Don’t hit the brakes on firebreaks
LOGAN DUNN Assistant Resource Manager Every spring and fall Metro Parks conducts prescribed burns at a number of our parks. The use of prescribed fire maintains a healthy prairie ecosystem …Read More
All About… Fox Squirrels
GORDON MITCHELL Land Management Coordinator Fox squirrels are the largest native tree squirrel species in North America. Its scientific name of Sciurus niger is made up of a generic name, …Read More
Wander & Wonder: Chestnut Ridge
In our latest Wander & Wonder video we take a closer look at Chestnut Ridge Metro Park. STILLS FROM THE VIDEO
Dunkleosteus – the world’s deadliest fish
TIFFANY GUO Guest Blogger If you’ve ever followed up a trek along Highbank’s shale bluff by wandering around the nature center, you may have come across what looks like the …Read More
Virtual Reality adds an ultra-modern touch to ranger training
KERRY DUNN Prairie Oaks Park Manager This month, all Metro Parks’ commissioned ranger staff participated in Virtual Reality Scenario Training to receive required yearly CPT (continuing professional training) credits for …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Logan Dunn in Resource Management
Logan Dunn Assistant Resource Manager Logan Dunn is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me I come from Big Island, Ohio, which is neither big, nor an island. Early …Read More