YOUNGSTOWN — Mill Creek MetroParks will extend its closures until at least mid-April 2021.

All previously scheduled programs, tours, events, lectures and indoor facility rentals are canceled until the park board’s April 12 meeting. In the event a registration fee or rental fee was paid, a full refund will be processed.

The closures include MetroParks Farm Education Building and Animal Barns, D.D. & Velma Davis Education and Visitors Center, Yellow Creek Lodge, Lanterman’s Mill, administrative office and all reservable pavilions, cabins and shelters.

The move was made in accordance with recommendations from the governor’s office, the Ohio Department of Public Health and the Center for Disease Control regarding the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus and to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees, volunteers and visitors.