The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District has issued the attached 12-page Spring 2025 newsletter which is also available as a print mailer. Content includes:

• Director's Corner "Core Focus" by Tyler Black
• 2025 Summer Day Camps
• Naturalist Notebook by Dan Hodges, "It Starts at Home!
• Spring programs for March, April and May
• Ottawa Metro Park Campground season opening in April
• Donations
• Cooperative Park Improvement Grant awards for 2025
• Volunteer training in March and May
• Volunteer opportunities

Pulling of invasive weeds at Motter Metro Park is scheduled for May 5. Volunteers can sign up via the Volunteer Portal, VicNet.