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Park Rx program kick off

University Hospitals, Portage Medical Center 6847 N Chesnut St - Medical Arts Building, Ravenna, OH, United States

Start your journey to better health with Park Rx, your prescription for parks.  Kicking off our 13-week journey, our partner, University Hospitals, Portage Medical Center will help to evaluate your current health levels.  Open house setting, from 5:30-7 p.m. Short presentation at 6:15 p.m.  Free screenings for blood pressure, running, and blood sugar levels. Partner tables with […]

2019 Headwaters Adventure Race

Buchert Park Mantua Village 4808 East High Street, Mantua, OH, United States

Have a great time for a good cause in beautiful Northern Portage County. The Headwaters Adventure Race starts and ends in historic Mantua Village and involves a 2-mile run on the Headwaters Trail past a State nature preserve, a 10-mile pedal past scenic landscapes and preserved farmlands, and a 5-mile paddle on the lovely Upper […]

Honey Bees vs. Bumble Bees

Towner's Woods Park 2264 Ravenna Road, Kent, OH, United States

Join Master Gardener and Volunteer Naturalist, Denny Reiser, for an evening of pollinator fun. Learn about the life cycles of honey bees and bumblebees and how their role as pollinators are different. Also, learn how your fall garden care and spring garden plantings can help both groups of bees! Please meet in the parking lot. […]

Creepy Crawly Creatures!

Towner's Woods Park 2264 Ravenna Road, Kent, OH, United States

Discover some of the cool (yet slightly creepy) creatures that share our local habitats! Please meet in the Towner’s Woods parking lot.

Not-So-Spooky Scavenger Hunt

Dix Park 7318 State Route 44, Ravenna, OH, United States

Join us f(Portage Parks) or a fun (but not scary) Halloweeny scavenger hunt! Learn about some of our natural treasures along the way! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet in the parking lot for your instructions.

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