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
Climbing Wall and River work is a winter staple at Scioto Audubon
KATIE LOFTON Scioto Audubon Park Technician At Scioto Audubon in the winter, we are able to tackle unique maintenance needs to be sure we continue operating clean, safe parks for …Read More
Bundle Up for Fun: Winter Activities at Metro Parks
LIZ CHRISTIAN Social Media and Marketing Specialist As the temperatures dip and the air gets crisp, it’s easy to feel like staying inside with a warm cup of cocoa is …Read More
Project Holocene lights up the entrance to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center
SANDY LIBERTINI Grange Insurance Audubon Center Engagement Manager Visit Scioto Audubon Metro Park through February 28, 2025 to see a vibrant outdoor art exhibit outside the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. …Read More
Celebrating our volunteers at Clear Creek
KATIE BENNETT Clear Creek Naturalist Clear Creek recently held its annual volunteer appreciation event. Volunteers had the opportunity to take in fall colors while canoeing Lake Emily and enjoying a …Read More
Approved & Adopted – not a wayward child, it’s the 2025 Metro Parks budget
RICK McGIVERN Metro Parks Finance Director & Treasurer The 2025 Budget was recently approved by our Board of Park Commissioners at the December 2 meeting. This approval launches another year …Read More
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