Maple Time
2025-03-02 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Slate Run Living Historical Farm, 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH, 43110, United States
Program on going from 1am – 3pm. Take a short hike through the sugarbush to learn about tapping trees and collecting sap, then go to the Farmhouse to watch sap boiling and sample a sweet maple treat.
Hikes leave at 1:15 am and 2pm from the Farmhouse. If needed, additional hikes will be available.
Sap flow is dependent on weather conditions, all other activities will take place.

For Adults 50+: Greg Miller - A Big Year
2025-03-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Scioto Grove, 5172 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH, 43123, United States
Join Greg Miller, Ohio Birder Extraordinaire, as he tells stories about his big year of birding in North America in 1998. This amazing year inspired a book and a movie starring Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson.
“The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession” by Mark Obmascik can be reserved at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in book or audiobook form. “The Big Year” movie can be reserved in DVD format at the library and is also available on several streaming platforms.
Meet at the Grove Lodge.

Eagle Hikes
2025-03-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | 100 Acre Wood, 5280 Cambria Way, Westerville, Ohio, 43081
Join us Sundays in March to check on the progress of the Bald Eagles at their nest at 100AcreWoods. HIke 1.5 mi. on flat, primitive trail. Prepare for mud. Meet at 5225 Cambria Way.

Secret Lives of Trees
2025-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Battelle Darby Creek, 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, 43119, United States
Join a naturalist on a 1-mile hike and learn how trees communicate with each other and how they are able to help each other out. Meet at the Ranger Station, 1775 Darby Creek Dr.

For Adults 50+: Hike in the Pines
2025-03-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Walnut Woods, 6723 Lithopolis Rd, Groveport, OH, 43125, United States
Enjoy a hike through the tall pines at Walnut Woods Metro Park! We will hike approx. 2 miles on this paved, flat trail. Meet at the Tall Pines Area at Walnut Woods Metro Park, 6833 Richardson Rd, Groveport. 50+

Highbanks Adult Hikers
2025-03-03 11:00 - 12:30 | Highbanks, 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, 43035, United States
Join like-minded adults who enjoy nature for approximately 2-3 miles hike on crushed limestone. Prepare for possible icy trails and cold weather. Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature Center is the first right after entering the park. There is limited parking in the Nature Center lot on busy days. Additional parking is available in the Oak Coves Picnic Area, a 10 minute walk from the Nature Center. Follow the paved trail through Oak Coves toward the Nature Center.

Bird Hike to the Wetland
2025-03-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Highbanks, 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, 43035, United States
Join a naturalist on a hike to the wetland bird blind to look for migrating ducks. Hike will be approximately 3 miles over crushed limestone and somewhat hilly. The wetland spur trail will likely be muddy. Bring binoculars if you have, a limited number will be available to borrow. Ages 8+
Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature Center is the first right after entering the park. There is limited parking in the Nature Center lot on busy days. Additional parking is available in the Oak Coves Picnic Area, a 10 minute walk from the Nature Center. Follow the paved trail through Oak Coves toward the Nature Center.

Preschool: Sounds of Spring
2025-03-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-03-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
Learn about the animals making sounds in the gardens this spring. Then join in on a short hike and make a musical craft.

Skunk Cabbage Hike
2025-03-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Clear Creek, 185 Clear Creek Road, Lancaster, OH, 43130, United States
Search for Ohio’s earliest wildflower and visit a vernal pool on a guided 3-mile hike. Meet at the Barnebey-Hambleton Picnic Area, 620 Clear Creek Road SW in Lancaster (39.600092, -82.631611).

Glow Archery
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:30 | Blacklick Woods Golf Course, 7309 E Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068, United States
What’s better then archery? GLOW ARCHERY! Come out to the Blacklick Golf Course Pro Shop to enjoy some free and fun, indoor glow-in-the-dark archery! Ages 8+. All equipment provided.

Intro to Rucking
2025-03-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Quarry Trails, 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH, 43228, United States
Rucking is a form of fitness that combines strength training with cardio! Join us for our Staff Led Rucking Club. Weight will be provided, participants are required to bring their own bag to carry weight in (typically some form of back pack).
Participants are encouraged to bring their own form of wearable weights (rucking vests, backpacks filled with gear/water jugs, etc.) Meet at the lakes area parking lot, 2319 Quarry Trails Dr.

Woodcock Watch
2025-03-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Blendon Woods, 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, 43081, United States
Observe one of the timeless rituals of Spring – the woodcock sky dance! Meet by the large shelter next to the Natural Play area – it’s a short walk to their “stage”. Same program Thursday and Saturday.

For Adults: Woodpecker Walk
2025-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Blacklick Woods, 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068, United States
Take a 1.5-mile hike in search of woodpeckers among the trees. Discover the adaptations that make these birds so unique.

Metro Parks Hiking Club: Fitness Hikes
2025-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Blendon Woods, 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, 43081, United States
Hike 2 or 4 mi. on grave and natural surface trails. Moderate pace. Stairs and hills.

Timberdoodle Time
2025-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Blacklick Woods, 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068, United States
Take a 1.5-mile hike to search the fields for the elaborate, aerial courtship display of the American Woodcock.

Sunset and S'mores
2025-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Quarry Trails, 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH, 43228, United States
Enjoy watching the sunset while eating a toasty s’more around a warm campfire at Quarry Trails Metro Park! Meet at the Basin Parking Lot, all equipment provided.
Quarry Trails Metro Park has several separate park entrances. The address is 2319 Quarry Trails Dr, Columbus, OH. This is a newly opened entrance. Please follow signage and be on the lookout for construction traffic.

Pokémon Go! Hike
2025-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Homestead, 4675 Cosgray Road, Hilliard, OH, 43026, United States
Enjoy Pokémon Go! at Homestead Metro Park! Bring your own device to access Pokémon Go! and hike around the park with park staff to find different Pokémon! Meet at the Homestead Barn Shelter. 4675 Cosgray Road, Hilliard, Ohio 43206

For Adults: Woodcock Walk
2025-03-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Blacklick Woods, 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068, United States

Spring Forward Hike
2025-03-09 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Sharon Woods, 6911 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH, 43081, United States
Enjoy a guided hike to look for signs of Spring in the the woods and meadows of the park. Not suitable for strollers. We may hike off-trail so please dress accordingly.

Amphibian Hike
2025-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Rocky Fork, 7180 East Walnut St., Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
Hike 1.5mi off-trail to look for amphibians in the vernal pools. Wear waterproof boots.

Cowboy Campfire Coffee!
2025-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Quarry Trails, 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH, 43228, United States
Howdy Y’all! Come out to the Lower Sled Hill at Quarry Trails Metro Park to learn how to make Cowboy style Campfire Coffee! All ingredients and equipment will be supplied, feel free to bring your own reusable mug or cup and fill it up with some warm and toasty fire brewed coffee.
Use the 2600 Dublin Rd. Park entrance.

Spring Fungi
2025-03-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Blacklick Woods, 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068, United States
Want to learn more about fungi at Blacklick Woods? Join a naturalist for a hike looking for what’s growing in spring.

Growing Dahlias
2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH, 43081, United States
Learn how to start and maintain your dahlia tubers with members of the Greater Columbus Dahlia Society.

Life in Our Watershed: Vernal Pools
2025-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Battelle Darby Creek, 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, 43119, United States
Let’s take a 1.5-mile hike out to a vernal pool to search for what’s living inside. Trail will be muddy and wet. Ages 18+. Wet Prairie Access- 1378 Darby Creek Dr.

Spring Into Yoga!
2025-03-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Scioto Grove, 5172 Jackson Pike, Grove City, OH, 43123, United States
Join us at The Grove facility at Scioto Grove Metro Park for yoga designed to get you stretched and ready for spring! This program will be held outside on the facilities deck if the weather is nice, or inside the facility if the weather isn’t cooperating, but the meeting location will stay the same regardless!

Run with a Ranger
2025-03-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Quarry Trails, 2600 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH, 43228, United States
Meet at the Kingfisher shelter and come on a 1.5 mile run with a Ranger!
Use address 2319 Quarry Trails Drive and follow the roadway to the lake area parking lot.
