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
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
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
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
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
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
MELISSA MEYER Development Assistant, Friends of Metro Parks Friends of Metro Parks is pleased to announce that Memorial Bricks are making their debut this year! Since many of the parks …Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator This concluding article in the series of Metro Parks’ park histories focuses on parks that have opened in the last 10 years (Rocky Fork, Homestead, Scioto …Read More
KATIE THORPE Outdoor Adventure Programmer Meandering through the woods on a long hike, your mind begins to wonder. Thoughts of the day to day routine might drift in, or the …Read More
In our latest Tim Talks video, Resource Management staff talk about some of the projects and tactics used to maintain biodiversity in the parks, and to keep the Metro Parks …Read More