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All About… Beavers

Posted on July 17, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

GORDON MITCHELL Land Management Coordinator Long before the United States was established, many Europeans traveled this country in search of pelts to export to Europe. Although many mammal species were …Read More

Our Challenge: hike every mile of trail in Metro Parks

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

ERIC FRISCH Guest Blogger Hiking in the Metro Parks has been part of our relationship from the very beginning. My first date with Amanda was a long walk at Sharon …Read More

The Dinosaur that Survived the Asteroid

Posted on July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

TIFFANY GUO Glacier Ridge Seasonal Naturalist The time of dinosaurs would seemingly be forever lost in the instant that a massive chunk of rock and metal hurled into Earth at …Read More

How are we Doing? Survey Says…

Posted on July 16, 2025July 17, 2025 |
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HOLLY WILLER Visitor Engagement Administrative Assistant Go Ahead – Complete the Metro Parks Community Survey I have a confession. I LOVE filling out surveys. A quick survey at the end …Read More

Bark Bash Returns to Prairie Oaks

Posted on July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

What is Bark Bash? Bark Bash is the dog event of the summer for you and your canine friends! The second annual Bark Bash will take place at Prairie Oaks …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Cara Chatfield Rohrbaugh at Highbanks

Posted on July 3, 2025July 17, 2025 |
  • Behind the Parks
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Cara Chatfield Rohrbaugh is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon Hometown and Background I’m from Springfield, Ohio, which is a little under 50 miles west of Columbus. My sister, Annie, …Read More

Bargain Hunters – The Rose Trellis

Posted on July 3, 2025July 17, 2025 |
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RICK McGIVERN, Finance Director, TREVOR WILLIAMS, Construction Manager, and BRYAN KNOWLES, Inniswood Public Gardens Manager RICK McGIVERN, Finance Director A signature attraction at Inniswood Metro Gardens has long been the …Read More

2025 – Metro Parks will host gun and archery deer hunts at selected parks for successful lottery applicants

Posted on July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager REMINDER Applications for all lottery hunts must be received by July 31, 2025 and winners of the electronic drawing will be notified by August 5. …Read More

Bargain Hunters – the Tractor Repair and the Tree Clearances

Posted on June 19, 2025 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

RICK McGIVERN Finance Director Every day in Metro Parks, managers and employees are looking for ways to get the job done at the best price, which is greatly appreciated in the …Read More

The Quiet Emergence of a Fawn: A Journey of Innocence and Growth

Posted on June 19, 2025 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

R MATT BRIGNER Guest Blogger As the first light of dawn breaks over the Little Darby and Big Darby Creek confluence, the world stirs awake. A cool mist rises from …Read More

All About… Acadian flycatchers

Posted on June 19, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

GORDON MITCHELL Land Management Coordinator There are a few different species of flycatchers that inhabit our area. One of those species is the Acadian flycatcher, (Empidonax virescens Vieillot). The generic …Read More

Wander & Wonder: Insects

Posted on June 19, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

In our latest Wander & Wonder video we take a closer look at insects. STILLS FROM THE VIDEO

Adventure Starts… at Glacier Ridge

Posted on June 19, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

In our latest Adventure Starts Here video we focus on some of the many wonderful things to see and do at Glacier Ridge Metro Park. STILLS FROM THE VIDEO

Behind the Parks: Meet Volunteer John Lorenz

Posted on June 5, 2025June 19, 2025 |
  • Behind the Parks
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John Lorenz is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon Hometown and Background I grew up in Grandview Heights, between Upper Arlington and Downtown Columbus. I was the third of seven …Read More

Seeing Spots

Posted on June 5, 2025June 19, 2025 |
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  • Resource Management
  • The Metro Parks Blog

ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager They’ve been in the news a lot recently, and for good reason. It’s the time of year to “Spot the Spot!” Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is …Read More

Adventure Starts Here: Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure

Posted on May 15, 2025 |
  • Featured
  • The Metro Parks Blog

IN OUR LATEST ADVENTURE STARTS HERE VIDEO WE FOCUS ON THE METRO PARKS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE TEAM STILLS FROM THE VIDEO

Wander & Wonder: Connecting with Nature

Posted on May 15, 2025 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

IN OUR LATEST WANDER & WONDER VIDEO WE SHOW SOME OF THE MANY WAY THAT METRO PARKS CAN HELP YOU TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, BOTH AT HOME AND IN THE …Read More

Ohio’s edible would-be citruses – mayapple and prickly pear

Posted on May 15, 2025 |
  • Featured
  • The Metro Parks Blog

LEAH CONWAY Guest Blogger For most of us, when we think of our beloved buckeye state, the word “tropical” doesn’t usually come to mind. We can certainly experience some heat …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Andrew Erenpreiss of the Roving Crew

Posted on May 1, 2025May 15, 2025 |
  • Behind the Parks
  • Featured
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Hometown and Background I grew up in Columbus with mom and dad, elder brother Matthew and younger sister Emilija. Our family surname, Erenpreiss, and my sister’s first name, are Latvian. …Read More

A Race against the Clock – Metro Parks’ Restoration Projects

Posted on May 1, 2025May 15, 2025 |
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  • Resource Management
  • The Metro Parks Blog

ELAINE HALL AND LOGAN DUNN Assistant Resource Managers Resource Management at Metro Parks is deep in the throes of spring projects, including restoration. The first stage in our land management …Read More

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