The Wood County Park Board of Commissioners will have a special meeting on Wednesday, at 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is in consideration of new policies pertaining specifically to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting will be a recorded and live-streamed video conference. Ways to access the meeting: parks website at wcparks.org/about/board-of-commissioners, the Wood County Park District Facebook page, and the “wcparks’ YouTube channel. Ways to provide public comment: the Facebook Page, comments to the YouTube video, and by calling Director Neil Munger’s phone: (419) 601-1653
Wood County Park District parks and preserves are open daily from 8 a.m. until 30 minutes past sunset. Restrooms are currently open. Playgrounds and facilities as well as Park District Headquarters’ offices are closed. Programs and events are canceled through May 18.
The only exception to the parks being open is the Buttonwood/Betty C. Black recreation area in Perrysburg, along the Maumee River. This park sustained extensive ice damage in 2019 closing the park. Buttonwood has long been a popular fishing spot for the spring walleye run. However, Perrysburg Township has closed the Hull Prairie Road access to the river, making Buttonwood inaccessible at this time.
In other news, the Native Plant Sale scheduled annually for the Saturday before Mother’s Day has also been canceled. The native plants will not be sold at the J.C. Reuthinger Memorial Greenhouse, or the Farmers’ Market, or the Blue Week sale. The plants grown for this year, will be propagated in the parks, helping to strengthen the seed bank at the J.C. Reuthinger Native Plant Nursery, and for use at the Carter Historic Farm. The Park District looks forward to having a great Native Plant Sale in May of 2021.
Look to the wcparks.org website and follow “What’s New,” for up-to-date park information. There are multiple new videos and activities each week. Check out the video series presented by the Wood County Park District: Backyard Naturalist, Park Tours, Skits for Snake, and Just Nature.
All community members are advised to follow public health guidelines. Social distancing, staying at home, and proper hand-washing are being advised. For disease and health information, please contact the Wood County Health Department, The Ohio Department of Health, and/or the Centers for Disease Control.
