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    Cleveland Metroparks Invites You to Stay Busy At Rocky River Nature Center's "Beaver Day"

    News & Press | April 2012

    Cleveland Metroparks Invites You to Stay Busy At Rocky River Nature Center's "Beaver Day"

    Posted: April 24, 2012
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    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    ERIC BARNETT - 216-635-7014



    Take time out of busy schedules and learn more about North
    America's largest rodent, as Rocky River Nature Center presents
    �Beaver Day� on Saturday, May 12.



    The free �Beaver Day� programs include:



    Beaver Walk



    Saturday, May 12 � 10 - 11 a.m.



    Lagoon Picnic Area � Rocky River
    Reservation



    Beavers, nature's engineers, have really changed the Lagoon
    area. Meet at the picnic shelter and find out what the beavers have
    been up to. Lagoon Picnic Area is located off Valley Parkway in
    Rocky River Reservation, between Cedar Point Road and Spafford Road
    in Brookpark. For more information, call 440-473-3370.



    Nature A La Carte: Beavers



    Saturday, May 12 � 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.



    Rocky River Nature Center � Rocky River
    Reservation



    There are five beaver lodges within walking distance of Rocky
    River Nature Center. Stop by the center any time between the listed
    hours and learn more about North America's largest rodent at the
    �Nature a la Carte' table of beaver artifacts. Special beaver
    crafts will also be available all day.  Rocky River Nature
    Center is located at 24000 Valley Parkway in Rocky River
    Reservation, north of Cedar Point Road in North Olmsted. For more
    information, call 440-734-6660.



    Beaver Walk



    Saturday, May 12 � 1 - 2:30 p.m.



    Lagoon Picnic Area � Rocky River
    Reservation



    Join Naturalist Valerie Fetzer in a search for beaver activity.
    Explore the wetlands of the Rocky RiverValley and discuss the
    fascinating natural history of this animal and discover their
    chewings and maybe even their lodge. Rocky River Nature Center is
    located at 24000 Valley Parkway in Rocky River Reservation, north
    of Cedar Point Road in North Olmsted. For more information, call
    440-734-6660.



    The beaver is North America's largest rodent. Beavers are
    heavy-set animals with small, rounded ears, short legs and large,
    webbed hind feet. Beavers live in and around ponds, marshes,
    rivers, and wetlands. They eat tree bark, as well as aquatic
    vegetation, buds and roots. There is even a special flap of skin
    behind the front teeth that allows bark gnawing underwater without
    getting a mouth full of water or wood chips. Beavers communicate in
    a variety of ways: postures, scent marking, vocalizations, and
    slapping their tailes on water, which can be heard up to a mile
    away.



    Learn more about North America's largest rodent at �Beaver Day�
    in Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life
    naturally.



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