Nature Photography: Tips and Tricks
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist Nature Photography Day was June 15, but we don’t need a specific day to capture the beauty of nature! There’s something refreshing about …Read More
From egg to adult: the pipevine swallowtail
LEAH CONWAY Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Life begins for the rich black and metallic blue pipevine swallowtail as a round, orange and pumpkin-like egg roughly one-quarter the size of a …Read More
Our Uncolored Wildflowers: Parasitic Plants
LYDIA RADCLIFFE Blendon Woods Naturalist Have you ever been hiking in the woods and noticed something that reminds you of a fungus but looks an awful lot like a plant? …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Marty at Slate Run
Marty Shull Park Manager, Slate Run Metro Park Hometown and Background I was raised in the Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights. My mother remarried when I was in 6th grade, …Read More
Canopy Walk is your gateway to the sky
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator You’ve never seen anything like this at a Metro Park before. Imagine yourself walking through the tree tops, high above the earth, eyeball to eyeball with …Read More
THE SONG CONTEST
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Another TALL TALE FROM THE DEEP WOODS (TTDW) Roll up, roll up – nature’s biggest and bestest (hee-hee, that’s not a word!) Song Contest is about …Read More
Tornado damages the Tall Pines Area at Walnut Woods
OLIVIA PIPER Resource Management Technician With recent stormy weather throughout Ohio, you may have noticed dramatic damage to some of the Metro Parks. One park in particular, Walnut Woods, experienced …Read More
Benefits of Hiking in the Rain
MEGAN HARRIS Outdoor Adventure Programmer Picture this: it’s Friday, and you’ve been looking forward to the weekend because you have a beautiful day planned in one of Ohio’s many parks …Read More
A FOX IN THE SNOW: the challenge of conquering 19 winter hikes demands courage, commitment, and a bit of comedy
KATHLEEN O’DOWD Guest Contributor Cunning and sly, intelligent and adaptable, the red-haired fox is known for its pointed snout and bushy tail. Don’t let his relatively small size fool you …Read More
Five Trails to Explore this Spring at Metro Parks
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist Bluebell Trail The Bluebell Trail at Three Creeks Metro Park offers the perfect view of the blooming bluebells in spring. This 1-mile trail …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Joe at Pickerington Ponds
Joe Goddard Maintenance Technician, Pickerington Ponds Metro Park Hometown and Background I came into the world at St Ann’s Maternity Hospital in Columbus, but my early years were spent in …Read More
The Metro Parks Strike Team attacks Bank Run
LOGAN DUNN Assistant Resource Manager What is a strike team, you may ask? Well, typically, each week Metro Parks staff members gather together at various parks around the park district …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Cassie at Blacklick Woods Golf Courses
Cassie Stiles Assistant Golf Course Manager, Blacklick Woods Golf Courses Hometown and Background I come from Milford Center, in Union County. It’s a village with less than a thousand residents, …Read More
Long-time Farm Program Manager has seen ‘nearly’ it all!
DAVID TROTTER Historical Farmer – Slate Run Living Historical Farm It is a unique place in Metro Parks where the “uniform” has not changed a bit for 43 years. Suspenders, …Read More
Total Eclipse of the Parks: What to know about the 2024 Solar Eclipse
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist Have you heard? There’s a total solar eclipse happening this year on Monday, April 8. What better way to spend a Monday than …Read More
Getting to know Ohio’s resident flying squirrel
AYDEN VAN FOSSEN Naturalist at Highbanks Metro Park When you think of squirrels in Ohio, likely the first images to pop into your head are that of gray squirrels running …Read More
Recycle like an expert
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager Everyday over 5,000 tons of wasted materials are brought to the Solid Waste Authority landfill. Most of that material does not need to be there …Read More
Ole! The Olentangy
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Ole! It’s worth celebrating. Just more than 50 years ago now, the Olentangy River became only the third Ohio waterway to be honored with the designation …Read More