All Tied Up
The job of the park ranger has been defined simply as, “protecting the park from the people, protecting the people from the park, and protecting the people from the people.” As …Read More
Pokémon invade Metro Parks
Your Metro Parks have always been a great place to see birds, deer and other wildlife as you walk and explore the trails. For the past week, staff at several …Read More
Catch ‘Em All
The latest craze, Pokemon Go, has come to Metro Parks in a big way. We are very happy to see so many people are coming out to capture these virtual critters …Read More
More horse-power at Slate Run Farm
Threshing is one of the highlights of the summer for staff and visitors to Slate Run Living Historical Farm, and you can see how it was done, 1880s style, at …Read More
Fourth of July Holiday Wrap Up
Independence Day is one of our busier holidays of the year. The weather didn’t really cooperate this year, threatening rain pretty much all weekend. As a result, the attendance numbers …Read More
Dig In with Inniswood Junior Garden Volunteers
Inniswood Metro Gardens is the only botanical garden in your Metro Parks, with 10 feature gardens to explore along with natural areas in the 123-acre site. Part of what keeps …Read More
Entertainment for the entire family at Homestead
There’s lots of fun to be had at Homestead Metro Park this summer, including a series of special events to please parkgoers of all ages. Grab your snacks, blankets and chairs and head …Read More
Tip of the Campaign Hat
Congratulations to Ranger Kerry Dunn for being promoted to Second Shift Supervisor. Ranger Dunn has been with Metro Parks since 2011. Prior to Metro Parks, Ranger Dunn served as a …Read More
To manage, or not to manage? That is the question…
Metro Parks manages many areas to control succession of plants. If managed in a “hands-off” manner, all of the park areas would progress through several phases of plant growth beginning …Read More
Repo Gone Wrong
You will rarely see physical altercations among visitors in Metro Parks. When they do happen, it almost always stems from previous history, or issues outside of the park, but end up …Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come
Hundreds of butterflies will be making their way to Scioto Audubon Metro Park in the near future thanks to the efforts of the German Village Garten Club and staff at Metro Parks. …Read More
MusicBASH will have you in the mood for music at Slate Run this summer
Slate Run Metro Park has a ton of things going for it, but something new this summer will have you tapping your feet and dancing in the park. MusicBASH begins on …Read More
Becoming a Metro Parks “Friend”
Hi, I’m Hannah. I grew up in Columbus and spent many a weeknight going on woods walks with the family after dinner. Back then, my tweenage angst had me huffy …Read More
Peek under a pond
Nearly everyone’s been to a pond before. Maybe you’ve gone fishing, watched ducks, enjoyed a picnic nearby, or watched a scenic sunset from a dock or bench near the water’s …Read More
A Busy Day in the Parks
Waxing Crescent Moon By Caliban (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsSome days are busier than others for Rangers. Some people correlate these busy days to the phase of ...Read More
Summer kitchens were all the rage in the 1880s
The warm weather is here in earnest and many people may have already turned on their air conditioners, but in the 1880s families had to find other ways to beat …Read More
Land Use: Past, Present and Future
Introducing a new teacher workshop, Land Use: Past, Present and Future! Registration deadline is June 10th (see details below). Did you know that Metro Parks provides workshops for teachers with content, …Read More
New Rangers take Oath of Office
Earlier this week, Executive Director Tim Moloney held a swearing in ceremony at Metro Parks Headquarters for Three new Metro Parks rangers took their Oath of Office and received their commission as …Read More