Please join us!  Nature trekkers will begin our journey at 9:00 am at the Crestwood Intermediate School, Bowen Road parking lot.  This trek will showcase hiking and local businesses in Ohio.  We will begin the day by carpooling to Lazy Bee Studio in Hiram, where Melanie Seal will speak to trekkers about honey production.   Then we will travel to Kohl’s horse farm in Shalersville. Next will be a quick stop at Mantua McDonalds for lunch.   After lunch, we will visit Brugmann’s Sand and Gravel to see their operation.  If time permits, trekkers will hike the Headwaters Trail and Esker Trial in Mantua.

  Trekkers will return to Crestwood Intermediate School by 4:00.  Hiram College vans are not available for this trek.  Carpooling is needed.  Families are welcomed to join our group by driving to share Nature's discoveries with your trekker.

Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Opportunity
Are you a teacher? Would you like to spend your summer teaching outside in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park? If so, check out the National Park Service Teacher-Ranger-Teacher   Deadline to apply for this summer's program is April 1, 2014.
Participating teachers will have the opportunity to earn 3 graduate credits through the University of Colorado at Denver. Tuition for the 3 credits will be paid for by the National Park Service. Teachers can then choose to register and pay for 6 additional credits during the school year.

See what a former TRT had to say about her experience:
 "I have always loved teaching children about nature but at CVNP I went out of my comfort zone on so many levels. To have a child take your hand as we hiked, to show them the flat rocks to cross a stream, and to revel in their sense of discovery as they hold a tadpole or salamander for the first time was extremely rewarding. Working with city children was even more rewarding. To help a child overcome their fear of the forest is like planting seeds for future exploration and confidence for them"
-Rosemary Krupar, 3rd grade teacher, Crestwood School District