Green Space + Parks

Find Your Path: After record-breaking year of visitors, Metroparks launches mobile app
The Cleveland Metroparks today announced the launch of its new mobile app, Find Your Path. 
Signs of spring: Hundreds of butterflies arrive at the Cleveland Botanical Garden
The butterflies are due to make their debut this weekend at the Cleveland Botanical Garden.
People for Trees campaign receives $200,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation
A $200,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation will help Holden Forests & Gardens' People for Trees campaign in its quest to plant 15,000 new trees in Northeast Ohio by 2025.
BrewBoat CLE is riding the wave of success into its 2021 season
The last year hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for many businesses, but BrewBoat CLE is dropping its proverbial anchor in the Cuyahoga River by doubling the size of its fleet and more than tripling the number of staff members.
People for Trees: Holden Forests & Gardens launches plan to save Cleveland's tree canopy
Holden Forests & Gardens urges everyone to pledge to plant a tree in its People for Trees initiative—with the goal of planting 15,000 new trees in the Forest City by 2025.
Indrah makes three: Malayan tiger cub joins Amur cubs at Metroparks Zoo
A two-month old Malayan tiger, Indrah, joins the two Amur tiger cubs at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to hone their social and behavioral skills. 
The Tree: Nature and the arts meet with new sculpture at Nature Center’s All People’s Trail
Artist Erik Neff's sculpture at the gateway to the All People's Trail in the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes is an example of fine art meeting nature—exemplifying the beauty in both forms. 
Two Amur tiger cubs come roaring into the Metroparks Zoo
Two tiger cubs were born on Christmas Day at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. They are still growing and getting their footing, but will soon be on exhibit.
Public invited to give input on vision to provide better access to Lake Erie, stabilize shoreline
The Cuyahoga County Planning Commission will hold an online public meeting later this month to get input on the Lakefront Public Access Plan. 
Out of sorrow comes beauty: How beautification projects unite Cleveland neighborhoods
Some current and future beautification efforts in Cleveland neighborhoods aim to do more than enhance scenery—the partners behind these projects hope to uplift entire communities.
For the birds: Nature Center goes online with annual bird seed sale
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes has partnered with Wild Birds Unlimited and taken its annual bird seed sale online—offering eight varieties of seed for pick up on Nov. 8.
Access to adventure: Lakewood couple launches store with secondhand outdoor retail, nature workshops
The Cleveland Outpost's mission is to make outdoor adventure attainable for everyone. The new store offers used equipment, workshops, and other programs to eliminate the barriers to enjoying everything Cleveland's trails and shores have to offer.
Go exploring: Canalway Partners invites you to discover the Towpath Trail by bicycle
Canalway Partners wants folks to get out and explore all the Towpath Trail has to offer. Various self-guided bike tours designed for all ages and abilities help get you out there this month. Weekly prize packages are awarded too!
In the Heights: This mini-park project is set to breathe new life into the Cedar Lee District
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and that’s exactly why Deanna Fisher is passionate about making the Cedar Lee Mini-Park a place that makes visitors and residents fall in love at first sight with Cleveland Heights.
Open for leisure: Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail sees its first visitors with ribbon cutting
After more than two years, Stage 3 of the Towpath Trail Extension project—an urban stretch of 1.9 miles between the northern entrance to Steelyard Commons and Literary Avenue in Tremont—is complete and open to the public.
A new pocket park is popping up in Collinwood's Waterloo Arts District
The former stomping grounds for an Irish Mafioso will soon become common ground for Collinwood residents.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo bringing a summer of socially distanced normalcy to guests
There's a lot to do at the Zoo these days! After a three-month shutdown, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is back open and touting its new rhino reserve, the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibit, and return of the ever-popular Asian Lantern Festival.
Decade of stewardship: Metroparks celebrates 103rd birthday, Brian Zimmerman marks 10 years as CEO
Happy 103rd birthday, Cleveland Metroparks! It's also the 10th anniversary of CEO Brian Zimmerman's tenure with the parks system. FreshWater sits down with Zimmerman to talk about the parks' assets, how the parks have been a refuge during COVID-19, and what's next for the ever-evolving Metroparks. 
Cleveland Metroparks flaunts its assets with national recognition
The Cleveland Metroparks wins awards for its design of the Valley Parkway Connector Trail and for its annual First People Day, while COO Joe Roszak is named president of the board of directors of the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials.
Sprucing up: Nature Center begins renovations on Stearns Woodland Trail

The renovations planned for the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes' Stearns Woodland Trail will create a natural learning wonderland, complete with a treehouse.