Park District Acquires 504 Acres in Shalersville

Thanks to a partnership between government agencies, private donors and a nonprofit land trust, 504 acres once slated for development will now be the Portage Park District’s largest park.

The Park District and Western Reserve Land Conservancy, a nonprofit organization working to preserve natural areas and farms throughout northern Ohio, have announced the acquisition of the Upper Cuyahoga Bog Preserve, which is south of the Ohio Turnpike and east of state Route 44 in Shalersville Township.
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Happy New Year from the Director 2010

We regularly hear stories of how people’s lives are changed by parks.  Such as those who lost weight and got on the road to health through hiking and biking, or the couples who courted and eventually married at Towner’s Woods.  Eagle Scouts who have completed their rank with projects in the parks, and youngsters who caught their first fish or rode without training wheels for the first time.
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Jon Barber receives Park District Volunteer of Distinction Award

Portage Park District Board, staff, volunteers and friends gathered recently at the Portage County Gardeners’ Center for the District’s First Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.  Jon Barber, who has volunteered as a commissioned Park Ranger for the last 6 years, was honored with the first-ever “Volunteer of Distinction Award."
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