Shelby Watkins Assistant Park Manager, Quarry Trails Metro Park Hometown and background I come from Upper Sandusky, a small city in Wyandot County, almost exactly half way between Marion and …Read More
As part of our Winter Hikes Series, don’t miss the twinkling and sparkling lights at five of our parks throughout December. See the Holiday Lights at Battelle Darby Creek, Blacklick …Read More
Have a little fun with our Holiday Crossword, with clues related to the parks, nature and the holidays. Download a fillable version from the button below the puzzle grid. Download …Read More
RICK McGIVERN Finance Director and Treasurer The 2024 Metro Parks Budget was recently approved by our Board of Park Commissioners. This will fund our mission to provide clean, safe parks …Read More
HOLLY WILLER Metro Parks Visitor Engagement I’ve always maintained that my dream job is to be a lighthouse keeper. How could it not? A gorgeous sea-side location far away from …Read More
The Winter Hikes are here. From December 2023 through February 2024, there are lots of opportunities for you to get out and about with friends and family on our latest …Read More
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist The weather cools, and the aerially acrobatic dragons exit. The dragons of the aquatic realm take up their hunting under the watery surface. Stealthily, lying in …Read More
SCOTT FELKER Three Creeks Naturalist As a Metro Parks naturalist, I’ve heard many things over the years. Kids often go into “stream of consciousness” monologues that usually start with “One …Read More
Carrie Keller Outreach Naturalist for Senior Programs Hometown and background I come from Reynoldsburg and went to school there, first at Herbert Mills Elementary and then graduating from Reynoldsburg High …Read More
MELISSA TURPENING Bank Run Park Manager It seems like only yesterday that Dan Kaderly, Manager of Park Operations, was saying “Let’s build a via ferrata at Quarry Trails Metro Park” …Read More
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist A 700-yard-long, 30-foot-wide hedgerow, at Prairie Oaks Metro Park, had been on the list for removal since the park opened in 2002. But it survived for …Read More
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media 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
Bring your four-legged friend to Rocky Fork Metro Park to let them explore the dog park and the off-leash dog trail!
Use your imagination and explore our 100 Acre Wood – one of the most dramatic and scenic old-growth forests in Metro Parks!
ANN CULEK Program Manager, Slate Run Living Historical Farm Fall is a beautiful time to visit Slate Run Living Historical Farm, often picturesque and full of activity. On your visit …Read More
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager When it comes time to name a Metro Park, it’s no easy matter. There are so many things to consider — what trees grow there, …Read More
Marcos Santamaria Park Technician, Blacklick Woods Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Reynoldsburg and went to school here, first at Rose Hill Elementary, then to the Waggoner …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Walnut Creek is a beautiful stream. But it’s also a dumping ground for discarded tires. That’s why Walnut Woods Metro Park joins forces with the City …Read More