A black bear was seen in northeast Aurora near Crackle and Eggleston. Police and ODNR advise securing trash and reporting sightings.

A tropical Lesser Frigatebird was spotted at Sippo Lake near Canton, drawing birders and likely marking Ohio’s first reported sighting. Photos and checklists helped confirm the report.

Phase 1 work at Gordon Park South has begun, closing the south half while crews install a great lawn, play space and new restrooms ahead of a summer 2027 reopening.

Summit Metro Parks warns a coyote family has a den near Firestone Metro Park's Tuscarawas Meadows and asks visitors to avoid Harrington Road while pups are young.

Westlake opened a nearly $8 million recreation overhaul Saturday, adding cooled FieldTurf surfaces, LED lighting and an inclusive playground at the Recreation Center.

Magee Marsh and Maumee Bay will host the Biggest Week in American Birding next week, with guided trips, dozens of warbler species and registration details.

Cleveland Metroparks will add roughly 28 acres at Euclid Beach and a county‑backed waterfront trail is slated to move into construction after a May 4 ceremonial groundbreaking.

Surveillance footage shows multiple black bears moving through a backyard in Ashtabula County on April 26, underscoring rising sightings across northeast Ohio.

ODNR opened a timber visitor center and 10 Frank Lloyd Wright‑inspired cabins at Jesse Owens State Park, with a bison herd grazing on nearby pastures. The work is part of a multi‑million dollar upgrade to the Appalachian Hills area.

Brooklyn has begun demolition on a $14M renovation of the John M. Coyne Recreation Center pool. The indoor pool will be closed for roughly a year while officials modernize the natatorium.

Lorain County Metro Parks added 207 acres to Sandy Ridge Reservation, creating Sandy Ridge West and a new Case Road trailhead. Photos posted April 22 show the new access point.

Holden Arboretum scientists are racing to breed hemlocks that can survive the woolly adelgid as the pest shows up in more Northeast Ohio parks.

Wadsworth has banned fishing at the Brickyard while crews remove asbestos, arsenic and other contaminants as part of a multi‑phase remediation and park build. City documents and testing show targeted excavation and topsoil replacement will be used to make the site safe.