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A publication of Geauga Park District In Nature Neotropical migrating birds such as orioles, Indigo Buntings (shown above) and Scarlet Tanagers begin to appear in May, brightening bird walks. In This Issue SPRING 2012 2 What Makes Geauga a Gem “A real gem,” they say of Geauga County. Ask any regional biologist and they’ll tell you: we live in one of the most interesting and special places in Northeast Ohio. From the Chagrin River watershed in the northwest to the Grand River watershed in the southeast to the upper Cuyahoga River watershed in central Geauga – like a gem, many of this county’s natural features are especially polished and preserved within Geauga Park District and its partner properties. “There are lots of plant and animal communities here that were once found all over the place in Ohio, but many of ours have been left intact,” Park Biologist Paul Pira said. (continued on page 3) Photo: Burton Elementary teacher Chris Kostiha assists a fifth-grader with plant identification at The Rookery in Munson. A devastating disease of North American bats extends into Ohio - Page 4 Special opportunities for volunteers at Observatory Park - Page 6 Judge Grendell appoints new Park Board Commissioner - Page 8 In The Park Attend the grand opening of Observatory Park in June to see all the interpretive features of this extraordinary park and enjoy an evening of fun, complete with stargazing, for the entire family. Find details on page 9.

A publication of

Geauga Park District

In Nature

Neotropical migrating

birds such as orioles,

Indigo Buntings

(shown above) and

Scarlet Tanagers begin

to appear in May,

brightening bird walks.

In This Issue

SPRING 2012

2

What Makes

Geauga a Gem

“A real gem,” they say of Geauga County.

Ask any regional biologist and they’ll tell you: we live in one of the most interesting and

special places in Northeast Ohio.

From the Chagrin River watershed in the northwest to the Grand River watershed in the

southeast to the upper Cuyahoga River watershed in central Geauga – like a gem, many

of this county’s natural features are especially polished and preserved within Geauga Park

District and its partner properties.

“There are lots of plant and animal communities here that were once found all over the

place in Ohio, but many of ours have been left intact,” Park Biologist Paul Pira said.

(continued on page 3)

Photo: Burton Elementary teacher Chris Kostiha assists a fifth-grader with plant identification at The Rookery in Munson.

A devastating disease

of North American bats

extends into Ohio - Page 4

Special opportunities

for volunteers at

Observatory Park - Page 6

Judge Grendell appoints

new Park Board

Commissioner - Page 8

In The Park

Attend the grand opening

of Observatory Park

in June to see all the

interpretive features of this

extraordinary park and

enjoy an evening of fun,

complete with stargazing,

for the entire family.

Find details on page 9.

park hours

6 AM - 11 PM daily

“We try to walk in all the parks often. They all have

a unique beauty. My newest favorite is Frohring

(Meadows).” Hugh Cassidy — Chesterland

“I have walked my dogs at the site of the new

Observatory Park for years before it was a

park! We walked the fields, wooded areas,

and wetland areas and watched herds of deer,

flocks of turkey, and beaver. I can even see the

roof of the buildings from my living room window

when there aren’t any leaves on the trees. Watching the development of

all that wilderness become a park for everyone to enjoy has been a treat,

especially when it leaves so much to Nature. Every park in Geauga Park

District is a treasure.” Jody J. O’Connor — Montville

Frohring Meadows - Bainbridge

"I love the fact that Orchard Hills Park is

a repurposed golf course. Excellent work!"

Mark E. Edwards — Chesterland

Donald W. Meyer Center in Big Creek Park

is open 8 AM - 4:30 PM weekdays (year round)

and 10 AM - 5 PM weekends (May through October)

The West Woods Nature Center

is open 10 AM - 5 PM daily

Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve

is open 6 AM - 9 PM daily

The Maple Highlands Trail is open dawn to dusk

For more information on parks,

programs or events:

Phone: 440-286-9516

800-536-4006 (Geauga toll free)

Fax: 440-286-1285

Online: info@geaugaparkdistrict.org

www.geaugaparkdistrict.org

Follow Geauga Park District on

“The new trailhead arch with its stone wings at

Big Creek Park's bridle trails (Woodin Road) has

the unintended benefit of serving as a mounting

block. A functional, multipurpose element!”

Louise Fraser — Mentor

"The repair of the dam at Bass Lake ensures it

will remain a lake for years to come."

Chris Parker — Chardon

Bass Lake Preserve - Chardon

park mission

The mission of Geauga Park District

is to preserve, conserve and protect

the natural features of

Geauga County and to provide

the opportunity for people to

enjoy and appreciate those resources.

Park Commissioners

John D. Leech • Jim Patterson

Michael J. Petruziello

In Your Backyard

Russell

A Trilling Experience with Treefrogs

Saturday, May 26, 8-9:30 PM, The West Woods

Witness the breeding phenomenon of Gray Treefrogs,

green frogs and bullfrogs in woodland pools. Rain or

shine. Bring flashlights.

Montville

Observatory Park Grand Opening Celebration

Saturday, June 16, 7 PM-Midnight, Observatory Park

Join us for this family-friendly evening to celebrate the opening of the

internationally recognized Observatory Park. Opening ceremonies are 7-8 PM;

family activities are 8-9 PM; a concert with ContraBAND begins at 9 PM, and

midnight stargazing is from 10:30-midnight.

Executive Director • Thomas G. Curtin

Deputy Director • Keith McClintock

Editor • Sandy Ward, Paige Hosier

Designer • Vicky Liptak

park board meetings

Geauga Park District invites and

encourages you to come and let your

voice be heard. Please stop by at any time

during one of these upcoming Board of

Park Commissioners meetings held at the

Meyer Center in Big Creek Park.

Tuesday, April 10, 3:30 PM

Tuesday, May 8, 3:30 PM

Tuesday, June 12, 3:30 PM

2 VOICES OF NATURE • www.geaugaparkdistrict.org

(continued from front cover)

Geauga: a Gem

by Sandy Ward, Editor

Headwaters

When the conservation community thinks

of Geauga, it doesn’t think maple syrup –

first and foremost, it thinks headwaters,

the birth of a water system, where water

flows off surrounding land into a defined

path.

Among its biggest fans is Dr. Jim

Bissell, renowned curator of botany

and coordinator of natural areas at the

Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

“You protect the headwaters of the river

streams in Northeast Ohio for all the

rest of us,” Bissell said. “All the streams

coming off Geauga County are exceptional

quality, and those of us downstream have

to thank the Park District for that.”

Four river streams start in Geauga:

• Northwest, deep ravines and steep

forested slopes send

the Chagrin River

headwaters toward

Lake County. Find

these at The Rookery,

Bass Lake Preserve,

The West Woods,

Orchard Hills Park and

Sunnybrook Preserve.

• Southeast,

highlands at Swine

Creek Reservation and

Chickagami Park start

one of the

state’s finest rivers,

the Grand, which flows toward Ashtabula

and Lake, then back to Big Creek Park.

• In central Geauga, exceptional

wetlands send one branch of the upper

Cuyahoga River headwaters from

Observatory Park, where you can literally

jump across it, through Burton Wetlands

and Eldon Russell Park, then back toward

Cleveland. (This is also the part of the river

that gives it the “crooked river” name.)

• A tiny tributary of the Mahoning River

also starts south, in Troy Township, near

Chickagami Park.

While all are high-quality resources, the

Geauga is graced with three major

headwaters — and biodiversity

to prove their high quality

Chagrin River tributary at

Observatory Park - Montville

Chagrin River watershed in particular has

the highest percentage of unpolluted,

cold, spring-fed streams in Ohio, with

about 50 percent of them in

Geauga, said Amy Brennan,

executive director of the

Chagrin River Watershed

Partners.

“These streams are unique

because they always have

groundwater flow coming to

them, which provides habitat

for bugs and fish exclusively

adapted to cold water,” she

said. “Many Geauga residents

rely on that same groundwater

for their drinking water supply.”

Speaking of drinking water,

it’s a good thing Akron needs

some – it preserves much of

the Cuyahoga and surrounding

wetlands through Geauga

County property it owns

to secure its water source.

“They’ve saved a lot of

biodiversity,” Pira said.

Intact flood plains on

these preserves help slow

down water and prevent

flooding and erosion, said

Pete McDonald, director of

stewardship for Western

Reserve Land Conservancy.

Added Bissell, “Plus, you

probably know there's one

damselfly on the Cuyahoga River that's no

place else in the state, and then there's

the endangered Racket-tailed Emerald at

Pine Brook

Preserve and

Lake Kelso,

and a cool

beetle not

described

until 1996

found on

several

museum

preserves in Ashtabula now

found in Geauga County, and...“

Racket-tailed Emerald dragonfly

Biodiversity

Bissell, Pira and other biologists find

different plants and animals living

in Geauga because of its unique

microhabitats. Lake and Cuyahoga

are more developed; Ashtabula, more

influenced by agriculture.

For instance, one particular Ohio

endangered mussel is only found in the

Cuyahoga River flowing out of East Branch

Reservoir.

A particularly special locale is near Burton

Wetlands Nature Preserve and its beautiful

Lake Kelso, a kettle hole depression;

biologists call it the Cuyahoga Wetlands.

Just south of there, White Pine Bog Forest

is also a Registered

Natural Landmark

through the National

Park Service.

“It’s unique and

pristine and just a

really fine example

of this type of

white pine bog/fen

forest that was here

thousands of years

ago but you can’t

find it anymore,”

Pira said.

Geauga Park District

also protects some

awesome fens,

a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich

groundwater.

“Fens and bogs are some of the rarest

communities anywhere, and they all

deserve to be protected,” Bissell said.

“The nice thing is, you can go to Lake

Kelso, stand on the boardwalk and look

at an outstanding glacial lake, fen system

and typical boreal forest. It's a wonderful

place to introduce people to bogs without

getting their feet wet.”

Wooded areas

Like Lake and Ashtabula, Geauga Park

District houses many cool hemlock woods

that harbor unique northern species

normally found in Canada and Appalachian

species such as northern nesting birds:

Magnolia Warblers, Winter Wrens and

Dark-eyed Juncos.

“If they can find suitable micro-habitats – a

little more moisture, shaded and cool all

summer long – they will come down to

Geauga County to nest,” Pira said.

And while it’s neat to talk about the rare

things, biologists also get excited about

Geauga’s beech-maple forests.

Lake Kelso in Burton Wetlands - Burton

(continued on next page)

www.geaugaparkdistrict.org • VOICES OF NATURE 3

A bat habitat at The West Woods

It is with sadness that biologists confirm the

presence of white-nose syndrome in bats

hibernating in the cave areas of The West

Woods in Russell and Newbury Townships.

White-nose syndrome (WNS)

has killed more than 5.5 million

bats in eastern North America

since 2006, and was first

documented in Ohio at Wayne

National Forest in 2011.

Because these animals are top

predators for night-flying insects,

their mass deaths have raised

concern about WNS’s potential

impact on agriculture and entire

ecosystems nationwide.

How does WNS kill Bats generally

resume feeding and foraging again in

April, and leave their hibernacula colonies

for maternity colonies in May. The belief

is this disease irritates them enough to

prematurely rouse the bats, forcing them

to find food when little is available, which

results in starvation.

“Unfortunately no known cure exists

for WNS,” said Paul Pira, Geauga Park

District’s Natural Resource Management

Director. “And if it doesn’t get them the

first year, it wipes them out by year two.”

Bat-to-bat contact transmits the disease.

Because it requires body temperatures

below 68 degrees Fahrenheit to grow,

the disease does not affect humans.

But humans can still spread WNS from

contaminated sites to new areas on their

clothing, footwear and outdoor gear.

Geauga County is home to Little Brown

Bats, Big Brown Bats, Northern Long-eared

Bats, Eastern Small-footed Bats and Tricolored

Bats, all of which can be affected

by WNS; so can the federally endangered

Indiana Bat, found in Summit County.

However, the region’s Red, Hoary and

Silver-haired Bats thankfully don’t appear

to be affected.

Signs of WNS include white fungus

on a bat's nose, wings, ears or tail;

flying outside during the day in cold

temperatures; clustering near the entrance

of hibernacula; or

groups of dead or

dying bats during

winter months.

For more

information

about bats and

the effects of

WNS both

regionally and

statewide, please

visit http://bit.ly/

WhiteNoseSyndrome or http://fws.gov/

WhiteNoseSyndrome. With questions

or unusual bat sightings, please call Park

Biologist Paul Pira at 440-279-0812.

Photo of Little Brown Bat (above) courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Geauga: a Gem (continued)

These forests once covered 95 percent

of the state; Geauga was almost solid

beech-maple. But today, the county is

one of the few places left with intact

examples of this once-common forest.

“People tell other folks in Northeast

Ohio: ‘You wanna go see a real nice

example of a typical forest that was

here years ago, go to Swine Creek

Reservation, visit a Geauga County park

and take a look at one of those forests,”

Pira said. (“As forest systems go in

Northeast Ohio, it’s one of the best,”

Bissell said.)

“There are lots of us,” Pira added, “that

are concerned about protecting both

the rare stuff and fine examples of more

common communities which are going

away pretty quickly.”

Preservation

In line with these concerns, the Lake Erie

Allegheny Partnership for Biodiversity

(LEAP) is in the process of writing a

regional conservation plan to guide

concerned organizations.

Using data from geographic analysis, the

group of roughly 10 biologists, including

Pira, hopes to create a master list of

regional plants, animals and properties

to preserve or restore – “and a lot of

those are falling in Geauga County,” he

said. “We have nice big connected forests

and wetlands that allow for plants and

animals to move through corridors and

carry on life by doing that.”

Of course this is all news to the wildlife,

which couldn’t possibly understand

political boundaries. That’s why it falls

to the Park District, its residents and its

partners to protect their habitat, and

thus biodiversity, for future generations.

“I think people should be proud to live

in Geauga County,” said McDonald.

“Yes, for its land preservation, but also

because it’s just a beautiful place to live.”

April at a glance

4-1 April Foolery

4-1 Spring Wildflower Preview

4-3 Geauga Walkers

4-5 Shutterbugs Camera Club

4-7 Egg Hunt: Nature Style

4-12 Grandparents in the Park

4-12 Food & Farms

4-13 Woodcock Watch

4-14 Hunter Education Course

4-14 Cub Scout Achievement

4-15 Spring Bird Walk

4-15 Invasive Invaders & Films

4-17 Geauga Walkers

4-19 Nomadic Birder

4-20 The City Dark Film

4-20 Astronomy Night

4-21 Hunter Education Course

4-21 Binocular Adventure

4-21 Timbertots

4-22 Spring Bird Walk

4-23 Hound Hike

4-24 Timbertots

4-26 Jam Session

4-27 Scrapbooking Workshop

4-28 Meet the Artists

4-28 Wildflower Workshop

4-29 Spring Bird Walk

4-29 Horseback Trail Clinic

Advance Registration Required

(call 440-286-9516 or register online)

Volunteers Needed

Fully Accessible

Nature Scopes

Leave No Child Inside Program

supports initiative by providing naturecentric

experiences designed to instill

wonder, engender curiosity and benefit

emotional and social health.

Heart Healthy Program

indicates a program involving physical

activity and heart health and offering

an experience to de-stress in Nature.

• If you or a member of your family has special

needs, please call the Park District regarding

available accessibility accommodations.

• American Sign Language interpreters can be

arranged with 72 hours notice.

• Advance registration is required for limited

enrollment programs.

• Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

• In the event of severe weather or a “storm

warning,” programs will be cancelled.

• Programs are generally free of charge; those with

fees are noted.

• Payment of fees must be made at the time of

registration with a credit/debit card.

• Registration fees can be refunded up to five

days prior to the event, or if the Park District

cancels the program.

4 VOICES OF NATURE • www.geaugaparkdistrict.org

ARTS IN NATURE

Shutterbugs Camera Club

Thursday, April 5, 7-9 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

Competition Night! All are welcome

to attend, but only members active

in the last 6 months may submit a

photo in the two categories: Vista

and/or Geauga Landmark.

Maple Town Tune Traders

Jam Session

Thursday, April 26, 7-9 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

Singers and musicians: Share songs

and tunes in all genres each 4th

Thursday. Acoustic and gently

amplified instruments and vocals.

Snacks to share welcome.

Framed “Memory Page”

Scrapbooking Workshop

Friday, April 27, 6:30-8:30 PM

Big Creek Park, Cherry Room

Create a framed memory page. Fee:

$18 for materials and instruction.

See web for details. Ages 12+.

Waiver required for ages 12-17

attending without an adult.

Meet the Artists: The Murray

Hill Drawing Group

Saturday, April 28, 7-9 PM

Big Creek Park, Cherry Room

Meet members of the Murray Hill Art

Group and view a diverse collection

of nature-inspired artwork by several

talented artists. On display through

July 16. Refreshments served.

EXPLORE THE

OUTDOORS

Geauga Walkers

Tuesdays, 1-2:30 PM

April 3: Eldon Russell Park

April 17: Bessie Benner Metzenbaum Park

Join active seniors on weekly hikes,

1-1½ miles long and held year-round.

Hikes listed are led by a Park District

naturalist. Call Geauga Senior Center

for full schedule: 440-279-2137.

Evening Woodcock Watch

Friday, April 13, 7-9 PM

The Rookery

Hear the “peent” of the

woodcock and witness his

spring ritual dance. Frog calls,

redwing maneuvers and other signs

of spring are an added bonus.

April

programs in detail

Annual Spring Bird Walks

Sunday, April 15, 7:30-9:30 AM

Burton Wetlands Nature Preserve

Sunday, April 22, 7:30-9:30 AM

Frohring Meadows

Sunday, April 29, 7:30-9:30 AM

The Rookery

Join six walks held in April

and May as part of a

Cleveland tradition.

Seasoned birders help

novices. Held rain or shine, but not

in thunder or high winds. Bring

binoculars & bird guide.

Dark Skies Astronomy Night

Friday, April 20, 8-10 PM

Observatory Park

Celebrate International Dark Sky

Week with the Chagrin Valley

Astronomical Society for telescope

viewing and Park District staff for

constellation ID and folklore. Call after

3 PM for conditions and program

status. Preceeded by 7 PM viewing of

the film “The City Dark.”

Family Binocular Adventure

Saturday, April 21, 2-3:30 PM

The West Woods, Mastin Classrooms

Families explore the spring season

close-up! Bring binoculars or

borrow park binoculars. Mostly

outdoors.

Hound Hike: Walk ‘n Wag

Monday, April 23, 6:30-7:30 PM

Sunnybrook Preserve

Step into spring with your favorite

canine. Dress for weather.

One, leashed non-aggressive

dog/handler.

Spring Wildflower ID

Workshop

Saturday, April 28, 10 AM-Noon

Big Creek Park, Deep Woods Shelter

Discover spring wildflowers with

Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Bring

your own guide; a limited number

available for $10. Presented with

Native Plant Society of N.E. Ohio.

NATURE INDOORS

Spring Wildflower Preview

Sunday, April 1, 2-4 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

Photographer Tracey Knierim

presents native wildflowers, where

to look for them and their folklore.

Joint program with Native Plant

Society of Northeastern Ohio.

Invasive Invaders &

Feature Films

Sunday, April 15, 2-3:30 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

View two environmental films from

the 2011 Chagrin Falls Documentary

Film Festival. Filmmaker Tiffany Ann

Laufer discusses her entry “If You

Listen...” Also view "Kudzu Vine" for

a look at invasive species and their

management. Commentary by Park

Land Steward Bob Lange.

Nomadic Birder: Back

Packing Southern Africa

Thursday, April 19, 7:30-8:30 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

Join University of Cape Town

student Ethan Kistler, who shares

backpacking adventures from South

Africa to Tanzania!

"The City Dark:

A Search for Night on a

Planet that Never Sleeps"

Friday, April 20, 7-8:45 PM

Observatory Park

See a thought-provoking

documentary examining a

threatened natural resource – our

dark night skies. Recommended for

ages 12+.

Horseback Trail Clinic

Sunday, April 29, 1-3:30 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

A 3-part clinic covering vaccinations,

de-worming, mules and pasture

management. Joint program with

Geauga County 4-H and Geauga

Chapter of Ohio Horseman’s Council.

No horses please.

SEASONAL SPECIALS

April Foolery

Sunday, April 1, 10-11:30 AM

The Rookery,

Great Blue Heron Lodge

Take a lighthearted indoor/outdoor

look at whimsical natural features,

common names and other plant

and animal "tricks" of nature.

Egg Hunt: Nature Style

Saturday, April 7, 1-4 PM

The West Woods

Complete this fact-finding mission

inside the nature center and on a

trail that will lead you to hidden

eggs containing amazing egg facts!

Turn in answers for prizes.

GENUINE GEAUGA

Grandparents in the Park:

Spring Break

Thursday, April 12, 10:30 AM-Noon

Mountain Run Station,

Chardon Rotary Shelter

Grandparents with grandchildren

enjoy a nature scavenger hunt, craft

and trail ride on their own bikes. The

EZ Go Cart will be available to shuttle

those unable to bike. Snacks to share

welcome.

Food: What Do Farms Have

to Do With It

Thursday, April 12, 6:30-8:30 PM

The West Woods Nature Center

Join Rich Hill of Laleure Vineyards,

a small Geauga County winery

producing wines from vinefera

grapes. Sharing of local foods is

welcome. See web for details.

Hunter Education Course

Saturday, April 14, 9 AM-4 PM

& Saturday, April 21, 9 AM-4 PM

Big Creek Park, Cherry Room

A two-day course to obtain your

first hunting license. Must attend

both days (April 14 & 21) to obtain

certificate. To register go to https://

www1.oh.wildlifelicense.com/

training_map.php or call

1-800-945-3543.

Cub Scout Bears: Sharing

Your World with Wildlife

Saturday, April 14, 9:30-11 AM

The West Woods, Mastin Classrooms

Bears work on requirements for this

achievement. Bring a 2-liter pop

bottle or milk jug to make a recycled

bird feeder. Geauga County scouts

get first dibs on reserving troops.

Fee charged for out-of-county scouts.

calling 440-279-0880.

Timbertots: Amazing Amphibians (Ages 3-5 w/adult)

Saturday, April 21, 3-4 PM Walter C. Best Wildlife Preserve, Sunset Shelter

Tuesday, April 24, 10-11 AM or 1-2 PM The West Woods Nature Center

Explore the ponds and woods as we look and listen for salamanders and frogs.

Held mostly outdoors, weather permitting, so please dress accordingly.

www.geaugaparkdistrict.org • VOICES OF NATURE 5

Lots of Space for Volunteers at Observatory Park

As we celebrate the grand opening of Observatory Park this summer, Geauga Park District is excited to involve interested

volunteers in the exploration of nature "from the ground to the galaxies." While still including traditional volunteer roles

such as special event and program assistants, Observatory Park anticipates taking volunteering to a whole new plane.

Volunteers will play a vital role in the Observatory Park visitor experience. Opportunities are both indoors and out, and

will vary by season and program content. A majority of these programs will be in the evening and may include astronomy

nights, concerts, themed movie screenings, planetarium shows, hikes, campouts, workshops and special events. Of course

most will also focus on night sky observation, meteorology, astronomy, geology and cultural and historical storytelling.

So much of Geauga Park District’s public service is already focused on nature education for all ages, but this

park will expand its outreach to more school classes, scouts, astronomy clubs and other

interested organizations.

If you have special interest, enthusiasm and knowledge

of astronomy, meteorology, seismology or using a

telescope, this will be beneficial (but not required)

to your involvement in this exciting new park

experience.

With interest in learning more about these or

any other volunteering opportunities with

Geauga Park District, contact Holly Sauder at

440-279-0802 or hsauder@geaugaparkdistrict.org.

Coming August - October 2012

to The West Woods Nature Center

COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITION

Come see this unique exhibit with local

artisans featuring nature or organic

inspired artwork made from at least

50% ferrous or non-ferrous metals.

Artwork will consist of functional and

decorative pieces as well as jewelry.

Entries will be accepted August 9 & 10, 2012.

For details contact Teresa Runion, special

events coordinator, at 440-279-0882

or trunion@geaugaparkdistrict.org.

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