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Explore your Summer!
Youth ages 8-12 will have the opportunity to explore nature with park
naturalists through a wide variety of educational and fun activities at
Preservation Parks Summer Explorers nature day camp.
Sessions are:
- July 7-10
- July 21-24
- August 4-7
Fee per session is $50.
Registration is required.
Calling all walkers and runners!
Preservation Parks of Delaware County and the Humane Society of Delaware County
are holding a 5K Walk/Run fund raiser on Aug. 16 at Blues Creek Preserve. Click
below for more information and to download the registration form.
Tick prevention!
Ticks are found in overgrown lots, farm fields, along weedy roadsides, and at
the edges of paths and hiking trails.
In the spring and summer, common adult ticks wait on vegetation for a suitable
host to pass by. When a person or animal brushes against the vegetation, the
tick will cling to fur or clothing and begin to crawl upwards, seeking a place
to attach.
The ticks most commonly found in our parks range in size from the head of a pin
to a pencil eraser, so they are easy to spot.
Where possible, Preservation Parks staff members mow “buffer” strips along the
outside edges of trails to lessen the chances of walkers picking up a tick.
Also, using insect repellent can help keep you from going home with a tick!
Be aware of wet conditions and muddy trails!
Because the parks in the Preservation Parks system are still under
development, many of the hiking trails are unimproved.
That means walkers might encounter very wet and muddy conditions – especially in
the spring. As the parks continue to be developed, boardwalks and other surfaces
will be added to the trails to improve the conditions. Even then, however, some
of the trails will remain in a near-natural state.
So, please remember to wear your boots!
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Keep shooting!
Winter-Spring photo contest deadline is April 25!
The Friends of Preservation Parks invite you to share
your passion for photography and love of the outdoors in our winter/spring
photo contest.
Take your camera to one or more of the parks – Big Walnut Community Trail,
Blues Creek Preserve, Char-Mar Ridge Preserve, Emily Traphagen Preserve,
Gallant Woods Preserve and Hogback Ridge Preserve – and capture an image
that reflects something you see or experience.
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| May 17 | Adult Nature Series: Birding 101 | | May 19 | Golden Marathon | | May 20 | Preschool Park Pals: Flower Power | | May 24 | Family Outing: Pond Discovery | | May 25 | Hound Hike | | May 28 | Wild Town Walk: Delaware | | June 1 | Art in the Park (event) | | June 2 | Golden Marathon | | June 7 | Park Explorers: Water Wonders | | June 8 | Summer Letterbox Adventure begins |
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For information about each program,
including time and location, please click on the “Programs” button on the
menu. For information about events, please click on the “Events” button.
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Golden Marathon
Spring 2008!
Click here for more information
Help out your Preservation Parks!
Click here for more information
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