With early fall weather setting in, many laced up their tennis shoes for a walk with nature at Hermon Woodlands Metro Park. As part of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District’s Parkside Pacers series, walkers and runners took to the park’s trails for some cardio exercise.
Here are some of the programs and events being offered by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District for the month of August!
Last summer, Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District employees noticed disease ridden oak trees along the north trail. It was caused by a fungus called oak wilt, which is spread through roots and traveling beetles. In the Fall, they closed the path and started demolition. Six acres were affected and had to be cut down and burned. Now what's left is a sparse landscape filled with stumps and ash piles. But naturalists say this isn't all bad.
