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Furry Friends Make for the Best Hiking Buddies

Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 |
  • Featured
  • The Metro Parks Blog

LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist Hiking is fun, but hiking with your best friend is even better! Metro Parks has over 100 miles of pet trails throughout the …Read More

20 IN 23: The Story of Slate Run

Posted on January 19, 2023January 27, 2023 |
  • 20 IN 22: Park Histories
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Slate Run, when it opened in 1981, became the largest Metro Park in the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. In 1963, a full 18 …Read More

25 Years of Summer Camp

Posted on January 19, 2023 |
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ASHLEY YOCKEY Camp and Event Specialist It may be frosty and cold outside, but summer will be here sooner than you know! Here at Metro Parks, summertime is always on …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Larry at Blacklick Woods Golf Course

Posted on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

Larry Logan Maintenance Technician, Blacklick Woods Golf Course Hometown and background I was born in Columbus, but my family moved to Daytona in Florida when I was two years old. …Read More

EXCELLENT! Quarry Trails Metro Park wins OPRA Award of Excellence

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

JILL SNYDER Visitor and Engagement Manager Quarry Trails Metro Park won 1st Place in the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association’s (OPRA) Annual Award of Excellence for Capital Improvements – $2.5 …Read More

Feathered Winter Wonders

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
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STEPHANIE WEST Blendon Woods Naturalist ‘Tis the season when we crave a crackling fire, cozy blanket, fluffy sweater and a hot drink to make us feel warm inside and out. …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Paul at Clear Creek

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
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Paul Martineau Assistant Park Manager, Clear Creek Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, but my family moved to Steubenville, Ohio when I was one …Read More

Projects a-go-go!

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
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HALEY INGRAM Planning & Design Project Coordinator The third quarter of 2022 has been a busy one for Metro Parks, and the Planning & Design department was no exception! We …Read More

Enjoy the Holiday Lights at Metro Parks

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog
The annual Winter Hikes Series kicks off in December with Twinkling Lights at Battelle Darby Creek, Blacklick Woods, Highbanks, Homestead and Inniswood. Walk any time after dark and enjoy the ...Read More

50th Year of Winter Hikes at Metro Parks

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog
This year, we’re celebrating 50 years of our annual Winter Hikes series. As well as hikes under the Twinkling Lights in December, we’ll have traditional winter hikes, with refreshments, at ...Read More

Building a habitat for quail

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks natural resource management staff were joined by their volunteers to plant 100 native trees and shrubs in the wildlife area of Battelle Darby …Read More

Start the New Year with Metro Parks!

Posted on December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

A new year is fast approaching and many people are thinking about resolutions and goals for the next year. Whether your goal is to spend more time outside, stay active …Read More

20 IN 22: The Peninsula

Posted on November 17, 2022December 15, 2022 |
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VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Metro Parks was very much part of the A-Team, the John ‘Hannibal’ Smith of the moment, …Read More

Winter Hikes Series – 50th Anniversary

Posted on November 17, 2022December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

JILL SNYDER Visitor and Engagement Manager In Ohio, people often assume that the winter means a time to cuddle up inside and avoid the outdoors. Fifty years ago, Metro Parks …Read More

Taking care of our newest state nature preserve

Posted on November 17, 2022December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks’ natural resource management staff and their volunteers visit the W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna several times each year to control invasive plants, collect …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Jen at Metro Parks Headquarters

Posted on November 17, 2022December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Jen Boniface Manager of Park Operations Hometown and background I’m from Barberton, which is about 8 miles southwest of Akron. The town was founded in 1891 by an industrialist named …Read More

November is Native American Heritage Month

Posted on November 17, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist November is Native American Heritage Month, recognizing the Native American Indians that have made a unique contribution to the nation. Ohio was once …Read More

#OptOutside with Metro Parks

Posted on November 17, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist #OptOutside was started by REI in 2015 as a day to close their stores on Black Friday and give their employees and customers …Read More

Written In Stone: Visit Cemeteries at Metro Parks

Posted on October 20, 2022December 15, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Take a short hike at Highbanks or Quarry Trails to learn more about the people who once called Columbus their home. Check out the Pool Family gravestones at Highbanks Metro …Read More

20 IN 22: The Westerville Oasis

Posted on October 20, 2022December 15, 2022 |
  • 20 IN 22: Park Histories
  • The Metro Parks Blog

VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator The creative impulse to found what would eventually become Sharon Woods Metro Park is inextricably linked with plans to build two major Interstate freeways. The preservation …Read More

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