifts Donations by an individual may be matched by the donor's business or employer.Owens-Illinois, Inc. matched Kenneth Lovejoy’s gift.
Libbey Inc. matched Gregory Sparks’ gift.
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Corporate DonorsThe Andersons supported the following 2009 events:Al Wagener Memorial Golf ClassicArts Gone WildMetroBarks Nature Photo ContestPack the ParksPearson 75th AnniversaryPhoto ReceptionU.S. Citizenship/ Naturalization CeremonyYear of the Trail
7 Up Bottlers of Toledo supported these 2009 events:Arts Gone WildMetroBarksMetroparks Golf OutingPack the Parks Pearson 75th AnniversaryU.S. Citizenship/ Naturalization Ceremony
Macys Turn Over a New Leaf program made a donation to the Volunteer Trail Patrol program.
Gifts to MetroBarksThe following organizations gave support to the 2009 MetroBarks event:Planned PethoodToledo BladeToledo Humane SocietyToledo Kennel Club
Gifts for SecorFrontier Rustic Sculpting donated a concrete bench to Secor Metropark.
Lynn Curica made a donation to Secor Metropark.
Education SupportMetroparks employees donated a Nature Camp scholarship in memory of Joe James.
Proceeds from IntelliShop’s “Jeans for Charity” program were donated to benefit Metroparks educational initiatives.
Nature Photography Center at Secor.
Members of the Volunteer Trail Patrol provide customer service to park users as they walk or ride the trails,
answering questions and contacting park rangers when necessary. If you think you might be interested in joining the VTP team, attend one of the informational meetings in January to learn more about the benefits and responsibilities involved.
Four meetings are scheduled:
• Wednesday, January 13 7 to 8:30 p.m., Yager Center at Swan Creek Preserve
• Sunday, January 17 3 to 4:30 p.m., Packer-Hammersmith at Pearson Metropark
• Wednesday, January 27 7 to 8:30 p.m., Secor Room at Secor Metropark
• Sunday, January 31 3 to 4:30 p.m., Metroparks Hall at Wildwood Preserve
GetConnected!Join The Team: Be Part Of Volunteer Trail Patrol
Nature Camp pond study at Oak Openings Preserve
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MembersRenewals ...
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New MembersMarch 25, through October 8, 2009
Deborah AckleyAmy AdamczakBruce BamberJay BarmanCeleste BaughShashi B. BhattBarbara BlochowskiJohn and DeAnna BradleyMr. James H. BrennanTeri BurnsNancy and Mark BurtonGlenn CarpenterCatherine CarrollJames W. and Connie CassJerry ChablerKay ChirgottClay H.S.- Class of '52 ReunionAbraham ContehBill DavisShannon De YoungCarole DeeGerald and Kelly Devol and
FamilyBonnie DraytonKristin DrzewieckiRosemarie DuszynskiSusan ElliottDale and Robin EvearittBrian FinkDavid FocklerEric GardnerEllen GrachekA. Karl HalbedlJennifer HallJill HawkinsBarbara HeisingAlbert HendersonMary Jo and Richard HoffmanThomas and Lynn HuttCynthia Jo InghamMegan JensenLouise KachmarikBarbara KnightsMichael KottMarcia LehrAmber Lippert-KerskerBonnie K. LoeserMichael LoiselTed MageeArthur MainesBruce and Janet MartinKelly McFellinNicole McLearyMarguerite MichaelsWilmarie MillerNaomi SchoolAnne NinerJohn and Midge O'HalloranCassandra Passalacqua and
Family
Gail PerkinsAyla PhilipNeeley RodriguezTracy RomerLuke RosenAmber RoushRichard and Anderia RyleyPat SagerJohn SchafferRobert ScharlowShawna SchifflerTeri SchwartzPamela SegurJacqueline SierraMichael and Amy SifferDavid SmiljanichKris SmithMark Smith
March 26, through October 8, 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Alexander
Juanita J. AltCharles N. AmonetteWilliam AntoszewskiDonald and Dorothy D. ApplegateDean N. and Andrea M. ApplinKyle ArmstrongMr. Harvard L. ArmusMerlin J. and Antoinette B. ArtzRosanna ArtzJoseph BagrowskiDr. and Mrs. Roger BakerNancy A. BallingerAndrew S. Bamford and
Tamera WalesPaul and Kathleen BarberDonald W. and Barbara BarkleyCatherine and Scott BarnesNaomi BaronDr. Reemt and Mrs. Joan
BaumannGerald and Ellen BazerWillis L. BeckLarry A. and Rebecca B. BeckerBend of the River MagazineJohn E. and Mary BergerJay and Jenny BerschbackMr. and Mrs. Joyce BettingerSusan BibishRonald L. and Elizabeth L. BiererMr. James A. BinkleyDr. and Mrs. Robert F. BinkleyLillian BirdMichelle L. BirdwellKathy and Jeff BixlerJon E. and Karen BjorkmanCurtis D. and Marilyn C. BlackMargie and Baron BlackRuth E. BlankertsBeverlee BlessingEd BloedowMrs. Margaret M. BloodMary E. BoellnerRey and Rosemary BoeziPatrick R. BolgerCarol Jean BomerDorothy J. BoweJanice E. BowmanDr. and Mrs. Thomas BradyLarry BrechbillVirginia L. BreeseEric D. Britton and Sara J.
WorleyBrooks Insurance AgencyCarol F. BrownMrs. Mary Elizabeth Brown, Esq.Timothy J. BrownJacquelyn G. BrunoRichard P. BryanDoris R. Buchanan
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
Mary StepnickSarah StraubMr. and Mrs. Peter StrobeStephen ThomasPat and Mike TodakMichele TrombleyMr. and Mrs. Stephen Von
GuntenMichelle VrlenichCharles WalkerDeborah WallaceMorris C. WheelerAnnette WhitmillGary WrightCarrie Zunk
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Mary Ann BuchananJames W. and Juliann M.
BucheleMichael R. BucheleNancy BucherDale BuchnerRaymond BuganskiMr. Reuben F. BumpusKenneth and Corrine M. BurressKathleen J. ButlerFrank J. ButwinMrs. Dorothy ByersCraig CairnsTom and Jo Ann CallananGayle M. Campbell and John
BlankStuart P. and Elizabeth A. CarlCloyce and Joan CarlenJan CaronAlan D. and Darlene A. CarpenterScott and Beth CarpenterMiss Martha J. CarverLorraine J. CasertaFord B. and Phyllis C. CauffielKaren CentersRichard and Tomlyn ChambersBarb Chappell and Ace AcebedoRobert J. and Kathleen A.
ChirdonMarlene P. ChristenGloria ChristinPatricia L. CiborowskiDon and Ellen ClarkTimothy and Felica ClarkLindell S. ClemensMichael P. CloverPhilip E. CochranHeidi ConklinDavid F. and Candace C. CooperGerald and Gail CooperAlvinia R. CostillaSandra Cotton SlikerMichael Weintraub and Melanie
CoulterRichard and Mary Crayon
Judith M. CremeanPatricia Criswell, PH.D.Charles L. and Florence J.
CromlyJames C. and Patricia J.
CroningerRichard P. and Lola CrouseMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Currie, IIITerry and Linda DachenhausJanice E. DarahCharles S. DavisMaureen DavisRoger B. and Marilyn P. DeanDiane L. DenisThomas C. DenmanEdward P. DescampsJoanna McRury and Dan
DessnerCarolyn Sue DickesRose Marie DiemAnthony and Sharon DiSalleJill E. DisherDiane DomanskiCharles and Lera DoneghyMargaret E. DorescoMichael D. and Elizabeth R.
DoyleTerese I. DrewyorDavid P. DrlikMarie and David DunawayJoseph H. and Carol K. DunlapDr. Sally A. DunnPaula J. DupuyJean L. and Dan DustonTom and Marianne DuvendackRichard J. and Jeanne EastopJune M. EdingKaren J. EighmeyClair and Sally EmersonMike and Kathy EssiElizabeth H. FackelmanRick and Martha FanslerLori and Paul FentonIrene H. FinkDaniel J. Fisher
Bob and Pat FitchRoy D. and Ruth FitkinJohn and Abigail FlahieRichard A. and Mary F. FlasckVicky FoellerNancy L. Foley and Jim HarrisDiane E. FolsomGladys I. FordLeah A. FoustRonald and Linda A. FrastaciJohn and Cynthia Finn GalbraithSamuel E. and Sheila A. GambleMary J. GarrisonPatricia GastSara GattonRick GeithmannDiana GerdingAnnette GernheuserSally A. GiauqueMrs. Eleanor GibbsCharles and Patricia GibsonWilliam F. and Mary Lou GilbertSherrie and Jay GilchristTed C. and Patricia R. GillespieMere E. GirkinsJames GlothBarbara GonsowskiDr. and Mrs. James GosmanJohn K. and Julie M. GrahamEsther GreenfieldJessica GreenwaltMary C. GreisigerJohn and Dr. Michelle GrigoreJohn and Lena GrigoreDorothy A. GrovePatrick and Susan GroveAllen D. Gutchess, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John R. HadleyBarbara Ann HallRon and Kitty HallMr. Earl R. HammondBrenda A. HannanRichard L. and Gail J. HansonDick and Pat HanuszJean C. HarlerTom and Toni Harms
Carolyn B. HarringtonJulius HartwigC. P. and Paula HauckDorothy M. HaverbuschThomas R. and Patricia C. HaysMarilynn HazardEarl C. and Dolores M. HeathJon A. HedgesIrene J. HeiberFran and Jim HendrenKatie H. HenigeWarren E. and Leann R. HenryMary J. HertzfeldJames W. and Rhoda M. HessMarianne S. HewlettLinda HigginsJohn and Mary Jo HillCharles and Rosalie HindeLizabeth J. HirzelKenneth J. and Phyllis J. HoepflHarold G. and Nancy J. HoffmanBill and Marie HooverKathleen R. HorriganDonald J. and Carole P.
HousholderDallas and Linda HowardPatricia R. HowardGene and Ellen HubbardRandal R. and Juli Lynn HuberMartha L. HuepenbeckerHumphrey Sign Co., Inc.Katherine M. HunterJames W. and Marian Hyland, Jr.Tim and Yvonne HymaNancy D. IbarraJudith A. InfaltRobert and Erma JacksyJohn and Tracia JakseticAnna H. JamesTheodore G. JenkinsStanley W. and Dolores A.
JoehlinCarolyn K. JohnsonDenise and William JohnsonPatrick J. JohnsonT. Scott Johnston
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Donna J. JordanSakari T. and Shirley Anne JutilaJohn and Eileen JuvinallWendy I. Wexler KaleJoseph and Glenda KaneJim and Evelyn KanzelmeyerKim KasemanJudy KasperJim and Joan Keeler FamilyJudith A. KehrleLeigh KendrickRoger G. and Joanne S. KennedyJudy Kerstetter and FamilyJames and Anne KimbleCharlotte H. KirkMichael P. KlearTom and Mary KlockowskiSharon K. KohlerRobert and Jill KohntoppMs. Patricia KosnikowskiDon and Laurie KowalskiGeorge F. KreftTimothy N. and Joan KrepsLee J. and Bette A. KreuzJohn A. KrollFred and Kathy KroutIrene KruseKatherine L. KuhnBlanche F. KuszPaulette and Melvin KwiatkowskiBarbara J. LaForrestRonald and Susan LangDr. and Mrs. James H. LangeSteve LatschSteve K. Lauer and Marilyn F.
KlarLinda L. LeffingwellJerald and Lydia LenningMargaret E. LeonardJohn W. LewandowskiMalinda B. LewisCheryl LinkeNoryne LockwoodMr. and Mrs. Elmer P. LotshawKenneth W. and Jean M.S.
LovejoyElma L. LudlowThe Ludwig FamilyKathleen P. LundbergWilma LupeDavid J. Lymanstall
Alice F. LynchAlex LyttenDonald W. and Wendy Gibson-
MacLeanConstance J. MaguireJames MaierJames and Jane MaioloMark and Rose MakulinskiStephen and Megan MalczewskiMr. and Mrs. Renzo J. MaraldoDavid H. and Susan C. MarkleGlen D. MarquisBenjamin and Martha MarshMary Ann MartinClinton and Pat MaukLaurie S. MauroKenneth R. MaussShirley J. MayerKathleen McCarthyKenneth E. and Carlene A.
McCartneyMelissa McCormickMrs. Allene M. McHenryMary L. McKennyGeorge F. and Sharon McKisson, Jr.Lou McLove and Beverly J.
WolcottLinda A. McMahonPatrick and Mary McNamaraAndrea J. MeadowsMary Lou MeaslesCathy MeekNorma J. MeierNorman J. and Susan D. MerkelPhil and Carol MeuserTom and Betty (Teddy) Jo MeyerJohn and Margaret Michalak, Jr.Paul V. and Charlotte A. MichalakDaniel MichelKelly and Steve MilewskiJay H. and Gail S. MirrowJohn and Ruth MizerekTerence J. and Carol B. MohlerShirley A. MontoJanice MooreRobert MorrisRosemary E. MorrisMarilyn MossingAmy Mossing and Brad GrossWilliam K. and Melissa C.
Mueller
Olivia A. MurphyJane B. MusgraveWalter D. and Susan D. MyersStephen and Irene NagyStephen F. and Penelope E. NagyBarbara J. NarewskiGene and Patty NaujockCarol J. NeuberMs. Patricia NewmanWilliam V. NichterDaniel J. and Joan NoeMr. and Mrs. James F. NofzingerEugene and Patricia NovakChet and Nora NowakWilliam M. and Dorothy D.
NunemakerCharles and Mary NyitrayJoan OberleDale L. OldElsie J. OlszewskiRuth OrmsbyPeter R. OrserJoan Osborn VanGuntenJohn R. and Mary Clarke OstbergDorothy R. OtisDan and Patti OwenKenneth P. PacerEllen Palmer and FamilyBilly and Mary Ann ParkerPaul ParrickRichard L. Parrish, Jr.James ParsonsJohn and Terri PayakDavid PayneRodney and Patti PearsonChristopher Peatee & Kathleen
RayJeffery and Dana PeriatCharles T. and Luann J.
PerzynskiPauline A. PoldermanPatricia W. PollJoan PosadnyMichael Louis PowellDr. and Mrs. G. Michael PrattRobin L. PrettymanCharlotte A. PricePaige M. PriceE. David Proudfoot
Jeffrey and Cheryl PryorCurt and Pat PulciniJoseph and Linda RakowskiKyle J. and Laura RandallBob and Judy RankNorman J. RasmussonDave RassenfossMrs. John and Ann RayAlexander and Jane F. RaymanAnn RechtineW. Bruce RedpathBarbara A. ReedTimothy and Susan ReichardDonald R. and Barbara A. RettigDouglas P. and Mary R. RicciGregg M. and Susan J. RiceMarian A. RiceDavid B. and Polly M. RichardsonKevin RickerJackie RileyJudge and Mrs. Reno R. RileyDonald H. and Mary A.
RitzenthalerMrs. Linda L. RobertsTimothy J. RomanoGary and Page RostetterRebecca S. RothCatherine RourkeLouella L. RuppRobert L. and Joanna RussJay and Sue RynoDebbie and Bill SabaDr. Kathleen M. SalyersScott and Julie SavageErnest R. and Virginia B. SaylorJohn C. and Marilyn ScarlettMrs. Falea G. ScarvelisPatrick and Barbara Fox SchadJanice SchemenauerRuss and Denise SchifferlyMs. Linda L. SchlachterKeith and Shirley SchlenderWarren W. SchlievertBob SchneiderDale G. and Betty J. SchneiderDorothy A. SchoellVirginia M. SchreiberRussell G. and Judith A. SchultzDiana L. Schwind
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William H. and Joan SearlesPaul L. and Elaine A. SellersMae S. SeretskySandy and Keith SharplessColeen K. ShawNancy J. SheaMichael P. and Sandra K. SheehyDonald and Marilyn ShefferlyKaren E. SheltDouglas A. SheltonRegina ShoblaqKay E. ShowmanDonald R. and Eileen A. ShrinerF. R. SidleElizabeth SidoJames P. SigristMrs. Kathryn A. SilkJean M. SimonNancy J. SimonGeraldine M. SimpsonJeffrey and Oliver SimsAnn M. SisinyakMichael and Kathy SkaffMr. Brian SkotynskyAngus J. and Joyce SmithDoug and Carol SmithJanet L. SmithMr. Kenneth A. SmithRonald R. and Myrtle M. SmithArthur H. Smith and Connie
BarrenMarie H. SmolkaDouglas A. and Terry L. SniderWilliam SnyderArthur M. and Barbara J.
SobczakBarbara SochockiEleanor SonntagRita J. SorgenfreiMaureen SpainG. R. SparksMr. and Mrs. Donald L. SpeckRoger SpurgeonWilma SteeleKenneth and Diane SteinRandall and Rose Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Stoeckley
Ione StoughJerry StoverMs. Lois StrangMarianne H. StrebEnid and Robert SullivantRuthie and David SummersRoger W. and Kathleen A. SundTimothy A. and Barbara A.
SundlingSuperior Uniform Sales, Inc.Sally SussmanRichard L. and Marilyn SuterJeffrey SwartzSteven A. and Camilla Roth
SzirotnyakGuy and Joan C. SzuberlaJohn and Yolanda Szuch and
FamilyPauline R. TateHoward and Teresa TeifkeBob TerryRobert and Jo-Ann TeufelNorman R. Thal, Jr.Donna TherkelsenNancy ThielSteve and Julie ThomasMichael A. and Lisa TietjeMary Anne TiggesDoris TitgemeyerJames ToppinRobert J. and Sandra D. TowlesLynda Trabbic-OdumLoren R and Nancy Jo TrainorGregory A. TroemnerWilliam C. and Christine B.
TurnbullTyrone TysonGreta UllmanRonald J. and Allison W.
UnnerstallPhyllis A. UstaszewskiWilliam E. and Theresa Van
KoughnetNicholas K. and Mitzie A. Vance
Bobbi J. VaughanRoger and Sharon VeitchStephen H and Kristin B. VesseyJoan Haskell VicinusJames and Joanne VickBarbara M. ViningEugenia R. VogelGary and Deborah WagnerSteven WagnerPaul J. and Darlene Wahr, Jr.Jane WallaceRobert A. and Deborah J. WaltersRon and Jodi WaltersElizabeth A. WarrenMary Louise WaterfieldMr. and Mrs. Donald E. WeberPatricia S. WeisMathias P. and Sonja E. WelkerDavid and Georgia WellesFaye E. WenzlickChris S. and Jayne M. WerbyloAnne Marie WestmeyerRalph O. and Natalie M. WheatonCharles R. WhiteLois A. WhiteMelvyn E. and Annette W. WicksLinda M. WilkerJames E. and Lenora E. WilkieLoretta WilleyMichael D. and Diane L.
WilliamsThomas G. and Joan E. WilliamsRoy Edward WilliamsonGlenn D. and Mary M. WiseJames and Janice WisniewskiRobert E. and Karen WoodsWilliam A. WoolridgeRebecca L. Worthen
MetroBarks Members…New MetroBarks MembersMarch 25, through October 8, 2009
Valerie Adamski, Simon and JosieOlugbenga Ajilore, Bailey and DexterMichelle Bartkowiak, Stormy and GracieJoanne BevgCheryl Bodedain, WinstonPaul Jednak, DaisyBrian Kennedy, BarronDee Keough, Ember and DreamaBill and Pauline LenzTeresa S. Mawer, ParkerLora Prew, ReillyMr. and Mrs. C. Rehfuss, Angel, Jin Jin and MaggieNellie Robertson, BaileyLily Spang, RemyTim Swidorski, NalaPaula Welsh, Jack and Sadie
Margaret WroblewskiJoanne P. YoungenDr. and Mrs. Richard S. YoungsKaren A. ZachBob and Gerry Zemenski
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March 25, through October 8, 2009
Constance Cameron, China and JolieGary L. and Ilene D. Damrauer, MaxWilliam and Sheila Earp, PunkieRichard and Ruth Flaskamp, Wrigley and TasiaRobert D. Frey, CharlieJan Gibson, DandyRichard J. and Sandra J. Glasson, Rib, Tootie and TuckerJoseph A. and Maricarol Hrabovsky, Kirby and LolaArthur and Corinne Ingmire, Gunner and PeanutBlake and Deborah Laviolette, EmmittPhilip and Martha Myers, Early Gregory and Colleen Peters, GunnerConstance R. Poole, LaineyEdie Scott, RascalDr. and Mrs. John Spiess, Shadow and BethStuart W. Stearns, Copper and SammyLynda Lee Stern, Farley SueMr. Sanford Taylor Jr., AnnieRobert and Debra Whiting Molly, Mandy and TotoConstance J. Winslow, Maggie
MetroBarks Renewals…
Memorials...
March 25, through October 13, 2009
Richard BlockNicole A. Wright
Bill Brenneman Jr.Janice K. Brenneman
Bill Brenneman Sr.Janice K. Brenneman
Brad BrennemanJanice K. Brenneman
Pam CairnsCraig Cairns
Jacob ChildersDavid E. and Pamela A. Atkinson, Emily and OwenJennifer and Zac AtkinsonMary Ann Jones
Gertrude FettersGayle Treon
Larry FosnaughtJane MurrellReynolds Corners Station Post OfficeKeith and Sandy SharplessDouglas and Sandra SpencerMr. and Mrs. Richard Wojcikowski
Honorariums...
March 25, through October 13, 2009
Ron BoudourisJohn and Gayle Campbell
Carleton S. FinkbeinerFred and Sharon Henning
Jim and Andrea HoppenjansJoAnn and Dick Hoppenjans
Ted HurstMrs. Newton C. Rochte
Philip R. JoelsonBonnie KangesneamiDaryl Ellis-JoelsonDoev JoelsonHarlan JoelsonJenifer Espuet
McClellan FamilyDiane and Dave McClellan
Steve and Joyce ShawakerDr. and Mrs. Milo Danzeisen
Barbara WeberPatricia Gast
Ethan Zane FrensleyElaine Ladd and Arthur Badger
Jim GallaherNancy L. Gallaher
Velma GillespieKathi A. Camp
Scot GlassfordGeorganna BauerBarbara FloodBrian and Margaret HoffmanNancy HoffmanBette Willson
Avery and J.C. GriffeyEvelyn Severin
Dr. Joseph MannSigrid Mann
Mariam Siegfried McDonaldLarry and Donna Kiroff
Dewey and Inez MeadowsDenny and Shirley Taylor
Josephine A. (Jo) MinogueJohn T. (Jack) MinogueJo Minogue
Cheryll Jean O’BrienOwens-Illinois, IT DepartmentSusan KurdyHelen SpringerKathie JaskolskiCindy Wernecke
Helen SpringerKathie S. JaskolskiCindy Wernecke
Dr. Allen VaskoEsther J. Neff
Gerald VanWalbeckDenise Worobey
Irving and Phoebe ZygelaSharon Lee and Paul J.
Kris DowneyJames and Karen Dunnration of Teachers
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"Year of the Trail"March 25, through October 9, 2009
James and Nancy BouldinBonita BuckleyArchie D. and Cheryl L. CallElaine ColpritRoger B. and Marilyn P. DeanMark and Kathleen EastLinda S. GarrisonTeresa Hagedorn, Rocky, Manny, and PrissySandra LaasAllan J. and Suzanne R. LibbeMarcia Miller, Gracie, Christie and CandyWilliam and Marilyn MitchellPeter R. OrserJon F. and Helen M. PattonDonald R. and Barbara A. RettigMrs. Mae Jo RitchieGreg and Allison RowRuth E. SearlesMs. E. J. Travis
For Pearson...
March 25, through October 8, 2009
Amy BarshelConnie BerezowskiEric BergmanMary and Terry Breymaier
Cathy BrownMargaret BrownThomas S. and Vicki A. BurnworthFritz and Katie ByersMichelle CarrLaura Ellen CurryWilbur and Pauline DavisDouglas DeanVelma DeGoodSusan DeweyTom and Kathy DoktorCharles and Lera DoneghyDouthit Communications, Inc.Anna DurstEast Toledo Historical SocietyEggleston-Meinert-Pavley Funeral HomeDawn FischerKenneth L. and Sally P. FoutyPatrick GallagherSamuel E. and Sheila A. GambleRobert K. and Cynthia A. GatewoodLeon A. GhesquierePatrick J. and Joy K. GladieuxMichele GrossRobert HollandTheodore G. JenkinsFrederick C. and Beverly J. JohlinBeverly KadasGerard J. KlugLeonard S. KraussDale and Maryann KrygielskiDorothy LeonhardtSandra MauterJack and Maryann McQuearyThomas R. and Sylvia MendenMetroparks/PearsonStephen and Irene Nagy
Annual Fund
Connections BreakfastJune 3, through October 26, 2009
Brooks Insurance AgencyRyan and Michelle HackerWood County Ohio Horseman's
CouncilBill and Barbara OliverGary P. ThiemanCarla Westbrook
Barbara J. OberdorfClifford and Doris OvallWilliam and Jane PasztorDennis and Lisa PavleyPearson Collection BoxRobert PigottFlora PoadGregory and Julie PowellWanda RiceKevin RuedyScott and Julie SavageRuss and Denise SchifferlyDonna SchmidlinWilliam C. and Bette T. SchmidlinVarlene A. SchweizerIrene E. SeegerChris and Willard ShaneckRobert A. and Kathleen A. ShelleyM. Ruby and James L. StanleyGary TeachoutFloyd TefftErnest and JoAnne Toth
Trinity Episcopal ChurchDavid and Lore WarnkeLeonard J. and Beradine M. WassermanKelly and Tim WhitmoreJeannine WilbargerDavid, Carolyn and Kate Yenrick
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Sunday, December 6 – Sunday, December 1310 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Manor House at Wildwood Preserve Metropark5100 West Central Avenue
This year, over 30 decorated areas of the Manor House will sparkle with holiday
cheer thanks to the efforts of hundreds of talented volunteer decorators. Free.
Visit the Holiday Cafe & Craft Show at Metroparks Hall.
Holidays in the Manor House
Get a jump on your holiday shopping with a unique
selection of arts and crafts, all hand made by local artists. Live entertainment, children's activities and a visit from Santa offers fun for the whole family.
Toledo Botanical GardenFriday December 4, 5 – 9 pm
Saturday December 5, 10 am – 5 pmSunday December 6, Noon – 5 pm
Free
Heralding the HolidaysMembers Preview
Metroparks members get a sneak peek at Holidays in the Manor House exhibits.
Friday, December 42 to 7 pm
Wildwood PreserveManor House
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Summer Nature Camp (Ages 7 to 12)
Memories Are Made At Metroparks
Nature Camp is a week of nature discovery and exploration for kids that includes fun and educational activities, games and living history. Each day has a different
focus. It’s a great educational experience for children who enjoy nature, history and the outdoors.
Home base is Wildwood Preserve, with two days of field trips to enjoy fishing, boating, wildlife watching, historical tours and fun nature activities. Exciting trips are planned for other Metroparks and local destinations. Transportation will be provided.
Nature Camp will be held rain or shine with plenty of rainy day options. Participantsmust be 7 to 12 years old during the session. If campers are interested in attendinga second week of camp, you must call 419-407-9701 for waiting list information.
Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks HallAll sessions Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Fee: $95 | Reservations begin February 1st
Session 1: June 28 – July 2Session 2: July 12 – July 16Session 3: July 19 – July 23Session 4: August 2 – 6Session 5: August 9 – 13Session 6: August 16 – 20
Wee Workshop Preschool Summer Camp (Ages 3 to 4)Accompany your preschooler for all the fun of our monthly Wee Workshop program in a fun summer day’s camp atmosphere. Explore favorite Ohio animals through songs, puppets and games. Enjoy multi-sensory, hands-on activities, craft and outdoor exploration. Register child only. Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks HallMonday, June 14 – Friday, June 18, 10 to 11:30 a.m.$45 | Reservations begin February 1st
Metroparks Explorers (Ages 5 to 6)Butterflies, raccoons and birds oh my! Spend an exciting week discovering what wild things live nearby. Explorers will search out animal homes, tracks and scat and use their listening skills to search for birds, toads and insects. A week of hands-on activities, songs and outdoor fun awaits.Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks HallMonday, July 26 – Friday, July 30, 9 to 4 p.m.$95 | Reservations begin February 1st
Teen Adventure Camp (Ages 12 to 16)Challenge yourself through exciting outdoor adventures, make a difference by restoring endangered habitats and meet great new friends. Teens will encounter the out of doors through habitat exploration, nature photography, wilderness survival, and canoeing. Fun will also abound with water games, hands-on activities and take home projects.Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall Monday, June 21 – Friday, June 25, 9 to 4 p.m. $125 | Reservations begin February 1st
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Nature Shots
Frittalary butterflies Photo by Larry Shuman
Photos selected by the National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark.
Visit the center Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 pm.
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