Making BERManent Changes
MELANIE FOWLER Resource Management Technician Over the past few months, some of the Resource Management staff repaired failing berms at the wetlands along the Spring Creek Trail at Sharon Woods, …Read More
A Poetic Celebration of the Polyphemus Caterpillar and Moth
TIFFANY GUO Guest Blogger Face of a Great Horned Owl on Chitin A poem by Tiffany Guo You used to be greener than that oak leaf above you, Whose fingers …Read More
Increasing Inclusion in our Metro Parks: Introducing the GRIT Freedom Chair
MEGAN RICHLEY Inclusion Program Coordinator I am really excited to share with you a new Metro Parks resource that will be available beginning October 1. With the help from our …Read More
Scioto Fest is back
Scioto Fest 2025 is happening at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Friday September 19 and Saturday September 20. Come and join us for barrels of fun, with climbing, slacklining, canoeing, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Maria at Battelle Darby Creek
Maria Bergman Battelle Darby Creek Naturalist Maria Bergman is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me I grew up in Grove City, just about 10 minutes away from where …Read More
Let’s leave the water in the water hazards
ERIN FLANNERY Assistant Golf Course Manager All golf courses need grass. And what does grass need to thrive? Water… and usually lots of it. So how does a golf course …Read More
Glow-in-the-dark Nature
CRAIG BIEGLER Blendon Woods & Rocky Fork Naturalist You may be familiar with a few animals that glow in the dark; fireflies (or “lightning bugs”) and certain deep sea fish …Read More
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS – The Musings of an 80-year-old Metro Parks
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator It’s August 14, 2025 and that means I’m 80 years old today. Congrats to me, ha ha! That’s me speaking here, as in me, Metro Parks, …Read More
All About… Coyotes
GORDON MITCHELL Land Management Coordinator Coyotes are relatives of the gray wolf, which has long been extirpated from Ohio. The scientific name for coyotes, Canis latrans, is Latin for “barking …Read More
Clear Creek Flooding
STEVEN KINSER Clear Creek Park Manager Clear Creek experienced several storms with heavy rain towards the end of June. On the evening of June 30, we received several inches of rainfall which caused …Read More
Freebird soars away at Glacier Ridge
TIFFANY GUO Seasonal Naturalist A recent morning at Glacier Ridge Metro Park took flight with a unique spectacle, as maintenance workers, park rangers, and naturalists gathered at the Wind and …Read More
Camp was a real blast this season
MACY TALLARICO Camp Coordinator Our 29 incredible camp counselors have officially hung up their polos as summer camp wrapped up on August 1. What a season it has been. Across …Read More
Calling all dog lovers – it’s Bark Bash 2025
Barb Bash is nearly here. Enjoy our video preview and get ready to join us at Prairie Oaks on Saturday August 23.
Sensory Sensitivity Bags are here!
MEGAN RICHLEY Inclusion Program Coordinator Happy August! It is hard to believe that the kiddos are headed back to school so soon. I wish everyone the best of luck as …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Danny at Blacklick Woods Golf Courses
Danny Sorgini Blacklick Woods Golf Courses Manager and Pro Danny Sorgini is talking with Communications Coordinator, Virginia Gordon About me My family lived in Reynoldsburg until I was 6 years …Read More
All About… Beavers
GORDON MITCHELL Land Management Coordinator Long before the United States was established, many Europeans traveled this country in search of pelts to export to Europe. Although many mammal species were …Read More
Our Challenge: hike every mile of trail in Metro Parks
ERIC FRISCH Guest Blogger Hiking in the Metro Parks has been part of our relationship from the very beginning. My first date with Amanda was a long walk at Sharon …Read More
The Dinosaur that Survived the Asteroid
TIFFANY GUO Glacier Ridge Seasonal Naturalist The time of dinosaurs would seemingly be forever lost in the instant that a massive chunk of rock and metal hurled into Earth at …Read More