Cleveland's Parks and Recreation Division offers a free pool schedule for summer 2025 starting June 7, featuring both outdoor and indoor pools with activities for all ages. Pools are open with safety measures and require online registration.

Northeast Ohio lakes are tagged as top fishing spots for various fish, with affordable licenses and free days for new anglers. ODNR promotes its mobile app for fishing tips and rules, and offers Fish Ohio pins for noteworthy catches.

Cleveland Heights is revitalizing Denison Park by demolishing the old Pool House to make way for new facilities, and repainting tennis courts to accommodate pickleball, utilizing ARPA funds.

Mentor residents will vote on a proposed 92-foot observation tower in the Lagoons Nature Preserve this May. Discussions will focus on its benefits versus potential environmental impact.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has opened a naming contest for a baby sloth bear born on December 22, 2024, encouraging public donations to vote and support sloth bear conservation.

Mentor, Ohio's Civic Center Park, is set to undergo a series of upgrades, including new basketball and pickleball courts, a 152-space parking lot, and a 42-foot-tall waterslide. Some existing structures will be demolished.

The Akron Zoo celebrates National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month with Inclusion Days, offering free entry to visitors wearing orange and inclusive activities.

The Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve and Marina Causeway are closing temporarily starting February 24, 2025, for maintenance, affecting access for visitors and boaters.

The ODNR and its division received multiple awards at the OPRA Conference, with Director Mary Mertz inducted into the Hall of Fame and Heather Bokman earning the Jack Hanna Award.

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo extended its Wild Winter Lights event until Jan 5. Visitors can now experience the light display through walk-through and drive-through experiences.

Two Northeast Ohio ski resorts, Boston Mills and Alpine Valley, open for the season with celebrations and activities as Alpine Valley marks its 60th anniversary and Boston Mills operates seven days a week.

Akron announces the grand reopening of Lock 3 Park on November 29, following a $17 million renovation funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, featuring new amenities and year-round attractions.

A community sailing center dedicated to Patrick S. Parker is set to open on Lake Erie in 2026, offering sailing, STEM learning, and public lakefront access.