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Skunk Cabbage


Our very first blooming “wildflower” produces enough heat to melt snow and raise its internal temperature to anywhere from 59 degrees to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s warm and toasty inside the smelly skunk cabbage!
 


Skunk Cabbage
 

 


Golden Marathon
Winter 2010
 

It may be cold outside, but it’s still a great time for walking in the parks!

A project of Preservation Parks of Delaware County and Senior Citizens Inc.

the Golden Marathon is a series of hikes – each about two miles – that add up to at least a 26.2-mile marathon at the end of three months.

The winter walks take place every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and are held in Preservation Parks' preserves and other area locations. Participants can join at any time.

Note: If the temperature is lower than 35 degrees Fahrenheit, walkers will meet at the Food Court at Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Parkway, Columbus
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Participants can join at any time.

Click here for hike locations and dates.

All winter hikes begin at 1:30 p.m.

For additional information
contact Saundra McBrearty:
at 740-524-8600, ext. 6
or e-mail her at
saundras@preservationparks.com
 

 

 


 

Park Name Address City/Township Trail Miles Acres
Big Run PreserveFuture DevelopmentLiberty Township 75
Big Walnut Community Trail168 South Vernon St.Sunbury0.66
Blues Creek Preserve9627 Fontanelle Rd.Ostrander3.2139
Char-Mar Ridge Preserve7741 Lewis Center Rd.Westerville1.67128
Deer Haven Preserve4183 Liberty Rd.Delaware197
Emily Traphagen Preserve5094 Seldom Seen Rd.Powell0.572
Gallant Farm Preserve2150 Buttermilk Hill Rd.Delaware0.2519
Gallant Woods Preserve2151 Buttermilk Hill Rd.Delaware1.5231
Hogback Ridge Preserve2656 Hogback Rd.Sunbury137

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Preservation Parks of Delaware County | 2656 Hogback Road | Sunbury, Ohio 43074 | 740-524-8600 | Fax: 740-524-8200