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Bark Bash is at Prairie Oaks Metro Park
What is Bark Bash? Bark Bash is the super-duper event of the summer for you and your canine friends. The inaugural Bark Bash replaces the cancelled WAG! Fest and won’t …Read More
What is Bark Bash? Bark Bash is the super-duper event of the summer for you and your canine friends. The inaugural Bark Bash replaces the cancelled WAG! Fest and won’t …Read More
CLINT EUTSEY Second Shift Manager / Patrol Supervisor Park Rangers wear many hats. Yes, one of them is the classic green campaign hat. However, it is the other metaphorical hats …Read More
IN OUR LATEST WANDER & WONDER VIDEO we take a look at some of the beautiful flowering prairies that add gorgeous colors to the summer heat and make a visit …Read More
Chrissy Hoff Senior Naturalist, Highbanks Hometown and Background I’m from a small town in northern Ohio. I have always been interested in animals, especially wildlife. I have an enduring memory …Read More
SCOTT FELKER Three Creeks Naturalist You’ve watched birds in your yard for years and know how to identify cardinals, goldfinches and blue jays. Then a day comes when you decide …Read More
LEAH CONWAY Blacklick Woods Seasonal Naturalist Two-lined salamanders are a common sight in Ohio streams and woodlands, if you know where and when to look. Most activity occurs the first …Read More
IN OUR LATEST ADVENTURE STARTS HERE… VIDEO we sample some of the challenges you can set for yourself, or as part of a team, to keep yourself fit and healthy …Read More
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist Nature Photography Day was June 15, but we don’t need a specific day to capture the beauty of nature! There’s something refreshing about …Read More
LEAH CONWAY Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Life begins for the rich black and metallic blue pipevine swallowtail as a round, orange and pumpkin-like egg roughly one-quarter the size of a …Read More
LYDIA RADCLIFFE Blendon Woods Naturalist Have you ever been hiking in the woods and noticed something that reminds you of a fungus but looks an awful lot like a plant? …Read More
KEVIN KASNYIK Resource Manager THE DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Managing wildlife and habitats is of the utmost importance to resource managers in Metro Parks. Keeping wildlife populations in balance allows all …Read More
Inniswood is a timeless inspiration for so many of us. Head out to the gardens frequently to see the many changes as plants grow and bloom through spring and summer. …Read More
Roll into Metro Parks this summer and get a different perspective on the beauty of the parks. The paved trails are perfect for wheels, so whether your pleasure is biking, …Read More
Marty Shull Park Manager, Slate Run Metro Park Hometown and Background I was raised in the Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights. My mother remarried when I was in 6th grade, …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator You’ve never seen anything like this at a Metro Park before. Imagine yourself walking through the tree tops, high above the earth, eyeball to eyeball with …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Another TALL TALE FROM THE DEEP WOODS (TTDW) Roll up, roll up – nature’s biggest and bestest (hee-hee, that’s not a word!) Song Contest is about …Read More
In our latest Tim Talks video, Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney presents 60 seconds of fun at the Blacklick Woods Canopy Walk, as Tim and invited guests check out …Read More
Our Wander & Wonder video explores the diverse habitats of the wetlands at Pickerington Ponds Metro Park, with its beautiful ponds surrounded by wildflowers and tall grasses. It’s a landscape …Read More
ALI IOVINO Friends of Metro Parks Board Member Who was Tad Jeffrey? Robert Hutchins “Tad” Jeffrey II was a Columbus businessman and philanthropist who sadly passed in 2016. A Bexley …Read More
OLIVIA PIPER Resource Management Technician With recent stormy weather throughout Ohio, you may have noticed dramatic damage to some of the Metro Parks. One park in particular, Walnut Woods, experienced …Read More