Special Events
Professional Development Workshop
Wednesday, September 24 | 9:00a - 3:30p
On Wednesday September 24, the Statewide Planning Conference 2025 (SPC25) will hold a Professional Development Workshop (PDW) prior to the main SPC25 occurring on Thursday & Friday September 25-26. The PDW is a focused learning one-day event on a subject to allow attendees to gain knowledge on a topic that they can take with them back to their community. The PDW this year will involve a guided bus tour of several Metroparks Toledo facilities that have incorporated aspects of history, recreation, education, and sustainability. The guided bus tour will be narrated by Matthew Killam (Chief External Relations Officer) of Metroparks Toledo.
The tentative schedule of the Metroparks Toledo Bus Tour includes:
- ~9:30am Leave Renaissance Hotel (Motorcoach Bus)
- Visit Glass City Metropark (and the Ribbon)
- Visit Middlegrounds Metropark
- Visit Cannaley Treehouse Village in Oak Openings (potential lunch location)
- Visit Providence Metropark (Ludwig Mill/Canal Boat)
- ~3:30pm Return to Renaissance Hotel
