Tag: #parks and trails

On June 5, 2019, the Stark County Park District Board of Park Commissioners voted to seek a 1.2 mill, 8 year property tax levy (1 mill replacement and 0.2 mill additional) for the November 2019 election. With this funding, Stark Parks will continue to make connections that will create destination…

Humble Beginnings (1960s and 1970s) The year was 1967. Although Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources had been established 18 years before in 1949, it was three years before the establishment of the federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and celebration of the first Earth Day in 1970. It would be another…

Friends of Stark Parks is proud to bring parkrun USA to Sippo Lake Park in 2019! parkrun is a completely free, weekly (held every Saturday morning), timed 5k staged at parks around the world, led by volunteers.   These 5k events are open to everyone – including walkers. Participants only need…

Stark Parks, in partnership with the City of Alliance and the University of Mount Union, will be starting work to connect the Iron Horse Trail to the Mahoning Valley Trail. The connection will be made through the university campus and downtown Alliance, and will link the two trails at Earley’s…

Important Cancellation about Summer Splash! Using the NWS Heat Index, we cancel all outdoor programs and activities when the index is 100 or above and considered dangerous conditions.  Since the forecast is predicting levels above this mark, Summer Splash at Walborn Reservoir on July 20 will be cancelled.  However, for…

In 1979 there were only four eagle pairs in Ohio. The state is now home to over 200 nests and with around 300 known eaglets hatching each year. The eaglets at Walborn Reservoir have never been banded by ODNR for safety reasons: the nesting tree has been struck by lightning several…