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Month: June 2025

Photo: Stefan Bruch

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, 2025September 17, 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 |
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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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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

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