Do you ever feel like looking at the Maumee River from afar just isn’t enough? For Toledoans wanting to get up close and personal with the local waterway, the Toledo Area Metroparks are hosting their Field Studies for Adults class on River Monitoring on Friday, June 28. One of the metroparks’ naturalists will lead participants into the Maumee River to collect samples of the water and teach the various techniques that naturalists use to monitor rivers. Public relations director Scott Carpenter says the class is a “get your hands dirty kind of program.” Registration is required. 4-5:30pm. $3. 1025 W. River Rd. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com. —AW
Down ‘n dirty
Do you ever feel like looking at the Maumee River from afar just isn’t enough? For Toledoans wanting to get up close and personal with the local waterway, the Toledo Area Metroparks are hosting their Field Studies for Adults class on River Monitoring on Friday, June 28. One of the metroparks’ naturalists will lead participants into the Maumee River to collect samples of the water and teach the various techniques that naturalists use to monitor rivers. Public relations director Scott Carpenter says the class is a “get your hands dirty kind of program.” Registration is required. 4-5:30pm. $3. 1025 W. River Rd. 419-407-9700. www.metroparkstoledo.com. —AW
