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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
ANNETTE BOOSE Guest Blogger Unseasonably warm weather this past November afforded my husband and me the opportunity to take our 2-year-old granddaughter, Wren, on a fishing expedition. We chose Schrock …Read More
OLIVIA GARAS Resource Management, North End Land Management Coordinator We are all familiar with the crisp cold air, blanket of snow and icy roadways that winter months in Ohio bring …Read More
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks staff recently attended an annual update about eastern hellbender conservation. As an endangered species in Ohio and having the small potential to pop …Read More
On a visit to Slate Run Metro Park, Executive Director Tim Moloney wisely made plenty of time to check out Slate Run Living Historical Farm. THE VIDEO STILLS FROM THE …Read More
VIRGINIA GORDON Communication Coordinator Adventure awaits you at Scioto Grove Metro Park, if you’re bold enough to climb the 111 rather steep steps to the top of the Fire Tower. …Read More
Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney heads to Slate Run Metro Park to experience the best of fall, with ravines, creeks and hills to explore, and even a covered bridge, …Read More
Why I volunteer at Metro Parks, what I do and what I love most about it Volunteering has always been important to me. I retired eight years ago after working …Read More
PATRICK KELLY Assistant Manager, Scioto Grove Metro Park The fire tower at Scioto Grove has been open for a little over a year now and visitors have been able to …Read More
MEGAN FLEISCHER Horticulturist, Inniswood Metro Gardens Since 1999, seasonal displays at Inniswood have been designed around a specific theme. The theme helps to inspire diverse, exciting displays that introduce a …Read More
ELAINE HALL Assistant Resource Manager Around this time every year, while growing up, the blooming seas of golden yellows always meant it was time to go back to school. Goldenrods …Read More