Cleveland Metroparks
These are three examples of the 18 reservations in Cleveland Metroparks.
What are Acacia, Bedford, Big Creek, Bradley Woods, Brecksville, Brookside, Euclid Beach, Garfield, Hinckley, Huntington, Lakefront, Mill Stream Run, North Chagrin, Ohio and Erie Canal, Rocky River, South Chagrin, Washington, and West Creek?
Ohio's largest snake that grows up to 8ft long and spends much of its life climbing trees.
What is a gray rat snake?
These large birds like to wade in the water to wait for fish and frogs to eat. They also have a boardwalk named after them at Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation.
The plant referenced in the phrase "leaves of three, leave it be"
What is poison ivy?
The Great Lake that Cleveland touches
What is Lake Erie?
1917 is the year of this event in Cleveland Metroparks history
What year was Cleveland Metroparks founded?
These colorful, but invasive insects have taken over in Ohio in recent years and represent a serious threat to many tree species.
What are spotted lanternflies?
This class of cold-blooded animals is known for their moist skin and life cycle that involves metamorphosis from aquatic to terrestrial life stages.
What is an amphibian?
The type of tree an acorn comes from
What is an oak tree?
The state bird of Ohio
What is a Northern Cardinal?
The year that CanalWay Center was built
What is 1999?
This is one example of a semi-aquatic mammal you can find in the Ohio and Erie Canal.
What is a North American beaver, American mink, North American River Otter, or muskrat?
Once killed as a nuisance for damaging fishing gear, these bottom feeders are now being released back into Ohio waters as part of a conservation effort.
What are Lake Sturgeons?
Monarch butterfly caterpillars can only eat this type of native plant.
What is milkweed?
The ecological cause of the formation of the great lakes nearly 14,000 years ago
What are glaciers?
These are three examples of the original 9 Cleveland Metroparks Locations.
What are Bedford, Big Creek, Brecksville, Euclid Creek, Hinckley, Huntington, North Chagrin, Rocky River, and South Chagrin?
The only marsupial found in Ohio.
What is a Virginia opossum?
These insects start their life living underwater, but once they become adults, they become one of the fiercest predators in the world, boasting a catch rate of over 95%.
What is a dragonfly?
Common in Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation, this is one example of a floodplain tree.
What is a sycamore, cottonwood, swamp white oak, river birch, etc.?
The year of the pivotal fire on the Cuyahoga River that helped spur the creation of the EPA and the passage of the Clean Water Act.
What is 1969?
Built in 1939, it is the only remaining original trailside museum in Cleveland Metroparks
What is Brecksville Nature Center?
These large birds of prey are known for their nighttime call that sounds like someone saying "who cooks for you?"
What is a barred owl?
This rare turtle was thought to be nearly gone from Ohio until a small population was discovered in Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation.
What is a Blanding's Turtle?
A common plant that grows near poison ivy and conveniently has anti-histamine properties.
What is jewelweed?
This large, armored fish lived nearly 380 million years ago, but its fossil was first discovered in 1867 in what is now Rocky River reservation.
What is Dunkleosteus?