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Month: September 2021

Photo: Stefan Bruch

Fall fun in Metro Parks

Posted on September 29, 2021March 16, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

JILL SNYDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education October is a great time to visit your Metro Parks. Animals are busy enjoying the last warmer days before winter sets in. …Read More

Selfie 155

Posted on September 27, 2021 |
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Explore your Metro Parks in a whole new way when you go geocaching

Posted on September 27, 2021March 16, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

JILL SNYDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education The 2021 Metro Parks GeoTrail is underway and it’s time for you to breeze through the annual geocache hunt! We invite everyone …Read More

Wander and Wonder: Solitude at Clear Creek Metro Park

Posted on September 23, 2021August 1, 2022 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog
Step in the secluded wonderland at Clear Creek Metro Park.

Blendon Woods Metro Park marks 70 years of connecting people to the great outdoors

Posted on September 21, 2021March 16, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Seventy years ago, Blendon Woods Metro Park opened to the public, making it the second park of what would, today, become one of the best park systems in the country. …Read More

Fall brings colorful changes in your Metro Parks

Posted on September 21, 2021March 16, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

TINA FRONK Social Media Specialist Fall offers crisp morning air, bright blue skies and breathtaking vistas bursting with brilliant colors. It’s the perfect time to lace up your hiking boots …Read More

Selfie 154

Posted on September 21, 2021 |
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Selfie 153

Posted on September 14, 2021 |
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Behind the Parks: Meet Pat at Walnut Woods

Posted on September 3, 2021January 24, 2024 |
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  • The Metro Parks Blog

Pat Patterson Maintenance Technician, Walnut Woods Hometown New London, Ohio What I do at Metro Parks and what I love about it As a Park Technician I’m very busy with …Read More

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