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Spring/Summer 2013
METROPARKSM A G A Z I N E
How Did They Get That Shot? Winning Nature Photos 4
Prairies Being Restored At Wildwood Preserve 10
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
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METROPARKSM A G A Z I N E
Spring/Summer 2013Vol. 20, no. 1
Metroparks of the Toledo Area5100 West Central AvenueToledo, OH 43615-2100419.407.9700
Board of Park CommissionersScott J. Savage, President
Fritz Byers, Vice President
Lera Doneghy, Vice President
Staff:
Stephen W. Madewell, Executive [email protected]
Denise Johnson, Director, Visitor [email protected]
Patty Morgenstern, Membership/Customer Service Supervisor [email protected]
Scott Carpenter, Public Relations Director/Editor [email protected]
Valerie Juhasz, Production Manager [email protected]
Amy Cieply, Designer
© Metroparks of the Toledo Area 2013
On the cover:Gabor Balazs’ photo, “Ballerina,” won second place in the Local Fauna category in the latest Metroparks nature photography contest. More winning photos begin on page 4.
Opposite page:The Manor House today and during its heyday as a busy residence (inset.)
Toledo Icon Turns 75 Happy Anniversary to Stranleigh!
R obert A. Stranahan and his wife, Page, completed the construction of a lavish estate on W. Central Avenue, on the outskirts of Toledo, in 1938. They named their
home Stranleigh – better known today as the Wildwood Manor House.
Constructed over three years during the heart of the Great Depression, the 30,000-square-foot dream home was surrounded by 750 acres of forest, orchards and farmland. The residence served as a venue for Mr. Stranahan’s business, Champion Spark Plug, as well as an elegant backdrop for social gatherings and a retreat for the large family.
The couple spared no expense, spending around $350,000 to build the Georgian Colonial-style mansion of concrete framed with steel beams. About 100 local workers erected the structure.
In 1974, Lucas County voters approved a tax levy that enabled Metroparks to acquire the house and much of the estate grounds to establish Wildwood Preserve. Today, the house welcomes visitors for tours, weddings, concerts and other special events. Each December, 15,000 to 20,000 people visit the stately home in just over a week to view the decorations at Holidays in the Manor House. The servants' quarters are now the park district’s headquarters.
Watch for special events this year to commemorate the completion of one of Toledo’s most iconic residences.
In Season
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How Did They Get
That Shot?
One of the 300 photos he made that day, titled “The Water Droplet,” was a close-up of a gull with a small fish clenched in its beak, a single drop of water falling from the fish. He was happy with the image, but undecided about entering a photo of such a ubiquitous bird in the contest.
“I would never think that a seagull could win a photo contest – unless it could juggle or something,” Balazs laughed.
But it did win – first place in the Local Fauna category – and Balazs became the first person in the contest’s nine-year history to be awarded first, second and third places in the category.
Many of the amateur photographers who entered the contest had similar stories of being in the right place at the right time.
Maggi Dandar’s photo of deer walking in the Maumee River at sunrise, entitled “Crossing Over,”
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Contest Winners Share Stories Behind the Photos
Sometimes, it’s not what you see, but how you see it that
makes the difference between just another picture and a first place winner in a nature photography contest with more than 500 entries.
It was an October afternoon, the day before the deadline to enter last fall’s Celebrating Nature Through Photography contest, sponsored by Metroparks National Center for Nature Photography. Gabor Balazs was visiting Side Cut Metropark in Maumee, one of his favorite places to shoot photos, when he saw a flock of gulls on the Maumee River.
Always looking for a good shot from a different angle, Balazs lay prone on the shore, zoomed in and started pressing the shutter button.
was also captured at Side Cut, and just as spontaneously.
“I was driving home from Whitehouse along the river when I just got the urge to pull over by a shelter house,” she said. “The weather was cold and very foggy, the sun was coming up. I came over the rise and there they were – about nine or 10 deer along the bank getting ready to cross. “At first I just watched, so surprised by it all, and then realized I wasn't shooting.”
The image Dandar captured that day of three deer in the water won the People’s Choice Award as well as third place in the Local Scenic category.
A devout Christian, Dandar credits more than luck for the many beautiful images she has made. “I have been shooting for at least 20 years. I might take the photograph, but God creates the inspiration,” she said.
“Sally Lightfoot Crab,” by Lou McLove, taken while on vacation in the Galapagos Islands in March 2010. Honorable mention, Open Fauna category.
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Balazs said his second place photo of a great egret taking flight in a pose that resembles the photo’s title, “Ballerina,” was captured when he and his fiancé happened to stop at Side Cut to eat their lunch. His third place photo, “Gone Fishing,” depicting a great blue heron catching a meal, was the result of a last minute trip to the park before leaving for a flight to visit his native Hungary.
“One of the most revealing insights to come from the 2012 edition of the competition is the status of Side Cut Metropark as a true nature photographer’s haven,” said Art Weber, director of nature photography at the Photography Center, located in Secor Metropark.
“There were an overwhelming number of excellent images from Side Cut in this year’s competition,” Weber said. ”It is an incredible place for nature and wildlife. That Metropark is well-known for its handsome and accessible deer herd, but what we saw this year wasn’t so much deer as extraordinary landscapes
and bird life including herons, egrets and owls. It’s a strong statement that even in a heavily urban/suburban area, a wisely preserved natural area cannot just survive, but thrive.”
The story of Luke Hertzfeld’s Best of Show photo, “Final Moments,” taken at the Trona Pinnacles
landform in Death Valley National Park, is another example of a photo that almost didn’t happen.
Following GPS coordinates for the shortest route to the Pinnacles, he found himself on a lonely road in the middle of the California desert surrounded by four U.S. Navy security vehicles. He had
“Catch of the Day,” by Lou McLove. Third place, Open Fauna category.
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inadvertently wandered onto a restricted road. Satisfied that he meant no harm, the officers let him continue on his way.
“At this point my nerves were shot and I contemplated finishing my drive to my hotel near Death Valley,” Hertzfeld said. “Instead I continued with my plan of shooting the Pinnacles. When I arrived at the park I only had 10 minutes before the sun ducked below the horizon and backlighting disappeared. What followed in those last 10 minutes was simply incredible.
“The clouds overhead began turning to the most amazing colors and the landscape in front of me had wonderful hues of gold…I grabbed my gear and ran up the closest pinnacle to get a higher perspective. I set up my brand new tripod and began shooting. The shot that I entered was one of only a few I managed to get before the light slipped away.”
Closer to home, timing also played a critical role in George Sydlowski captured a foggy landscape at the Kitty Todd Preserve in western Lucas County, owned by The Nature Conservancy. His photo, “Sunrise on Kitty Todd,” won second place in the Local Scenic category.
“A warm day with a cool clear night can create some nice fog in the fall,” Sydlowski said. “I like the contrast of the brightness from the sun and the shadow of the trees. The fog adds a sense of peacefulness. This only lasted for a few minutes so if you didn’t get up before sunrise you wouldn’t get to see this. Nature continuously changes.”
photo on left: “Crossing Over,” by Maggi Dandar. People’s Choice Award and third place, Local Scenic category.
Balazs’ Photography Connects Toledo, Hungarian Sister City
When Gabor Balazs came to Toledo from Szeged, Hungary, as a college student in 1997, one of the
things he appreciated was the nature that he found here in Szeged’s sister city.
There was a national park near the small town of Pahi where he grew up, but in the ancient cities of Hungary there was nothing like the vast Metroparks he found in northwest Ohio.
“I really love the U.S. park systems, especially here in Toledo,” he said. I can’t believe how you can go to Wildwood and you’re still inside the city.”
In the last 16 years, while earning a BA in history from Lourdes University and an ME in educational technology from the University of Toledo, Balazs, 39, has also acquired a deeper appreciation for the nature of the area.
The multi-media designer, musician and real estate photographer became serious about nature photography about four years ago. Since then, he has spent many hours photographing the scenes and wildlife in the Metroparks, particularly at Side Cut.
Those hours paid off last fall when his photos won first, second and third place, plus six honorable mentions, in the Local Fauna category of Metroparks Celebrating Nature Through Photography Contest. He also won honorable mentions in the Local Scenic and Open Scenic categories. It was an unprecedented showing in the annual contest.
If there is a theme to Balazs’ photography, it’s that the beauty of nature can be found anywhere, whether at the Grand Canyon or in his backyard. Many of his winning photos in the contest were images of common sights, such as a sea gull catching a fish at Side Cut or a “sleepy” hummingbird on a branch.
“It doesn’t have to be an eagle – it can be anything,” he said. “It’s all about how you capture the moment.”
His nature photography achievements include having a photo of a storm over the Grand Canyon selected as a finalist in a Popular Photography magazine readers’ contest.
In 2011, an exhibit of 80 of Balazs’ photos entitled “Nature of Our Sister City, Toledo, Ohio,” opened in Szeged, a city on the Great Plain in southern Hungary that has been a Toledo Sister City since 1990.
An example of the Szeged-Toledo connection surfaced during the exhibit when Balazs’ fiancé, Gabriella Baki, secretly invited Gyula Molnár, a musician and one of Hungary’s best known nature photographers, to be a guest speaker at an opening reception.
Balazs, who is active in the Toledo Hungarian community, had previously seen Molnár performing Dixieland jazz back in Toledo at Tony Packo’s Café.
Gabor Balazs and his photo, “Gone Fishing.” Third place, Local Fauna category.
Since the National Center for Nature Photography opened
its doors 10 years ago in a former nature center at Secor Metropark, it has showcased the work of some of the nation’s best-known nature photographers. But an important part of the Center’s purpose is to also feature the work of amateurs here at home.
The annual Celebrating Nature Through Photography Contest is one way the Center inspires and educates photographers at all levels of skill and experience.
“Most of us are built with a competitive spirit, and on the surface this contest – as the very word implies – is about competition,” said Art Weber, director of nature photography at the center whose work is familiar to readers of Metroparks Magazine. “But, especially for the beginning
photographer, it isn’t about winning but seeing how your work sizes up against that of others.
“It’s a wonderful chance to evaluate what you like and don’t like, get ideas on how to improve, and then set out into the field refreshed with new insights and goals,” Weber added. “In the end it’s not about whether you’ve pleased the judges, but whether you’ve pleased yourself.”
Karen Pugh, gallery manager, said that the all-entries exhibit also gives budding photographers the satisfaction of seeing their work displayed, and sharing it with others.
“The idea that everyone who enters gets their prints displayed in the beautiful gallery setting that the NCNP provides contributes to what makes the contest extra
Contest Entries, Quality Have Grown Over Last Nine Years
special,” she said. “The excitement we see, especially from first time entrants, when they come into the Photo Center and see their photos spotlighted on the gallery walls is gratifying.”
In the nine contests held so far at the center, the number of entries has grown to more than 500 a year, filling the gallery to capacity for the fall exhibit. The quality of the entries, too, has increased, Weber said.
"There hasn’t been a contest yet that I don’t look at the entries and wish I’d taken quite a few of them,” he said.
New For 2013This fall, the Nature Photography Center and the Photo Arts Club of Toledo will team up on their annual contests to host one, joint competition. Details coming soon.
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Luke Hertzfeld’s photo, “Final Moments,” depicting the Trona Pinnacles in California, won Best of Show.
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“Sunrise on Kitty Todd,” by George Sydlowski. Second place, Local Scenic category.
“Early Frost,” by Lou McLove. Honorable mention, Local Flora category.
“Galen’s Tree,” by Tom Roper. First place, Open Flora category.
“Aster with Dew, by George Sydlowski. Second place, Local Flora category.
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Prairie areas in Wildwood Preserve are undergoing intensive restoration work that will result in improved Oak
Openings habitat for numerous species, including birds, more than 50 types of butterflies and several types of rare, native plants.
Mowing began in February to cut existing vegetation to the ground. Later this spring, when the plants emerge, herbicides will be used selectively to weed out non-native invasive, species, allowing native plants to thrive.
“The result will be a very scenic prairie that is home to a wide variety of plants and animals,” said Tim Schetter, director of natural resources.
The three-year project will be done in stages, leaving vegetation for wildlife to use as the mowed areas reestablish themselves.
Crews began by targeting an area known to regular park visitors as Susan’s Meadow, visible from the Yellow Trail. A portion of the area is also known to some as “logo tree prairie” because of a large oak tree that dominates the landscape and is featured in the Metroparks logo. Mowing was done at night, after the park closed. Prairies in other areas of the park will also be restored.
The project is being funded with support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Partners for Clean Streams.
PrairiesBeingRestoredAtWildwoodPreserve
Prairies (sometimes called meadows), are one of the distinctive natural features of the Oak Openings Region, which includes Wildwood. They are important because of the diversity of plant and animal life they support.
“Acre for acre, the diversity in a prairie is going to be much more than in a woodland,” said Schetter. He added that the openness of a prairie allows sunlight to reach plants on the ground, unlike in a shady, wooded area.
But, invasive, non-native species are taking over prairies, reproducing rapidly without any natural controls and threatening the survival of native species.
Mowing, herbicides and prescribed fires have been used successfully to restore
Wildwood prairie before
The “logo tree,” a huge oak on which the Metroparks logo is based, is a focal point of the prairie at Wildwood Preserve.
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prairies elsewhere in the Oak Openings Region, including at Oak Openings Preserve and Secor Metroparks. Results have been dramatic. A variety of native plants and animals have benefitted, including the Karner blue butterfly, a federally endangered species that was once extirpated from the region but was reintroduced at sites within the region.
At the beginning of the project, the mowed areas will look very different from the overgrown field that park visitors are used to seeing. Signs will be posted and fact sheets will be available to inform visitors about the project. During the restoration work, Metroparks staff may be seen in the prairie areas applying herbicides using backpack sprayers.
All herbicide used on Metroparks lands are registered with the Environmental Protection agency, and members of the land management team are trained in state and federal pesticide laws.
The restoration will benefit not only sun-loving plants, but approximately 50 species of butterflies, as well as breeding birds such as field sparrows, chipping sparrows, song sparrows, indigo buntings and woodcocks, according to Karen Menard, stewardship services supervisor. Reptiles and amphibians, as well as bats and other mammals will also benefit from the habitat improvements, she added.
Schetter and Menard said visitors to Wildwood can expect to see results within three years as the prairie grows.
In a separate but related project, Metroparks crews cut invasive, woody plants at Wildwood along Central Avenue. Like the nearby prairie project, the work is being done to stop the spread of invasive, non-native species. Landscaping will be added as a buffer between the preserve and the busy road.
Prairie management began with nighttime mowing.
Example of a restored prairie at Oak Opening Preserve
Endangered Karner blue
Background photo: The over-grown Susan’s Meadow at Wildwood was one of the areas mowed as part of a project to restore prairies in the preserve.
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Field NotesAward-winning Photos Depict ConservationForty of the winning pho-tographs from the 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards—a trav-eling exhibit from the Burke Museum, University of Wash-ington—will be displayed at the National Center for Nature Photography in Secor Metropark.
The exhibit opens with a free public reception from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4 and will continue through Sunday, September 1. Hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Taken by amateur and pro-fessional photographers from across the globe, the awe-inspiring photos capture beautiful moments in the natural world.
The exhibit features winning photographs from 10 categories such as Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater, and Community at Risk, which focuses on environmental threats to urban areas. The ICP Awards and its award-winning photos educate and encourage people to consider our impacts on the world’s natural resources.
The photos are part of the full 2012 ICP Awards exhibit, created by the Burke Museum and the International Conservation Photography Awards. This is the first time in the competition’s 15-year history that winning photographs are traveling the country. The International Conservation Photography Awards is a biennial juried competition initiated in 1997 by Art Wolfe, acclaimed nature photographer.
The 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards is a traveling ex-hibit organized by the Burke Museum Traveling Exhibits Service, University of Wash-ington, in partnership with the ICP Awards.
Devoted To Youth: Howard Mabel RememberedHoward Mabel, who died in mid-January, is remembered as a caring man whose dedication to placing young people in summer jobs made a lasting impression on those who benefited from his passion and guidance. He was 68.
A retired administrator for Toledo Public Schools, Mabel worked until September as work experience coordinator for the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West, guiding young people to at-tain a GED, driver’s license and a job.
“It’s hard to put into words the impact that Howard had,” said Joe Fausnaugh, Me-troparks chief of operations. “You could tell when talking with him that he really put a lot into what he did and to helping young people.”
“Howard was certainly an as-set to our program,” said San-
dra Frisch, superintendent of the Educational Service Center, adding that he placed students in various govern-ment and non-profit agencies to gain work experience. “He loved them, he cared about their futures and he worked hard to make a difference for them.”
For the past six years, he placed 10 to 12 students per year in Metroparks summer Conservation Program, Faus-naugh said. Each student would work at least 10 weeks. Three of those students were hired as seasonal employees: one of them has since moved on to pursue higher educa-tion and to continue to work for the park system.
“It was rare to catch him mad or sad because he always kept everyone laughing,” recalled former student Jermaine Chambers. “I learned from Howard that the more educa-tion you have the more suc-cess is bound to come in your life. He got me my first real job that I’m currently work-ing for now as a seasonal for Metroparks for the past three years. I thank him for giving me the chance he gave me to prove to myself that I can succeed.”
“He was more than just a Work Experience Program Manager,” added Julian
"Shoal of Life," by Cristobal Serrano, taken in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California (Mexico), is one of the photos on exhibit this spring at the Nature Photography Center.
Howard Mabel
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Kelson, another former stu-dent who now works on Me-troparks seasonal staff. “He made it his job to interact and relate to every individual in his or her own way.
“He was a true life changer and a friend – a friend who worked very hard for us,” Kel-son added.
Fausnaugh said that the summer program continues and has evolved recently to a one-on-one experience, with students being paired with a member of the staff. He said the park system is discussing renaming the program the Howard Mabel Youth Corps.
TBG Restoring Stream, Removing Two DamsA major project nearing completion at Toledo Botanical Garden will result in the restoration of a natural stream channel and the removal of two dams.
Hill Ditch, an Ottawa River tributary, runs through the 60-acre garden in West Toledo, where two dams were built in 1988 to create Crosby Lakes. Over the past 24 years, the lakes have trapped an
estimated 28,000 cubic yards of sediment. Many areas of both lakes have filled in, banks have eroded, islands have formed and invasive plant species have become established.
TBG, an affiliate of Me-troparks, received an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grant to implement the Crosby Lakes and Hill
Ditch Restoration Project.
"This project has completely transformed the visitor ex-perience of Crosby Lake,” said Karen Ranney Wolkins, executive director of TBG. “Not only are the aesthetics greatly improved, but every-one will be able to enjoy the reintroduction of diverse fish and wildlife that comes with healthier water.”
The project began in the fall and will improve the bio-logical and chemical water quality, expand or enhance wetlands, improve the lakes and create a sustainable sys-tem. Other elements of the project included installing rock riffles that create a bab-bling brook sound and bend-way weirs that help channel the water. The features will be beneficial to fish and cre-ate a more natural, healthy system.
The major construction is now complete, and new veg-etation is being planted. TBG plans to host at least one large planting event where volunteers can lend a hand.
“We appreciate everyone's patience with the temporary closing of that portion of the garden,” Ranney Wolkins said. “We anxiously await the opportunity to invite ev-eryone back when it is safe."
Talented students from Bowling Green State University music programs performed a weekly music series this winter in the Wildwood Manor House.
Work is nearing completion on Crosby Lakes.
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Facilities Updated; More Construction Coming This YearComing this spring: a new 1,700-square-foot building at Pearson North, Seaman Road entrance. The building, near the Johlin Cabin, will house restrooms and a shelter available for reservation. The structure was designed to resemble a farm building to compliment the Great Black Swamp cabin.
The new building is the latest in a series of facility improvements at Pearson and other Metroparks.
The Packer-Hammersmith Center at Pearson now has a serving kitchen and a fresh interior. It is connected to a recently-renovated Window on Wildlife.
The Buehner Center at the Mallard Lake Area at Oak Openings Preserve, formerly used for office space, has also been renovated. It too has a serving kitchen.
Both facilities are now available for rent for group functions.
Macomber Lodge at Pearson, the Yager Center at Swan Creek Preserve and a farmhouse at Wildwood Preserve also were renovated recently and are available for reservations.
Jack Gallon Was Long-time Board PresidentJack Gallon, a Metroparks Board member for 20 years who was inducted into the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Hall of Fame in 2010, died in March. He was 82.
Mr. Gallon was an attorney for 55 years, an athlete at the University of Michigan, a businessman and champion of many social justice causes.He devoted most of his life to advancing parks and recreation at the local, state and national level, starting as a playground leader for Toledo City Parks as a teen in the 1940s.
From 1989 to 2009, he served on the Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners and as president for much of that. One of his major accomplish-ments was the creation of the University/Parks Trail, one of the first multi-jurisdictional trail partnerships in Ohio. With Mr. Gallon’s leadership on the board, Metroparks later added the Wabash-Cannonball Trail. He was also instrumental in starting the Volunteer Trail Patrol, which his law firm has supported financially.
The Fallen Timbers Battle-field and Blue Creek Conser-vation Area were acquired under his Board leadership, and a land levy was approved by voters, leading to 10 years
of unprecedented growth for the park district.
Among Mr. Gallon’s many passions were improving the effectiveness of boards, pro-viding educational opportuni-ties and forums for citizen-board members to interact. That leadership extended beyond Metroparks to the state, regional and national levels through the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association and the National Recreation and Park Association.
Upon his retirement from the Metroparks board in 2009, the Red Trail at Wildwood was named the Jack Gallon Trail.
Designer Leaves Many Marks at MetroparksYou are familiar with Jesse Mireles’ work if for no other reason than you are holding this magazine. The imprints Jesse has left on the park district in his 27 years as graphic designer are every-where, from publications to the logo on park entrance signs. Television and newspa-per ads, maps and brochures, websites – you name it, Jesse designed it.
At the end of November, Jes-se retired from Metroparks to pursue other design and fine art pursuits. But he leaves many marks across the park district, including designs that have won a slew of awards. Several of his logos have been included in Logo Lounge, an annual publication featuring the best examples of logo design from around the world.
On the occasion of Jesse’s 25th anniversary with the park district in 2010, the National Center for Nature
Photography at Secor Me-tropark featured an exhibit of his 25 favorite designs. Many of those designs are now on permanent display on the third floor of the park dis-trict’s administrative office.
Board Recognizes Three RetireesThe Board of Park Commis-sioners in January recog-nized Jesse and two other longtime members of the Metroparks team who retired: Ranger Tyrone Tyson, a famil-iar friendly face to Wildwood Preserve visitors; and Marge Dembowski, who formerly managed the Manor House at Wildwood before changing roles to work with donors and special events. Marge produced the Happy Trails 5K, MetroBarks and numer-ous other annual and special events.
Longtime Legal Counsel HonoredThe Board of Park Commis-sioners in December honored Gary McBride, a partner in the law firm of Spengler Na-thanson who has represented Metroparks and other public agencies in a wide variety of legal matters for more than three decades. As McBride made plans to scale back his role in the law firm, the board used the opportunity of the Commissioners Preview Party before the opening of Holidays in the Manor House to thank him for his service to the community. Board members Scott Savage, Lera Doneghy and Fritz Byers presented him with gifts, in-cluding a book of Metroparks photographs.
McBride’s involvement in Metroparks has gone beyond serving as the park district’s Jack Gallon
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legal advisor. Through his involvement with organiza-tions such as the France Stone Foundation and the Rotary Club of Toledo, he has helped make possible large projects such as the Middle-grounds and the pedestrian/bike bridge over the Anthony Wayne Trail.
40 Years At MetroparksArt Weber, whose photog-raphy has appeared in Me-troparks Magazine and other publications for many years, celebrated his 40th anniver-sary with the park district last year. Art is director of photog-raphy at the National Center for Nature Photography, lo-cated in Secor Metropark.
Previously the park district’s public information manager for 30 years, Art has gained a national reputation as an outdoors photographer and writer. Last spring, he received nine awards from the Outdoor Writers of Ohio for his work, including photos that appeared in this magazine.
Congratulations to Art on his awards, and for joining a very small club of people who have served Metroparks for over four decades.
Park District Work Receives AwardsWeek of Caring – a Metroparks volunteer project in conjunction with the United Way – received a first place award in the Urban Programs Category of the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association 2012 awards program. The program was coordinated by the park system’s Volunteer Services Department.
The Metroparks Members Grant Program was awarded second place in the contest’s Management Innovation Category. The program annually awards grants from money raised through the membership program to fund projects proposed by members of the park district’s staff.
The awards were presented at the OPRA annual Conference and Trade Show, held in Columbus in February.
Part Of Blue Creek Now Open DailyA 61-acre section of the Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse is now open to the public for daily use from 7 a.m. until dark.
Blue Creek is located at the corner of Waterville-Neapolis and Schadel roads in Whitehouse. The section that opened to the public in March is on the south side of
Schadel. It has a parking area and a quarry pond, which is open for fishing. A one-mile trail loop leads to a wetland along the creek. A temporary restroom is located in the parking lot.
Blue Creek is a multi-use facility operated by several partners.
One of the newest additions to the Metroparks is steeped in history, dating to the late 1700s when the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi people lived, hunted and farmed in the area.
The property was the site of limestone quarries in the mid- to late-1800s. In 1917, the city of Toledo bought the land to build a prison farm. The Toledo House of Corrections operated from 1918 until early 1991.
Metroparks began acquiring the property in 2000 from the
City of Toledo, later acquiring additional portions from Lucas County in 2002 and 2004. Located on the edge of the Oak Openings region, Blue Creek has glacial grooves, a pond, a wetland and an oak savanna.
A 20,873-square-foot barn built in the late 1920s is located on a portion of the property that is not yet open for daily use, but is used for programming and special events.
Blue Creek is operated in partnership with the Village of Whitehouse, Nature's Nursery and the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District. In addition to the small park area, Blue Creek is home to a wildlife rehabilitation center, a youth recreation complex, the Nona France quarry, demonstration farm fields and the Metroparks native seed nursery.
A wetland rich with birds and other wildlife is located on the new one-mile trail now open at Blue Creek.
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Giving TreeJuly 2012 through January 2013
The Andersons, Inc. Powers ProgramsA generous contribution from The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, will again bring numerous public programs to the Metroparks. The Andersons gift helped make possible the following recent and upcoming events:S’mores and MoreValentine’s PassionMake a Difference DayNature Photography ContestMetroBarksHappy Trails 5KNature CampHolidays in the Manor House
The Andersons also sponsors coupons used by park rangers as rewards for “catching” young Metroparks visitors modeling safe behaviors, such as wearing helmets when bicycling.
Other Recent DonationsToledo Veterinary Medical Association made a donation for the dog waste program.
Matt Welker donated a portable projector screen.
The Alfred Wagener Foundation made a donation
from its annual golf outing to support the Wagener winter recreation area at Side Cut.
Ohio Historical Society made a donation to support the Fallen Timbers Monument.
A grant from employees at Johnson Controls was used to purchase land management supplies.
The John and Virginia Hankison Foundation made donations to the John and Virginia Hankison Fund.
Philip and Sally Lenhart made a donation for the Boy Scout Merit Badge program.
A grant from Dorothy MacKenzie Fallen Timbers Education Fund at the Toledo Community Foundation was given to support Fort Miamis Education and Interpretation.
General FundsThe following made donations to support current expenditures at Metroparks:AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
BackoffRobert and Sarah BrownPaul ChadRichard and Alice EdwardsNancie H. Entenmann
Fund, Toledo Community Foundation, Inc.
Christine TurnbullKurt and Lynn FranckTed and Patricia GillespieBruce and Joan HankinsMr. and Mrs. Arthur HillsVictoria KavalickBrooke Lauber-CobbBenjamin and Martha MarshDonald and Marian MulliganDavid A. PayneToledo Area Bicyclists, Inc.Marjorie Z. Kaplin
Gifts for Land AcquisitionsBarkan & Robon LTDThe Jane M. Rose Trust made a donation for capital improvements and land acquisitions.
Gifts for ProvidenceMarilee McSweeny donated nesting pottery crocks and a pottery jug.Holland Arbor of Gleaners Association donated a gift certificate to purchase supplies for the Ludwig Mill.
The following gave donations to support the Pearson Playground ProjectEastern Maumee Bay Chamber of CommerceFrance Stone FoundationBP-Husky Refining
The Andersons was the sponsor of this winter’s second annual S’mores and More event at Side Cut.
New landscaping around a gazebo on the Manor House lawn used for weddings and concerts was installed thanks to a generous contribution by the Carson Family Fund at the Toledo Community Foundation. The Carson Family Fund is responsible for many improvements to the Manor House garden and grounds over the last several years.
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The following gave donations to support the Wildwood Playground ProjectMunger Munger Architecture Foundation Fund, Toledo Community Foundation, Inc.Volunteers In Parks
Gifts for Oak OpeningsFulton County, Ohio Horsemen’s Council donated ten posts for a new horse trail loop
Gifts for PearsonJon Cross donated 10 bird imagesJohn and Yolanda Szuch
Gifts for WildwoodTrail entrance upgrades were funded in part by a grant from the Tiffany Elise Staelin Fund at the Toledo Community Foundation.David Neufel Memorial Foundation Gifts for Side CutFriends of Side Cut made a donation to paint the Side Cut Explorer
Nature Photography Center SupportAmerican Frame donated gift certificates for prizes at the National Center of Nature Photography’s photo contest.Philip and Sally LenhartWild Iris Publishing donated 17 “Curious Critters” exhibit prints.
Matching GiftsDonations by an individual may be matched by the donor’s business or employer.Owens-Illinois Charities FoundationHarmony J. Bryan
M etroparks Members are invited to attend one of these upcoming park tours for a
special, behind-the-scenes experience.
Explore Blue CreekApril 27, 10 a.m.
A private tour of the Blue Creek Conservation Area's seed nursery and historic barn. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at your leisure following the tour. Good walking shoes are recommended.
Middlegrounds WalkJuly 27, 10 a.m.
Make the most of your opportunity to explore the newest and only downtown Metropark. The Middlegrounds, on the Maumee River, greatly influenced Toledo’s development. The walk will highlight the natural and historical importance of the property.
Canoes & CampfiresOctober 12, 1 to 2 p.m.
Spend a leisurely afternoon at the Angola-Frankfort Sedge Meadow, a primitive parkland in the Oak Openings Corridor. All the wonders of nature will surround you as you paddle a Metroparks canoe around the scenic pond. Take time to refuel with hotdogs roasted over a campfire, chips, dessert, and water. Bring your picnic blanket and dress for a fantastic time outdoors. Directions provided upon registration.
To make reservations, please call 419-407-9723.
Special Tours for Members
Welcome ...
Members
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14th O.V.I.-3rd ArkansasKimberli AllanPeggy AmeyWilliam AntoszewskiLisa ArendSusan AssiCarolyn and Tim AustinBarbara BacharSharon BaileyDennis and Denise BalduffMarjorie S. BarilMr. and Mrs. William I. BarkanRick J. BarricklowLisa BehrendtRobert BeilhartMatthew A. and Linda E. BennettAngela Pizza BestKay BlackLeslie BlackBishop Leonard P. BlairChris and Julie Blakely and
FamilyDr. and Mrs. G. Barton BlossomJohn and Ruth BoardMike BodnarChristine BohlandFred BorckJohnathan and Tina
BossenbroekErica BraunLarry BrechbillMable A. BridgmanSusan L. BrotjeJerry BrownGary BryanHarmony BryanErika BuriRichard T. BurkeJames and Diana BurkhardtAnne BurnhamDonald and Susanna CadaretJoan CampbellJanis ChamberlinEmmett Beavers and Sylvia ClarkFelica ClarkGregory ClaudMarsha ClereJoy CollinsJack and Susan ConnerThomas J. and Barbara J. ContosDarlene CookStuart CubbonJanice E. DarahLawrence and Marla DavidThomas and Jean DavisMichelle and Steven DetmerJonathan DetrickMary DickMr. and Mrs. Dean R. DiehlRobert W. and Judith E. DilworthCharles and Lera DoneghyAnthony Imagie DouglasDonald W. Dyer
Patricia DymarkowskiTodd DzyakJanice EdelsteinJimmie EdwardsDustin EllinwoodMarie EmeryVictoria EricksonDale and Robin EvearittAlexandra FetterMary FigginsRichard and Rebecca FinchLara FishHeather FisherTerry and Carol FleischmanLinda FranklinJohn and Cynthia Finn GalbraithKent GardamLinda S. GarrisonDr. and Mrs. Michael A. GordonPenny GreenleseJosephine and John GrosjeanWilliam E. GrussAnnemarie Hainen
William and Vickie HalseyClaire S. HarringtonFred and Juanita HarringtonJoan A. HarrisLeroy and Kathleen HartsingKevin HeintschelJohn and Kathy HeisingerWilliam L. Henning, Jr.Mary Alice HerkelPaul HewittGlenn and Lora HolmesJoanne HorenRyan and Melissa HouseholderDiane HussElisa Huss-HageCharles IdeGlen A. and Helen H. IossiRobert JenderStanley W. JoehlinJerry JohnsonRalph H. JohnsonScott JohnsonElizabeth Jones
Zella Jones-LeventhalTerri KaczorTeresa Rose KellerAndrea KellyJerry KerrMaria Khristov-RiveronSanford and Sharon KimmellHarold and Linda KinkerAmy KomisarekTerrence KorczykWalter KosydarRichard and Shelley KotzLawrence W. and Susan M.
KowalskiAnna KrauseMarvin Miller and Kathleen
KressKatherine L. KuhnMaria KwiatkowskiLarry LeaheDavid LechnerKatalyn R. LemleLinda LemleBobbi LinnSandy LuetkePaul and Sandra LunnMark and Rose MakulinskiBonnie MarkleyDavid MatthewsKenneth E. and Carlene A.
McCartneyLinda McgathMichael and Nancy McKelveyGeorge F. and Sharon McKisson, Jr.Dennis MetzgerLinda MeyerJanet MillerJeanne K. MillerJulie A. MillerPatricia MillerRobert MillerWilliam MillerLeah MokriAl and Mary MollenkampPaul J. MolnarSteven and Linda MooreSue MorgenrothBarbara MuirNicholas F. and Susan Hartman
MuskaTroy and Andrea MusselmanJoseph and Katherine MyersJodi NagyJohn NahmMary L. NeidhardtMichael NesterCarol J. NeuberLeslie NikolakosBrian J. and Heather R. NorrisGeorge NowelsMary Oberrecht-TylerCharles J. and Brigitte Norton
OdenthalJames and Mara OessNancy OkuleyKendra Ondrus
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John R. and Mary Clarke OstbergKen OverholtDavid A. and Nancy A. ParkerMr. and Mrs. John PaskowskiRoger and Margaret PassuelloKristen PaulLinda PawleckiShirley PawlowskiRebecca PenaDeborah PerlmutterKevin A. and Kristel PhelpsRichard and Colleen PivoriunasSusan PohlodMr. and Mrs. A.H. PollHarvey and Beatriz PopovichLester G. PowellJanet PrattGregory PrinceDr. and Mrs. James RavinMargot M. ReichertDr. and Mrs. David ReidRobert ReifertLaurie RetzlaffJoan H. RifeRoz RoberNancy RobinsonTimothy RomanoDr. and Mrs. Bennett RomanoffWilliam RoperBeth and Paul RoudaClair RuckmanSara RussellAngela SaldivarDorothy M. SaloffJohn C. and Marilyn ScarlettPeter Schaal and FamilyJames SchallerJenny SchrammJulie SchwartzJennifer SelmekSharon SerresScott ShawSara J. SherickDianne ShetleyRosalie ShineMarsha SiglowMark SkolnickiJanet L. SmithJason SmithLewis O. and Peggy Smith, IIINick SmithBeth SnookRobert and Sharon SquireAnn SteckWilma SteeleMary Ann and Cyril SteinhauserTimothy StevensRobin StoneRobert T. StrawmanPaul and Laurie SyringLouise A. TeskeGary and Susan ThompsonKaty ThompsonToni ThompsonRobert and Renee TimbrookRobert and Laurie Towles
Kathleen TrumbullRichard and Mary TwiningGreg and Cornelia WagenerRose Mary and Robert WagnerJoseph M. and Linda Klein WalshTanna WalshBarbara WaltersKaren WaltersKay and Bob WeprinRobert WerthGary WestrickSamantha WiczynskiJessica WilbargerSara WilgusAdolf and Anita WittGregory and Cari WoodJane WoolaceWesley WrightN.T.H. YoasJacquelyn ZakeriEmily ZieglerCheryl ZimmermanLaura and Tom ZitzelbergerMark Zydel
Renewals ...June 16, 2012 through
February 19, 2013
Omar and Eman Abu-YaseinRonald and Judie AlessiPam AlspachJuanita J. AltJim and Kathy AndersonMary Jo AndersonJanice and Charles E. AntalKyle ArmstrongBruce ArnoldRuth M. ArnotDr. and Mrs. Dennis R.
AssenmacherJean E. AtkinCharles H. and Nancy Lee AtkinsLinda and Nick AugustyniakGayle J. AustinLeonard and Joan BaconDalynn and Sharon BadenhopJohn R. Badhorn, Sr.
MetroBarks Members…June 16, 2012 through
February 19, 2013
Allison and Tomas ArnekransBrandon Bruno, EllieTerry Deye, RockyBruce Hammond, Oliver
Joseph and Glenda Kane, JackieSharon Lowry, Sasha, SofiaMary Ellen Mercer, Maddie,
OliverBruce Osborn, BennieCassandra Passalacqua and
Family, Bella, Speedy, KoalaTammy Saunders, GriffinThomas and Janis Schaffer,
Daisy, MurphyDavid Webb, Izzy
Joseph BagrowskiMr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. BakerTerry and Cynthia BakerSophia Balasz and Jim KralikWilliam A. and GeorgeAnne
BaldridgeCatherine BaldwinDonna Jean BardisRose BarnesNaomi BaronRonald and Anthony BaumRuth BaumannAlbert M. and Barbara J.
BaumgartnerGerald and Ellen BazerCarole BeamerTerry L. BeaverLowell V. BeaversonMichael and Juliann BeazleyAllan Sacks and June BechtholdWillis L. BeckLouise E. BedeeDavid and Cynthia BeekleyNancy BeemanMarilyn BennettJohn E. and Mary BergerJames and Maryam BertaTom and Joyce BettingerThomas and Janet BiblewskiThomas C. BiebesheimerRobert E. and Jana M. BishopCurtis D. and Marilyn C. BlackThomas C. and Anne Marie
BlankRussell A. and Amy BlessSuzanne E. BlevinsMargaret M. BloodGerald A. and Linda Bloomer
Thank You! Projects Made Possible By Member GrantsEach year, some of the funds raised from the generous support of Metroparks Members are awarded in the form of grants to projects requested by the park district’s staff. Among other things, your membership helped make possible the following projects in 2012.
Electric cart to be used for customer service and patrol at Wildwood
Outdoor Window on Wildlife feeding station at Farnsworth
Stretch station for trail users at Oak Openings
Bat Habitat at Oak Openings
Kaivic no-touch cleaning system for use at Side Cut, Farnsworth and Providence
Upgrades to the Window on Wildlife at Side Cut
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Morton and Susan BobowickMary E. BoellnerJohn W. and Sally O. BoeningRey and Rosemary BoeziAnnette L. BoiceDelbert E. and Frieda Fern
BordnerDiane R. BouillonSandra L. BowdleJanice E. BowmanHerbert W. BoyerCambell and Cynthia Ann BradyDaniel and Anne BrahierDiane BrakerJoanne BranksDonald and Margaret BrayJohn M. and Barbara J. BrennanMary and Terry BreymaierSuzanne M. BrickeyDonald J. and Anne W. BrittMary Elizabeth BrownSusan BrownEleanor F. BrunnerCindy BrunsGerald A. and Kathryn T. BryantCarl and Laraine BrywczynskiMichael R. BucheleJames and Lee BuerkLinda Buford
Charles BunnerJean BurgbacherRoger and Heather E. BurkeDale S. and Robert W. BurnettJanet and John BurtchNancy and Mark BurtonKeith and Susan BurwellMyrna BushWaldo BushDr. Candilee ButlerFrank J. ButwinDorothy ByersCraig CairnsDonald R. and Alice U. CalabreseArchie D. and Cheryl L. CallConstance C. CalmesJohn C. and Carol CampbellJan and Michael CaronScott and Beth CarpenterMartha J. CarverAndrea L. CaverlyDeanna F. CedargrenKaren CentersRichard and Tomlyn ChambersBarb Chappell and Ace AcebedoLaurie and Mark CherryDr. Leo and Mrs. Linda ClarkRita and Bob ClarkVirginia Clifford
Michael P. CloverJames E. and Sandra K. CoeAngie ColeCherie CollierSusan L. CondaHeidi ConklinCheryl J. ConleyDavid and Rhoda CookDavid F. and Candace C. CooperRichard B. and Nathalie CoradoJohn and Martha CorcoranAlvina R. CostillaGeraldine Cottey CampEllen S. CramerWallen and Suzanne CraneRichard and Mary CrayonFrancis L. and Nina M. CrinksThe Crots FamilyRichard P. and Lola CrouseFrank W. and Barbara Cubbon, Jr.Darla CulbersonTerry and Linda DachenhausThomas M. DaleyAlfred S. and Carri DannhauserHarriet and Martin DavisRoger B. and Marilyn P. DeanEditha DehmMarge DembowskiDavid Bodner and Beth DennisRose Marie and Donald DetlefHazel Marie DeubleThomas Burkstrand and Michele
DevereauxDiane DickinsonJan DixonJo Ann DixonDeborah DobrakEleanor DombrowskiPaula DomitioJames and Joyce DonaldsonMichael DoriaMichael DraheimTerese I. and Timothy G.
DrewyorDavid P. DrlikShirley and Delbert DuckinsSusan DuffMichael and Barbara DuffeyTim DuffeyThomas DunnThomas and Nancy DurnfordJean L. DustonRosemarie DuszynskiSusan D. EarlPhilip Myers and Martha EarlyRose EdsonBarbara EikostDr. and Mrs. M. El-ShafieDavid G. and Kathryn EllisNathan EllisClair and Sally EmersonMichael J. and Judith A. EncheffDavid and Phebe EngelKurt ErichsenJohn H. and Martha P. EsbinMike and Kathy EssiNorman Fairman
Michael FallRick and Martha FanslerBernard FeganJulia Ann FellhauerYvonne FeyIrene H. FinkCheryl FischerAllison S. FisherRichard A. and Mary F. FlasckMary Jane FloresJohn FoleyNancy L. Foley and Jim HarrisPaula B. FollisElizabeth S. FordGladys I. FordJulie FordJohn and Carole A. ForteJack and Susan FortneySteve and Janet FosterDarrell H. FoxJohn and Kim FrautschiDiane E. FrazenWilliam N. and Anne C. FreeDr. Robert C. FriessAlan and Deborah FritzJim and Florence FuerstFrank and Susan FulkersonStephan and Nancy GabalacLynda C. GallantJarvis and Marsha GambleRonald GambleWilbur and Terry GarnerMary J. GarrisonDenise H. GehringAnnette GernheuserRobert E. and Paulette GiaimoEleanor GibbsCharles and Patricia GibsonEdgar C and Rita F. GibsonSherrie and Jay GilchristTed C. and Patricia R. GillespieDr. and Mrs. Gerald GlassbergRichard J. and Sandra J. GlassonKent A. and Dolores A. GlauserPhyllis GogelDarrell K. and Joanne R. GoinsEdward and Mary GoldbergerBarbara GonsowskiLucy and Kenneth GoodendayDonald W. and Barbara L. GorrellJudith GorunDr. James and Mrs. Mary Ellen
GosmanPaul GrahamJohn and Kelly GrangerRoger H. and Sharon L. GrantMary C. GreisigerBrian and Judith GribbleJohn and Lena GrigoreDorothy A. GroveTom and Betsy GschwindJoan HaighMarilyn HalkerBrian HallRon and Kitty HallSusan HamenAnne Hampton
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Paul W. and Marilyn A. HankinsRichard L. and Gail J. HansonDick and Pat HanuszRandolph R. and Sue J. HarmsDr. and Mrs. Robert HartwigDanny M. and Denise M. HarveyLeAnna D. and Cris E. Hastin, Jr.Steve and Linda HaubertC. P. and Paula HauckKathleen HausknechtJill HawkinsRichard HayesMichael D. HaynesJohn and Jeanie HaywardEarl C. and Dolores M. HeathDonna HeerChristopher R. and Judith A.
HelmAlbert and Jean HendersonWarren E. and Leann R. HenryJon and Kathryn HerdmanGregory and Beverly J. HerigCharles and Margaret HermanRobert HermanBrenda HillJulia HochKenneth J. and Phyllis J. HoepflJohn and Alice HoffBill and Marie HooverRobert J. and Margaret E.
HoppertonTimothy and Pamela HorneKathleen R. HorriganEsther A. Horst and FamilyBill and Sue HorvathDonald J. and Carole P.
HousholderDallas and Linda HowardGene and Ellen Hubbard
Martha L. HuepenbeckerDave and Becky HueyRobert HullMarjorie M. HuttonAnn C. JarvelaDenise and William JohnsonEric W. and Cynthia A. JohnsonLarry W. and Sharon E. JohnsonBradley Johnson and FamilyT. Scott JohnstonSandra U. JonesSakari T. and Shirley Anne JutilaJohn and Eileen JuvinallClarence H. KalmbachAndy and Rose KandikJane KarauKathy KasprzakCheryl KazmierczakJim and Joan KeelerJacqueline D. KeimWilliam and Joan KeisterDaniel C. and Marilyn J. KellerSteven E. and Virginia F. KellerDon and Carime KellermeierAnita E. KellyRita F. KellyJames L. and Hilde M. KennedyDale and Marcia KernHelene M. KilcorseGretchen and Thomas KirkHelen and Phil Kirk and FamilyCarole R. KiroffCharles KiskaddonNancy C. and Albert W. Kleine, Jr.Jennifer and Philip KlempnerBarb and John KlopfensteinJoe and April KlosowskiMary and Paul KnakePaul B. and Judith A. Knapinski
John and Vivian KnappWilliam T. and Carol KobackDonna J. KoesterBrian KoevenigMarjorie M. KohlerZale S. and Shirley A. KohlerBernard A. KokocinskiJoseph and Jannette KomorowskiDon and Laurie KowalskiEdward and Sandra KraineThomas J. and Catherine A. KrallGary and Bonnie KramerJoseph O. and Donna J. KramerDavid and Susan KrantzJohn P. and Ana M. KrausGeorge F. KreftWilliam and Helen S. KreutzDr. Venkatesan KrishnanWilliam and Arlene KroskyFred and Kathy KroutMartha and Dick KudnerJan KusowskiRonald P. KustraPaulette and Melvin KwiatkowskiSandra LaasGerald E. and Jennifer L. LaggerLillian LaggerJeanne Pritchard and Ray
LambertThomas LaneRonald and Susan LangTed LangNancy A. and James W. LappBob and LuAnne LarsonSteve LatschSteven A. and Paula LauerWanda Lawrence
Mary LeinaweaverJerald and Lydia LenningLaura LeventhalVivian J. LijewskiWilliam R. and Barbara A.
LindemanCheryl LinkeStanley LinverGregory LippsRobert S. and Imelda D. LoebMark LohmanMarilyn C. LongKristine LudwigKathleen P. LundbergCarl and Andrea LundgrenPaul A. and Carolyn L. LutzRichard MaasRichard S. and Laura L.
MacMillanConstance J. MaguireThomas F. and Ann A. MaidmentStephen and Megan MalczewskiBarbara MalkoskiRichard R. and Kathryn C.
MaloneStanley and Patricia MannDorothy J. ManningTom MarekPaul and Kathryn MarionGlen D. MarquisDavid and Pam MarshKevin and Diane McEwen MartinDiAnne MasztakHoward A. MatuszewskiKenneth J. and Patricia D. MauerClinton and Pat MaukKenneth R. Mauss
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Arthur and Pat MaustJack L. and Mary A. MayerPatricia A. McCauleyDavid and Diane McClellanMark McCoynePat McGlauchlinBeth J. McGowanPaul E. MechlingS. Thomas and Laura MegeathThomas and Maureen MenacherDebbie MetcalfFlorence M. MetzgerTom, Therese and Sam MetzgerLinda MeyerRichard and Mary MeyersCarmela A. MicallefDavid K. MillerJoan MillerJoyce MillerMariellen and James MillerRobert C. and Pamela P. MillerRoger and Jan MillerKeith E. Miller and Bernice G.
SchwartzKeith and Nancy MillingerNancy MinnsJosephine MinogueJay H. and Gail S. MirrowMichelle MizellSusan and Bruce ModaraiJames and Ellen MoellerBetty MoharterDavid T. MohlerMildred L. MohrJonathan and Andrea MonheimHugh L. MontgomeryRobert F. MontiJoseph and Ruth MontionRalph K. and Betty L. MooreHarry W. Morgan
Patty A. MorgensternNancy MoriartyMarilyn MossingMohamad MoussaSusan Muenzer and Craig W.
NilssonJoan MulheisenCarol L. and James P. MurrayRalph E. MussehlDavid and Mary MutchlerRobert A. and Patricia Ann MyersVirginia and John J. MyersElsa NadlerGene and Patty NaujockJoan A. NeeleySusan Nelson and FamilyJohn C. and Janet A. NeundorferBob and Barbara Nichols, Sr.Elisabeth NigrovicFred D. and Hope NofzigerNancy NormanLaura NovotnyChet and Nora NowakCynthia J. NowakJoseph T. and Ann P. O'LearyJohn OzancinBeverly A. PangleMary Ann ParkerPaul ParrickJon F. and Helen M. PattonDiann PaulinWalter B. PaulyGeorge A. PavukDavid PayneMichael and Kathy PeaceRodney and Patti PearsonDonald G. PennellRobert O. and Mary Jean PerryCharles T. and Luann J.
Perzynski
James and Phyllis PettyMarilyn J. PicknellKen and Debbie PielMilton R. and Patricia M.
PommeranzTom and Karen PorterLee PostJudge John W. PotterWilliam J. Potvin and Linda
MyersRobin L. PrettymanCharlotte A. PriceReid and Claire A. ProctorJeffrey and Cheryl PryorJohn and Pamela PullellaCharles and Carol QuickJeff RaderWalter and Sharon RagerJoseph and Linda RakowskiHydie RalstonDr. and Mrs. Suresh RamnathSara RamseyBob and Judy RankDoug and Kristina RasikNorman and Nancy RasmussonJane F. RaymanSamuel and Robin RaynerPatrick A. and Lori J. ReddingtonRichard and Penelope RederJane ReebelJeanne ReedTimothy and Susan ReichardCarol S. RepassAlice Robie ResnickKorki and Don ResslerDonald R. and Barbara A. RettigJack G. and Denise S. RexRichard I. and Gloria D.
ReynoldsRobert G. Rice
David B. and Polly M. RichardsonGlenn and Mary RichterJoseph A. and Beverly RideoutDonna RileyTodd and Vicki RileyChris and Natalie RillingWarren C. and Martha L. RisherSally A. RitterLinda L. RobertsBrian and Laura RobinsonBeau RochteHarold D. and Marilyn A. RoestiMarcia RomstadtJohn and Elizabeth RothRebecca S. RothKenneth and Joan Myers-
RothrockRheo D. and Sally O. RouillardJoette M. RozanskiGerald D. RunkleLouella L. RuppJohn, Sally and Hannah RussRobert L. and Joanna RussFrank, Carole and Kerry RyanJohn RyanRichard and Anderia RyleyJay and Sue RynoGary R. and Jeannette C.
SamplesCharles G. and Nancy A. SattlerMarvin J. SavageAnn B. SawyerKay T. SaxbyPatrick and Barbara Fox SchadElizabeth C. SchaeferFred and Claire SchaeferJim and Sue ScheibMary S. SchlatterWilliam C. and Bette T.
SchmidlinBernard Schneider, Sr.Bob SchneiderTerry and Jane SchuesslerJack SchultzMarlene SchultzRussell G. and Judith A. SchultzFrederick W. and Priscilla L.
SchwierTimothy W. and Janice Harroun
ScovicWilliam H. SearlesRobert F. Seyfang and Susan Del
VecchioStephen B. and Joyce P. ShawakerMichael P. and Sandra K. SheehyMarilyn ShefferlyChalane and Charles SheldonDr. Dorinda ShelleyCynthia and Thomas SheperakKay E. ShowmanDavid and Sandra ShuttJim and Becky SillerySharon F. Simmons and Ron
CoffmanMary SimonJean Sites
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Joy D. SkeelDoug and Carol SmithJanet L. SmithMichael J. and Pat SmithRonald R. and Betty Howard
SmithVictoria SmithDavid J. SobczakJohn and Christy SoncrantMichel J. and Karen A.
SoubeyrandMichelle A. SoviarSarah Speer and FamilyMatthew SpiesDr. and Mrs. John SpiessSteve and Vickie SprowRichard L. and Patricia R. SquibbRaymond J. and Patricia L.
SquireDr. Richard A. and Mrs. Lauretta
A St. JohnDonald and Nancy StawowyLydia B. SteensenRebecca SteingassRosetta Bessinger SteinmillerWilliam R. and Mary E. Steitz, Jr.Janet SternfeldCharles A. and Carol M. StockingMichael L. and Denise M. StokesLaura J. StoneJohn H. StrandSteven Straub and FamilyWayne and Barb StrayerRoger StreiffertDavid A. and Ann Strickler
Edward and Mary Ann StuartCinda StutzmanKeith and Rori Mason SuhrRick SullivanSally SussmanElizabeth SutherlandPatricia SwyMarilyn L. SzaboGerald F. and Iris E. SzelagowskiCamilla Roth SzirotnyakGuy and Joan C. SzuberlaJohn and Yolanda Szuch and
FamilyDeborah S. TassieHoward and Teresa TeifkeSam and Carol ThomasRose ThomsonRudolph L. ThoresonMichael A. and Lisa TietjeTom and Lynnette TitusRobert E. and Helen J. TobianJohn R. ToelkenToledo Area BicyclistsDr. Richard T. TorchiaElliot Tramer and Chris ManzeyGregory and Lori TroemnerDiana and Charles UjvagiGreta UllmanAnton and Tamara UrbasMark A. and Karen L. V'SoskeJohn F. ValdugaJoan ValentineMr. and Mrs. Martin A. Van ScoyNicholas K. and Mitzie A. VanceBarbara Vanderkelen
Bobbi J. VaughanRoger and Sharon VeitchTom and Nancy VernerJoanne VickChristine L. VischerDr. David L. WaggonerSteven WagnerElizabeth WagonerDr. and Mrs. Aron WajskolRichard and Shelley WalinskiFrank and Barb WallaceDennis WalshFoster V. and Marcia Ann WaltzHarry WardMrs. J. Jean WardPaul E. WardWilliam and Norma WarejkoJeffery A. WattsDonald E. and Barbara WeberJohn and Lucy Jane WebsterDavid and Judy WeinbergRichard and Christine
WeisfelderSteve and Mary WeissJerome and Kathleen WelencElbert J. WellerL. Jack and Carolyn C. WellsKaren WelterFaye E. WenzlickKathy WernerAnne Marie WestmeyerDavid and Nancy WestrickMary Ann WhippleDr. and Mrs. Peter WhiteLois A. White
Paul WibbelerGisela L. WicherMelvyn E. and Annette W. WicksCarol WiemkenChristine and Thomas Wierman,
Jr.Charles E. WilliamsGeorge and Kristi Skeel WilliamsLeon and Ellie WilliamsMichael D. and Diane L.
WilliamsSusan E. WilsonDee WinkelGeorge L. WinkleJames and Janice WisniewskiChris and Cheri Witt and FamilyErnie WoellerWilliam and Katharin Mason
WolfChristine WoodMarge and Roger WoodburyWilliam WoodruffVirginia L. WysongCarolyn B. Jabs and David
ZamichowFrank ZbierajewskiKeith ZeisloftNickolas ZientaraKurt ZimmermanAl and Jane ZohnDr. Joel P. and Mrs. Nancy J.
ZrullSam Zyndorf
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The following honorarium and memorial donations
were made to support initiatives.
Don“Jeff”KishKenneth R. Dickson
The following memorials were made in memory of ByronQuandt to benefit Metroparks Nature Express Children’s Environment Education Fund.
Katherine L. HeitmannJudith MillerValerie and Terry Tyler
The following memorials were made in memory of ByronQuandt to purchase Dogwood trees at the Visitors Center at Wildwood Metropark.
Joan P. DurginThomas and Nancy KabatKathleen MagliochettiWilliam and Mary MunnElizabeth SimondsDr. and Mrs. Richard Westmeyer
Eleanor Sonntag gave a donation in memory of RaymondButz to support the National Center for Nature Photography.
Raymond and Kathleen Chamberlain gave a donation in memory of DonaldLeonhardt to support the Pearson playground project.
Samuel Carson, Jr. gave a donation in memory of SamandAliceCarson to support the general fund.
Arthur and Arlene Geiger gave a donation in memory of JamesFuerstto support Wildwood Metropark.
KarenAckermanPatricia Marie KarcsakElaine MacKinnonLinda L. Schlachter
JackArmitageCliff ArmitageRichard and Kathleen Brunt Sallie ChovanLaura CraigRuth ErmishNorma GrohNancy HammanDonald KrebsJim and Carol SmithCindy Topel
JeaneBarnumDale and Marilynn BlanchardCenter for Conscious LivingDave White ChevroletWilliam Cosgrove and Kimberlee
CollinsJoel and Davie EpsteinExperimental Aircraft AssociationMargaret J. HiettVictor and Sue JonesDrs. Richard and Elizabeth
Ruppert
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen StaelinOlivia and Eric SummonsStephen H. SwigartGreg and Constance Urschel-
AlexanderScott and Margaret Upton
TrumbullWeber & Sterling, LLCWhalen Realty & Auction, LTDJames and Susan White
IbtissamM.BejaigeChad and Jennifer Tuschman
JamesFuerstJacquelyn I. GraumlichKeith and Jayme KoeglerMason and Marjorie McQueary
RobertC.Glass,Sr.Capital Tire, Inc.
RichardHaberstockKarin JacobsonRobert Seeman
HenryA.MikaDorothy M. Stang
Kenneth(Ray)MysingerDouglas and Barbara BreeseBurkett Restaurant EquipmentMarge DamasGayle and Sandy DutyKristen and Tim DutyJohn and Kay FalkDon and Teri GentryGreg and Virginia HillKeith and Jamie KrobathCharles and Dora MichaelPerrysburg Municipal Employees
AssociationJeff and Laura ShortJames and Judy Stewart
BryonQuandtRobert BellJeffrey and Sally DePerroNicholas and Judy DyeBuzz and Carol Flannigan
Robert and Barbara GatchelJames and Barbara GrillMichael and Kathleen HanleyKristin and Jim JefferyPatrick and Jean JohnsonCharles and Nancy McDowellDr. and Mrs. Daniel MurtaghRobert and Mary PigottSylvania Country ClubJames and Wilma UlrichJohn and Valerie WileyDr. and Mrs. William Willis
JackTreuhaftKaren JacobsonRobert Seeman
PatrickSheehyEsther J. Neff
MaryJohnellWagonerThe Children’s Theatre of
Mason, Board of Directors
JeanWardDale Marilynn BlanchardTerry and Mary BreymaierIrene FinkDr. Joelle FlorianaJames and Anne KimbleDr. Melissa K. LanzaDr. Andrew Martin Gary and Beverly McBrideDeborah MetcalfBetty MetzPark District Foundation
of Allen CityFrederick and Priscilla Lamb
SchwierShrimp Club – ToledoSpengler Nathanson, P.L.L.Richard Wolff
ElaineElizabethWoodCathyDianeJennieMary BethSheriSue
Memorials
Honorariums
MetroBarks Member Renewals…June 16, 2012 through
February 19, 2013
Paul Adams and FamilyPaul and Kathleen Barber,
DaphneMolly Bopp, QuinnKim Eckles, Steve, BaileyKen and Jill Falls, Princess, ZekeJan Gibson, DandyDavid O. and Linda M. Hart,
LibbyScott and Ann Mary Jaskela, RexGerald L. Lohman, Bari, LadyTom and Kay C. McArdleMichael and Alissa Meyer, Moe Jill and Daryl Moreau, Mardi,
RudyTom and Kathy Page, Morgan,
LiliLarry and Sandra Rock, RubyNancy Ann Segan, KadjiStuart W. Stearns, Copper,
SammySanford Taylor, Jr., AnnieConstance J. Winslow, Roxy
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M etroparks and the Rotary Club of Toledo thank the
following sponsors for helping to make last year’s 100th anniversary of Rotary in Toledo a memorable celebration. To mark the historical occasion, Rotary made a major gift to Metroparks in support of the Middlegrounds park development in downtown Toledo.
On behalf of the Toledo-area community, Metroparks thanks the Rotary members for their generosity and congratulates the club on a century of service.
The Andersons, Inc.
Hollywood Casino
KeyBank
Metzgers
2-Scale
Brennan Industrial Truck Co.
Brooks Insurance
Findley Davies
Oregon Clinic
Healthcare REIT
Impact Employment
Nemsys, LLC
Owens Corning
PNC Bank
TMS
HCR ManorCare
V&A Risk
Rudolph/Libbe GEM
Thank You, Rotary Sponsors
Helppreserveandprotectthenatural
heritageofnorthwestOhio–arewardingwaytocontributetothecommunity.Whatyou’llgetinreturnisagreaterunderstandingofthearea’snature,historyandculture.Theviewisprettygood,too!
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If you have walked the boardwalk at the Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area, chances are you’ve seen Blanding’s turtles
basking on logs. They are also found in floodplains, such as along the Ottawa River at Wildwood Preserve, and in wetlands in the Oak Openings Region.
Their sun-basking behavior and distinctive coloration make the turtles easy to identify, said Metroparks naturalist Kim
Blanding’s Turtle
Description: Medium-sized turtle, 7 to 9 inches long; distinctive yellow chin, high-domed shell.
Found in: Marshes, shallow ponds, wetlands, floodplains.
Status in Ohio: Threatened.
Breeding: April-November; 6-21 eggs. Young leave the nest 28-35 days after hatching.
Foods: Insects, leeches, snails, small fish, frogs, occasionally plants.
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High. “You can’t miss a Blanding’s turtle because of that obvious, glowing yellow throat. You know it when you see it.”
The Blanding’s turtle is a priority species used to assess the overall health of the Oak Openings Region. It is currently the subject of a research project at Oak Openings to study the impact of raccoon predation on Blanding’s reproduction success.
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