Canalway kicked off the first segment in its Towpath Trilogy series on Sunday, April 10 with its Towpath Half Marathon and five mile race held at the Cleveland Metroparks Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Read who won the races here.

Writer Erin O'Brien is chronicling her adventures participating in the Cleveland Metroparks 2022 Trail Challenge—completing either 10 or 20 Metroparks trails by biking, hiking, paddling, running, skating or walking. Read her latest installment here.

As part of a 10-year capital campaign, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Tuesday announced the start of the transformation of the RainForest into the Primate Forest—a renovated new home for the Zoo's gorillas and orangutans. 

When writer Erin O'Brien heard the Cleveland Metroparks was launching its 2022 Trail Challenge—completing either 10 or 20 Metroparks trails by biking, hiking, paddling, running, skating or walking—she quickly raised her hand to accept. O'Brien is chronicling her trail adventures for FreshWater. Read about her first trail!
  

The gorilla born in October at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo needs a name. Donate to protecting critically endangered western lowland gorilla species and vote for your favorite name.

Here is a list of the 26 trails on the 2022 Cleveland Metroparks Trail Challenge, their routes, and directions on how to complete the trail.

Since 2018 the Cleveland Metroparks has invited Clevelanders to participate in its annual Trail Challenge. This year's challenge is already underway. Complete 10 or 20 of the potential 30 trail routes and win prizes!

Western Reserve Land Conservancy just announced it has purchased the 28.5-acre Euclid Beach Mobile Home Park on Lake Erie in the North Shore Collinwood neighborhood. Now the planning begins.

The nights will light up at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo when Wild Winter Lights this week returns for the holiday season.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo last week announced the birth of a gorilla—the first born at the Zoo in its 139-year history. The gorilla was born in October and zoo officials will be asking for help choosing a name soon!

The Cleveland Metroparks’ Winter RiverFest will transform Rivergate Park and Merwin's Wharf into a winter wonderland for the holiday season in November, with dining and activities for the entire family.

This coming Friday, Sep. 24 is World Gorilla Day, so MCPc and the Metroparks Zoo are teaming up to encourage people to come to the zoo and drop off their unused electronics to save the gorillas.

Fresh Fest Cleveland returns to Rid-All Farm and Otter Park this month, with a free multicultural festival that includes a farmers market, art installations, hands-on activities and workshops, food and drinks, art vendors, health and wellness activities, and a kids zone filled with fun for the whole family. 

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's popular Asian Lantern Festival has been extended and a drive-though experience has been added. 

A wastewater treatment plant may not seem like the ideal place for a community park, but leave it to the city with a pioneering waterfront trail to innovate.

The best things in life are free, indeed, and our monthly "Free Stamp" feature rounds up all the free #CLE events that get our "stamp" of approval.

The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is offering guests a chance to fly through the sky on its new Eagle Adventure zip lines. 

There’s yet another fun way to get out and enjoy the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes this summer with the opening of Jimmy's Treehouse on the Stearns Woodland Trail.

Edgewater Park became a whole lot more fun for kids of all ages and abilities last week when the Cleveland Metroparks and the Lindsey family on Friday, July 9 opened the Lindsey Family Place Space.