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🌱 How Grand Rapids Metroparks quietly redesigned turtle nesting spots for success

Grand Rapids, Ohio Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Grand Rapids Metroparks quietly redesigned turtle nesting spots for success

Also on today's calendar: Marvel Multiverse RPG Game Day and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metroparks Meetup: Effort to protect local turtles sees success (13abc.com) — Turtles along the Maumee River in Grand Rapids are getting a boost from Metroparks Toledo naturalists, who are reshaping nesting areas to keep eggs safer from people and predators. By clearing invasive plants and creating sunny, soft-soil spots away from busy paths, they’re already seeing fewer turtles nesting in risky locations near trails.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 6
  • Office Open
    Whitehouse Elementary School Whitehouse, OH 43571
    8:00 am
  • Let Abilities Shine Day
    Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities Wood County Fairgrounds, 13800 W Poe Rd, Bowling Green, OH 4340
    9:00 am
  • Kids' Crafternoon
    Waterville Branch Library Waterville - Meeting Room B (Capacity : 37)
    2:00 pm
  • HS Volleyball AWAY @ Lakota (Scrimmage)
    Liberty Center Local Elementary School Liberty Center, OH 43532
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Bowling Green. Apply here.
  • Insomnia Cookies posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Bowling Green. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Rapids here.

🗞 Nearby News

Liberty Center

Whitehouse

  • Whitehouse Village Council to revisit sale proposal of new library location (13abc.com)

Bowling Green

  • Phase 2 of Bowling Green fire station construction begins Thursday (wtol.com)
  • Barry Bagel's ribbon cutting is Thursday (sent-trib.com)
  • League of Women Voters to recognize anniversary of Voting Rights Act with postcard-writing event (bgindependentmedia.org)

Ok Grand Rapids! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Grand Rapids

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