Metro Parks trails prove healing for local man with heart condition
Chad Engler runs at various Metro Parks for health and healing.
A Point in Time
Last week, rangers at Scioto Audubon and Greenways worked as a Street Outreach Team in cooperation with the Community Shelter Board and other partnering agencies. The Street Outreach Team, helped …Read More
Preschoolers at Blendon Woods Metro Park
Preschoolers at Blendon Woods Metro Park.
Date ideas you’ll both love in your Metro Parks
Great dates don’t have to cost a fortune—or anything at all if you take your sweetie to a Metro Park. We’re free, fun and open every day of the year. …Read More
Helpful Winter Hike Hints
The turn of the new year is an exciting time in our metro parks. The Winter Hike series is in full swing, with large turn outs at Blacklick Woods, Sharon …Read More
A rootin’-tootin’ supper at your campfire
GREG WITTMANN Three Creeks Naturalist Light the fire and grab your dutch oven – it’s campfire cooking time with Two Hungry Naturalists’ Greg Wittmann. Watch how to make cowboy baked …Read More
Wander and Wonder: Give the gift of Metro Parks
Give the gift of Metro Parks and treat your friends and family to a world of adventure, wonder and fun!
Tim Talks: Winter activities
Experience a true winter wonderland and challenge yourself to a variety of outdoor activities.
Help us hike to a greener place at the 2020 Winter Hikes
Join us at the 2020 Winter Hikes and help us hike to a greener place. For a full list of upcoming winter hikes, visit https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Winter-hikes-flyer-2020.pdf
Students and researchers use Metro Parks for their studies
Students at The Ohio State University and professional researchers are conducting some fascinating studies in Metro Parks. Here are just three of them. BATS Bridget Brown, a Master of Science …Read More
The Christmas Bird Counts help conservation efforts
Devoted birders can visit Metro Parks to take part in the world’s longest running citizen science project. The Audubon Christmas Bird Counts are now in their 120th year and six …Read More
Winter fun awaits you at Metro Parks
Bundle up and head out to your favorite Metro Park for some winter fun! When those flakes gather on the ground and drift through the air, there’s no finer place …Read More
Opt Outside in a Metro Park on Black Friday
Instead of standing in long lines waiting to buy cheap stuff at discounted rates on Black Friday (November 29), tell the world you’re going to #OptOutside by visiting a Metro …Read More
Man soaks up nature at Blendon Woods
Keith Kraut talks with 10TV’s Karina Nova at Blendon Woods about birding and how the park helps him cope with depression and anxiety. Keith birds at the park several times …Read More
Treat yourself to an 1880s Thanksgiving
While Thanksgiving may conjure up memories of feasting all day and napping all night, it was quite the opposite on an 1880s farm. Men still had to husk and haul …Read More
Celebrating 100 years of coyotes in Ohio
CRAIG BIEGLER Battelle Darby Creek Naturalist This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first coyote sighting in Ohio. Over the last century, coyotes have spread throughout the state and …Read More
Wildlife when the leaves are down
Winter is a wonderful time to get out and see various wildlife once the leaves have fallen. Metro Parks are the perfect places to satisfy your passion to see wild …Read More
Metro Parks is one researcher’s paradise
TINA FRONK Social Media Specialist Pattama Ulrich dreams of a world where humans, wildlife and nature harmoniously coexist. She’s making this dream come true by studying natural resource management at …Read More