Upcoming Programs & Events

• Financial Sustainability Certificate Program

  Sep 16, 2024 - Sep 18, 2024 8:30am - 5:00pm

  This Program is a two-and-a-half day educational experience that addresses the pressing need to practice financial discipline and acknowledge the responsibility and privilege park and recreation professionals have as stewards of taxpayer dollars! Each and every day we get to spend their money. What a responsibility! We hold in our hands the power to impact communities by how we manage these resources. How we spend, how we generate revenues, and how we work to create a financially sustainable future for our organizations and for the field of parks and recreation. Registration fee includes all meals (3 continental breakfasts and 2 lunches). *CEU's will be through CPRS and not OPRA* Course presented by Jamie Sabbach, President, Founder & CEO of 110% Schedule: Monday, September 16, 2024, 8:30am-5:00pm Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 8:30 am-5:00 pm Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 8:30 am-12:00 pm Location: The Lodge at Voice of America MetroPark 7850 VOA Park Drive West Chester, OH 45069

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• Women's Explorer Backpacking Series: Hygiene, Leave No Trace & Let's HIke!

  September 17, 2024 6:00pm - 8:00pm

  Join our women's community which seeks challenges, adventure and camaraderie in the outdoors. This three-week, hands-on series will give you the tools and confidence to begin backpacking. Alright ladies, it's time to talk hygiene-our needs are a little different than male hikers, so we'll cover everything you need to know but are afraid to ask! We'll go through some Leave No Trace (LNT) principles, including respecting nature and other hikers, where to set up camp and how to start a fire. Bring your backpack for a practice hike. We'll talk about how to properly pack it before starting on a short, interactive practice hike around the park. Participants will receive their own LNT card. This session will be held outdoors. Sign up for all three classes for a discount to the Fall 2024 Arrow Adventure Women, Wine and Wilderness Retreat. Ages 16 & up. Registration is required. $20/person,

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• Autumn Birding

  September 21, 2024 8:30am - 9:30am

  Many types of birds travel through Ohio on their migration back to their winter homes in Central and South America. Let's see who's passing through Harbin Park and check in on our resident birds who will be staying through the winter! Binoculars will be available to use during the hike, if you don't bring your own. Meet at the Overlook Shelter. All ages FREE

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• Historic Augspurger House Cellar and Barn Tour

  September 21, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm

  Join us for this opportunity to explore the rarely-seen Augspurger House cellar and the farmstead's historic bank barn. Learn about the functional roles of cellars and barns in an 1800s farmstead from the Friends of Chrisholm during a kickoff talk at 1PM. Please note that the historic cellar and barn have uneven walking surfaces and steps.

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• Pioneer Life

  September 28, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm

  Travel back in time to early 1800s Ohio at Governor Bebb MetroParks' historic Pioneer Village. Immerse yourself in the daily life of Midwest pioneers as you taste traditional foods, learn skills that time forgot, meet historic interpreters, play games, and make candles. All ages $5/person (2 years and under FREE)

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