Secor
10,001 W. Central Avenue (six miles west of US 23/I-475), Berkey
(Entrances on W. Central Avenue and Bancroft Street)
The contrasts of tall timber, rolling, sandy hills and wet lowlands make Secor an interesting Metropark to explore. The towering tulip trees and northwest Ohio's largest concentration of dogwoods bloom in spring, when wildflowers blanket the moist forest floor.
A focal point at Secor for people and wildlife alike is a pond stained brown by the tannic acid in the oak leaves that drop into it each fall. In spring, the pond is covered by duckweed, which shades the water, keeping it cool.
The trunks of many of the trees in Secor's swamp forest widen at the base, an adaptation called buttressing that gives the trees added support in the wet, unstable soil.
Wolfinger Cemetery, located inside the park, is the burial site of many of Richfield Township's earliest settlers.
National Center for Nature Photography
Visit the official Nature Photo Center Web site.
- The center, opened in spring 2003 inside Secor, displays the works of some of the country's best-known nature photographers. The one-of-a-kind center is open from noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, Memorial Day, Labor Day and the Fourth of July. Admission is free. Workshops offer opportunities for field experience with nature photographers and naturalists.
Video clip
Secor
From the WGTE documentary " Toledo Stories: Metroparks of the Toledo Area"
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