The Metro Parks Holiday Crossword 2024
The Metro Parks 2024 Holiday Crossword is here, with clues related to the parks, nature and the holidays, and with a little spattering of Tolkien and fantasy thrown in for …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Joy and Jim at Blendon Woods
Joy and Jim Dunno Metro Parks Volunteers at Blendon Woods Why we volunteer at Metro Parks, what we do and what we love most about it JOY We’ve been retired …Read More
A Wren and a Bluegill
ANNETTE BOOSE Guest Blogger Unseasonably warm weather this past November afforded my husband and me the opportunity to take our 2-year-old granddaughter, Wren, on a fishing expedition. We chose Schrock …Read More
Getting Salty as winter approaches… de-icing habits and impacts
OLIVIA GARAS Resource Management, North End Land Management Coordinator We are all familiar with the crisp cold air, blanket of snow and icy roadways that winter months in Ohio bring …Read More
Hellbenders are Real
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks staff recently attended an annual update about eastern hellbender conservation. As an endangered species in Ohio and having the small potential to pop …Read More
Tim Talks: Visit Slate Run Farm
On a visit to Slate Run Metro Park, Executive Director Tim Moloney wisely made plenty of time to check out Slate Run Living Historical Farm. THE VIDEO STILLS FROM THE …Read More
Are you bold enough to climb the fire tower?
VIRGINIA GORDON Communication Coordinator Adventure awaits you at Scioto Grove Metro Park, if you’re bold enough to climb the 111 rather steep steps to the top of the Fire Tower. …Read More
Adventure Starts Here: Opt Outside
Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney heads to Slate Run Metro Park to experience the best of fall, with ravines, creeks and hills to explore, and even a covered bridge, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Eunice at Highbanks
Why I volunteer at Metro Parks, what I do and what I love most about it Volunteering has always been important to me. I retired eight years ago after working …Read More
The Fire Tower — One Year in Photos
PATRICK KELLY Assistant Manager, Scioto Grove Metro Park The fire tower at Scioto Grove has been open for a little over a year now and visitors have been able to …Read More
Elements of Nature: Earth, Air, Fire and Water
MEGAN FLEISCHER Horticulturist, Inniswood Metro Gardens Since 1999, seasonal displays at Inniswood have been designed around a specific theme. The theme helps to inspire diverse, exciting displays that introduce a …Read More
Goldenrods Galore!
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Around this time every year, while growing up, the blooming seas of golden yellows always meant it was time to go back to school. Goldenrods …Read More
Paddling season is over! Now what?
MACY TALLARICO Outdoor Adventure Programmer As the fall season approaches and we start to clean and store our kayaks and paddle boards, people may find themselves wondering “What other outdoor …Read More
Adventure Starts Here: Visit the Fire Tower at Scioto Grove Metro Park
Reach new heights as you ascend nearly 100 feet to the top of the fire tower at Scioto Grove Metro Park.
Gray, black, and white squirrels – what’s the deal?
LEAH CONWAY Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Have you noticed a white squirrel while on any of your walks in the Metro Parks? In particular if you’re strolling about on the …Read More
Wander and Wonder: Roam among the tall trees
Delight your senses this fall with walks through the avenues 0f towering trees in the forests and alongside the rivers and streams of Metro Parks.
A nod of recognition from our partners
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager Metro Parks was recognized recently by Columbus City Schools for the continuous partnership work between the two agencies. Both organizations strive to educate the students …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Dave at Highbanks
Dave Potts Invasives Team Volunteer – Highbanks Why I volunteer at Metro Parks, what I do and what I love most about it I retired in 2016 after a full …Read More
How low will they go?
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Everyone secretly loves statistics. Especially record breaking statistics. During the Olympics we are hooked on whether an athlete is going to break a record, or …Read More
Creature Feature: Conservation of the red-headed woodpecker
LEAH CONWAY Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Of the 22 woodpecker species found worldwide, seven are present in Ohio. Today we’ll be taking a look at the aptly-named red-headed woodpecker. Though …Read More