What’s Invading Your Backyard?
LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media & Marketing Specialist Central Ohio is home to a diverse array of plant and animal life, but not all species belong here. Invasive species – plants, …Read More
Behind the Flames: Metro Parks Conducts Prescribed Burns
Fire might seem destructive at a first glance, but in the hands of trained conservationists, it’s a powerful tool for revitalizing ecosystems. Metro Parks regularly conducts prescribed burns – carefully …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Jennifer at Sharon Woods
Jennifer Rounds Sharon Woods Naturalist Hometown and Background My family lived in Fort Recovery, Ohio, until I was in 2nd Grade, although I was born in the hospital at Cold …Read More
Meet Morty
STEPHANIE WEST Blendon Woods Naturalist “I’m invasive, I’m invasive, I’m invasive.” The little voice behind my chair repeats this phrase over and over, interspersed with random “hellos,” and a hauntingly …Read More
Metro Parks has an app (and a new challenge)!
DOWNLOAD THE APP LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media & Marketing Specialist Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks is excited to announce that we are now a part of the OuterSpatial …Read More
Highlights from the Resource Management Annual Biotic Survey
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Each year Metro Parks conducts a variety of biotic surveys throughout the district. You may catch a glimpse of staff and volunteers already out in …Read More
Metro Parks plays an important part in bluebird conservation
JERRY FRITSCH (From his 2015 Parkscope article) Some of you might have driven down a country road in summer and caught a glimpse of a blue bird sitting on a …Read More
Wander and Wonder at Battelle Darby Creek
IN OUR LATEST WANDER & WONDER VIDEO WE FOCUS ON BATTELLE DARBY CREEK, OUR LARGEST METRO PARK At more than 7,000 acres, Battelle Darby Creek is the largest park in …Read More
From Egg to Adult: Spotted Salamander
LEAH CONWAY Guest Blogger Ohio’s state amphibian is the unmistakable and aptly named spotted salamander. This charming creature can be found in the hundreds at the right time and place, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Mike at Scioto Grove
Mike Bosworth Maintenance Technician, Scioto Grove Metro Park Hometown and Background I’m born and bred in Columbus. All my life I’ve been called by my nickname of Boz, and I’m …Read More
A Win for Native Plants
LOGAN DUNN Assistant Resource Manager For years, native plant enthusiasts and conservation minded individuals have adored sharing stories and photos of their gardens, prairies, forests and other landscapes. Lush with …Read More
Winter in Metro Parks
There’s mountains of fun to be had in Metro Parks when winter weather drapes everything in the ghostly sheen of snow and ice, and wildlife is easily seen against the …Read More
From Egg to Adult: the Wood Frog
LEAH CONWAY Guest Blogger Ohio’s most terrestrial frog may not be seen as readily as a common bullfrog, but they too undergo an exciting metamorphic process. Wood frogs will betray …Read More
Snowflakes – a cold blast from the past
DIANA MORSE Former Naturalist at Blacklick Woods FROM THE METRO PARKS ARCHIVES – PARKSCOPE WINTER 2011-12 The cold, drier air of winter causes a magical thing to happen. Not just …Read More
Holiday Crossword 2024 – The Answers
THANK YOU to everyone who submitted their Metro Parks 2024 Holiday Crossword puzzles by the deadline of December 31. We hope you all had fun doing it, or trying to …Read More
Metro Parks wins State Award for fiscal excellence
Scott Brown, Central Region Liaison for the Ohio Auditor of State, presented the Auditor of State Award to the park district during the December Metro Parks Board of Commissioners meeting. …Read More
It’s the Winter Hike at Clear Creek
Clear Creek Metro Park has some of the most memorable and sometimes challenging trails to make the Clear Creek Winter Hike a must! There are flat and easier trails too, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Renee Telfer at Metro Parks HQ
Renee Telfer Human Resources Director Hometown and Background I was born in Beckley, West Virginia, but my family moved to Columbus when I was just nine months old. My dad …Read More