JILL SNYDER Visitor and Engagement Manager Quarry Trails Metro Park won 1st Place in the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association’s (OPRA) Annual Award of Excellence for Capital Improvements – $2.5 …Read More
STEPHANIE WEST Blendon Woods Naturalist ‘Tis the season when we crave a crackling fire, cozy blanket, fluffy sweater and a hot drink to make us feel warm inside and out. …Read More
Paul Martineau Assistant Park Manager, Clear Creek Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, but my family moved to Steubenville, Ohio when I was one …Read More
HALEY INGRAM Planning & Design Project Coordinator The third quarter of 2022 has been a busy one for Metro Parks, and the Planning & Design department was no exception! We …Read More
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks natural resource management staff were joined by their volunteers to plant 100 native trees and shrubs in the wildlife area of Battelle Darby …Read More
A new year is fast approaching and many people are thinking about resolutions and goals for the next year. Whether your goal is to spend more time outside, stay active …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Metro Parks was very much part of the A-Team, the John ‘Hannibal’ Smith of the moment, …Read More
JILL SNYDER Visitor and Engagement Manager In Ohio, people often assume that the winter means a time to cuddle up inside and avoid the outdoors. Fifty years ago, Metro Parks …Read More
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks’ natural resource management staff and their volunteers visit the W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna several times each year to control invasive plants, collect …Read More
Jen Boniface Manager of Park Operations Hometown and background I’m from Barberton, which is about 8 miles southwest of Akron. The town was founded in 1891 by an industrialist named …Read More
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