JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager Remember the joy of catching fireflies or watching the sunset and the moonrise in the summertime? Without the pressure of morning alarms and early bedtime, …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator At a little more than 7,000 acres in area, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park is by far the largest of the parks in the Columbus and …Read More
It’s easy to become a Metro Parks Explorer and show your love for the parks. Hundreds of our program participants become explorers every year. All of our explorers receive a …Read More
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager As the school year comes to a close, it doesn’t mean the learning needs to stop! Why not visit one of our Nature Centers to …Read More
CRAIG BIEGLER Naturalist – Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park Over the last few years, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park staff noticed that an alarming number of animals were being killed …Read More
BRITTANY CLARK Park Technician, Highbanks Metro Park Hometown I’m from Sardinia, a small town east of Cincinnati. Population is about 1500. Years of Service I joined Metro Parks in May …Read More
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist As central Ohio streams warm just a little, a cacophony of color plays out under the rapids, riffles, runs and pools. The fish known as darters …Read More
It’s almost summertime, and Metro Parks reservable venues are a hot commodity in Central Ohio! So we wanted to give you our Top 5 things we think you should know …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator In this month’s 20 IN 22 journey through the parks and their history we encounter the kettle lakes and wetlands of Pickerington Ponds Metro Park, and …Read More
STEPHANIE WEST Senior Naturalist – Blendon Woods and Rocky Fork Metro Parks You know all about baseball season, football season, and basketball season, but are you familiar with warbler season? …Read More
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Along with awesome Metro Parks team members from various parks and departments, Resource Management completed two terrific burn days in late March 2022, including the …Read More
JILL SNYDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education Thankfully, most Ohio plants and animals use the length of daylight to judge if spring is here. If they relied on the …Read More
The Walter A. Tucker State Nature Preserve at Blacklick Woods Metro Park in Reynoldsburg, Ohio will be inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network on Friday, April 15, 2022 at 11AM. …Read More
BECKY COLLINS Ranger/Operations Specialist – Metro Parks Headquarters – What I do at Metro Parks I’ve been with Metro Parks for just over 20 years. I coordinate training, order uniforms …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator In this month’s 20 IN 22 journey through the parks and their history we encounter the shale banks of Highbanks Metro Park and the spruce and …Read More
KATIE BENNETT Naturalist, Clear Creek Metro Park Regardless of the forecast or temperature, nature has many ways of letting us know spring is on the way. Signs of spring are …Read More
CODY BERKEBILE Senior Naturalist, Blacklick Woods Metro Park – What I do at Metro Parks I’ve been a full-time Naturalist at Blacklick Woods Metro Park since February 2016 and became …Read More
JILL SNYDER Assistant Manager – Interpretation & Education As we celebrate 20 IN 22, we want to challenge our adults who are 50+ to visit each of our 20 Metro …Read More
– Grow your career with Columbus & Franklin County Metro Parks! Enjoy the outdoors working as a Seasonal Park Technician or spend the summer playing outside with kids as a …Read More