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Month: April 2023

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Metro Parks Naturalist Alli Shaw receives EECO Award

Posted on April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Congratulations to Alli Shaw, Sharon Woods Park Naturalist, on receiving the Environmental Education Council of Ohio (EECO) Finlay Johnson Award. This award is in honor of two men, Carl Johnson …Read More

A short but successful prairie burn season

Posted on April 20, 2023July 21, 2023 |
  • Resource Management
  • The Metro Parks Blog

CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Video of prescribed burn at W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna (Video Liz Christian) The Metro Parks prescribed fire team was able to complete three days …Read More

Behind the Parks: Meet Erin Flannery at Scioto Grove

Posted on April 20, 2023February 16, 2024 |
  • Behind the Parks
  • The Metro Parks Blog

Erin Flannery Park Ranger, Scioto Grove Metro Park Hometown and background I come from Milan, in north Ohio. It’s a small village, with a population under 1,400, but it’s split …Read More

The Best Places to Read in Metro Parks

Posted on April 20, 2023May 18, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

This year, National Library Week is April 23-29, and that got us thinking about the best places to read a book at Metro Parks… Highbanks Nature Center Library A classic. …Read More

Celebrate 75 years of Metro Parks

Posted on April 20, 2023May 18, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

It’s been 75 years since Metro Parks first opened its gates at Blacklick Woods, marking 75 years of conservation, exploration and fun! There’s always something new and exciting just around …Read More

Tad Jeffrey Grants’ Hall of Fame

Posted on April 20, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

MELISSA MEYER Development Assistant, Friends of Metro Parks Friends of Metro Parks is the non-profit organization that helps support the Metro Parks through advocacy, outreach and fundraising. But what are …Read More

Brad Sparks’ Big Birding Year

Posted on April 20, 2023 |
  • The Metro Parks Blog

from the archive In the Spring 2010 edition of Metro Parks’ Parkscope magazine, Brad Sparks wrote about his “Big Year” – the challenge he set himself, to find as many …Read More

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