FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
BOB ROTATORI 216-635-3263 -or-
ERIC BARNETT -216-635-7014
Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors (IGO) is
offering a wide selection of �Escape to Nature� adventures this
September for outdoor recreation enthusiasts, including:
Hocking Hills Weekend
Spend a weekend immersed in nature during a camping getaway to
Hocking Hills. This popular weekend will be filled with kayaking
down the Hocking River and hiking to Old Man's Cave and other must
see destinations.
Ages: adult
Pre-Trip: August 22, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. � Garfield Park Nature
Center
Trip: September 7 - 9 � Leave from Garfield Park Nature
Center
Fee: $150 (includes paddling gear, onsite transportation &
camping)
Jackson Bog: An Ohio Endangered Ecosystem
When is a bog not a bog? Join Naturalist Tim Krynak on a tour to
Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve in Stark County. This unique Fen
(a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land) is full of
unique plantlife and is a result of natural events that occurred
more than a million years ago. The tour includes a walk through the
Fen to discover how the Wisconsinian Glacier created this diverse
area, and why many of the plants are found here and not throughout
Ohio.
Ages: adult
Trip: September 15 (8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)� Leave from Garfield
Park Nature Center
Fee: $55 (includes transportation & lunch)
North Coast Birding Big Day
Join avid birder and Naturalist Jen Brumfield on a �big day
quest� to see over 100 species in Cleveland Metroparks reservations
and along the Lake Erie lakefront. September is the month for
finding waves of migrant warblers, vireos, thrushes, flycatchers,
raptor, shorebirds and more! Visit over a dozen different hotspots:
from lakefront migrant traps (areas that attract large numbers of
resting migrant birds) such as Huntington Reservation, Wendy Park
and Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve to the inland wetlands of
Mill Stream Run, Rocky River and Brecksville Reservations.
Ages: adult
Trip: September 18 (6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) � Leave from Garfield
Park Nature Center
Fee: $55 (includes transportation & lunch)
For more information, a complete list of IGO courses and trips,
detailed trip fact sheets, and to register, call
216-341-1704. For more information, visit
clevelandmetroparks.com.
Make this September super with the Institute of the Great
Outdoors of Cleveland Metroparks - part of your life,
naturally!
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