Invasive species can’t be allowed to take over
HONOUR LACKEY Visitor and Engagement Intern On a hike through the Honda Wetlands with Glacier Ridge naturalist Jack Sullivan, a volunteer brought a spot of color in the marsh to …Read More
Picnic and Play at your Metro Parks in the summer heat
In our latest Adventure Starts Here video, see the sights that should encourage you to build up an appetite using the trails and play equipment, then fire up the grill …Read More
My Metro Parks Summer Bucket List
SARAH FLECKER Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods The temperatures are rising, the wildflowers are blooming, and the birds are singing. Summer is in full swing, and Metro Parks is here to …Read More
Lights, Camera, Action!
To infinity, and beyond! Metro Parks’ Summer Movie Nights are back, and they’ll send you soaring through the clouds and feeling like you’ve scored a hole in one. All movies …Read More
Tennessee riffleshell causes a stir in Ohio
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks Resource Management staff recently made a really exciting discovery, with the help of some local scientists. The Great Southern park land, south of …Read More
Squirrel Fantasia
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Nature. So wonderful, so marvelous, so inspiring. We’re lucky, here in central Ohio, to have 20 Metro Parks practically on our doorsteps. The parks are synonymous …Read More
Mother Knows Best: When to intervene with young wildlife (and when not to)
STEPHANIE WEST Blendon Woods Naturalist Tiny bunnies hopping through your garden; a fawn hiding, alone in your shrubbery; Mama mallard parading her ducklings across your lawn, far from water; scruffy, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Amy Klamut at Metro Parks Headquarters
Amy Klamut Metro Parks Payroll Specialist Hometown and Background I’m from Mount Vernon, which is about an hour northeast of Columbus. It’s the county seat of Knox County and has …Read More
Vertical Visions
BRYAN KNOWLES Inniswood Gardens Manager As one may have inferred from a theme titled “Vertical Visions,” the gardens at Inniswood Metro Gardens certainly have you looking up this summer. This …Read More
Adventure Starts Here: Queer Climbing Columbus
Members of Queer Climbing Columbus enjoyed a climbing session using Scioto Audubon Metro Park’s climbing wall. The group often climbs at the park and organizes group walks at several other …Read More
Have fun with our 75 Year Challenge
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager We are excited to invite all of our Metro Parks friends and visitors to participate in the Metro Parks 75 Year Challenge. Our challenge recognizes …Read More
Metro Parks: your natural mood boosters
ADAM BRANDEMIHL Guest blogger As a psychiatrist, I have seen the positive mental health impacts of consistently spending time in nature, including lower stress levels, improvements in mood and a …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Caroline at Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure
Caroline Wagner Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure Programmer Hometown and background I’m from Seven Hills, Ohio, a city of about 12,000 people in Cuyahoga County, and a suburb of Cleveland. I …Read More
Wait…! The Metro Parks has a golf course!?
ERIN WHITMAN Golf Course Generalist YES! Metro Parks does have a golf course. Located right next door to Blacklick Woods Metro Park, Blacklick Woods Golf Course has been serving our …Read More
Wetlands: What are they?
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dedicated May as American Wetlands Month! What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas of ground that remain saturated with water for the majority …Read More
Spring is here…!
STEP OUT INTO YOUR METRO PARKS, because spring is here and it’s time to hear the glorious singing of the birds, and delight in the multitude of views of tree …Read More
Tim Talks: Mental Health with Adam Brandemihl
In our latest TIM TALKS video, Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney meets with local psychiatrist and Metro Parks enthusiast Adam Brandemihl at Highbanks Metro Park, for a chat about …Read More
Tick, Tick, Boom
It’s warming up here in Franklin County, and that means everybody’s favorite nemeses are back. That’s right, it’s tick season. Tick season is generally considered to be April through September. …Read More