LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist November is Native American Heritage Month, recognizing the Native American Indians that have made a unique contribution to the nation. Ohio was once …Read More
LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing 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
Take a short hike at Highbanks or Quarry Trails to learn more about the people who once called Columbus their home. Check out the Pool Family gravestones at Highbanks Metro …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator The creative impulse to found what would eventually become Sharon Woods Metro Park is inextricably linked with plans to build two major Interstate freeways. The preservation …Read More
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist Great Southern Metro Park is a future park and a key piece of park land that will aid in connecting Scioto Grove with the Metro Parks …Read More
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist Sections of Sharon Woods and Highbanks Metro Parks were inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network on September 15, 2022. Brian Kane, Mid-Atlantic Regional …Read More
KATIE DAVIS Outdoor Adventure Programmer – There is nothing like finishing a long hike, sitting down on a large rock, and diving into a good trail snack. Most Metro Parks …Read More
Kerry Manion Part-time Park Ranger, Prairie Oaks Metro Park Hometown and background I’m from Chicago, Illinois. My dad worked as a sheet metal worker/pipefitter for the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator The first child gets all the love. But somehow, when the second child comes along, and even though the love of the first is undiminished, plenty …Read More
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager As the summer begins to wind down, so do our efforts of raising and releasing northern bobwhite quail into our parks. Slate Run is in its …Read More
Casey Kirker Park Technician, Three Creeks Metro Park – Hometown I’m from Bexley, on the east side of Columbus. We lived close to Alum Creek. What I do at Metro …Read More
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager The fall weather makes for a wonderful day in the park and there is so much to celebrate as the season changes. The cool crisp …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator In music, critics speak reverently of the Three Bs (Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms) and their prominent role in the history of music and the arts. The …Read More
BARK BASH – August 24, 2024 Bark Bash is the super-duper event of the summer for you and your canine friends. The inaugural Bark Bash replaces the cancelled WAG! Fest …Read More
TRAVIS CAMPBELL Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure Biking is in full swing in summer and Metro Parks has something for all types of riders! Did you know your Metro Parks offer …Read More
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist The Metro Parks, as a whole, is located within two Ohio River watersheds. There are two rivers (Olentangy and the Scioto), 11 creeks (Alum, Blacklick, Big …Read More
Allison Shaw Naturalist, Sharon Woods Metro Park – Hometown I come from Marietta, in southeast Ohio. It’s on the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers with a population just …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Metro Parks is fortunate enough to own and operate one of the most-admired public gardens in the entire Midwest. Inniswood Metro Gardens is now a 123-acre …Read More