The Emerald Necklace grew a little bit bigger last year. The Cleveland Metroparks added 68 acres to its holdings in 2025, according to a real estate report presented during the park system’s March board of trustees meeting Thursday.
The transactions brought the Metroparks’ total acreage up to 25,418, almost twice the size of Parma.
The parks system spent $6.2 million on that land, with most of that money — $5.8 million — coming from grants. Of the 68 acres, 30 were donated…