Volunteer Spotlight: Doug
Doug Bower
Trailblazer and Healthy Adventures
“It is rewarding, jump in and do it” is the advice of Doug Bower, a Trailblazer and Let’s Ride (bicycle) volunteer. Since 2012, Doug has been promoting trail safety and leading rides on the Towpath Trail and others Stark Parks and NE Ohio trails. He is also a good person to have with you in case of a pesky flat tire or other small maintenance issue and enjoys teaching riders to become more efficient riders.
Doug has been riding for over 45 years after helping create a bike club. Nowadays, he sticks to mainly trails and always will find good food after a ride!
Recent Posts
Stark Parks is excited to announce that it has been awarded $473,000 in Clean Ohio Trail grant funds to support the development of the Quail Hollow Connector Trail. This project… More
Stark Parks has launched a conservation project focusing on spotted turtles in partnership with Wild4Ever: Wildlife Conservation Foundation. This groundbreaking initiative aims to preserve the spotted turtle, one of North… More
The popular concert series that combines the spontaneous sounds of nature and people enjoying a park with the orchestrated sounds of musicians runs June through Sept. this summer at Stark… More
Beginning in March 2023, Stark Parks crews will begin preparing areas at Tam O'Shanter Park for parking lot and driveway updates including removing and relocating trees and vegetation. Construction will… More
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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… More
Happy Earth Day 2025! Officially recognized on April 22, Stark Parks will be hosting Earth Day events in April and throughout the year. There are not too many things that… More
