Illuminating hobbies with Holly
HOLLY WILLER Metro Parks Visitor Engagement I’ve always maintained that my dream job is to be a lighthouse keeper. How could it not? A gorgeous sea-side location far away from …Read More
Winter Hikes 2023-2024 – They’re Here!
The Winter Hikes are here. From December 2023 through February 2024, there are lots of opportunities for you to get out and about with friends and family on our latest …Read More
Where have all the dragons gone?
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist The weather cools, and the aerially acrobatic dragons exit. The dragons of the aquatic realm take up their hunting under the watery surface. Stealthily, lying in …Read More
Believe it, or Not! A few nature myths
SCOTT FELKER Three Creeks Naturalist As a Metro Parks naturalist, I’ve heard many things over the years. Kids often go into “stream of consciousness” monologues that usually start with “One …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Carrie, Outreach Naturalist for Senior Programs
Carrie Keller Outreach Naturalist for Senior Programs Hometown and background I come from Reynoldsburg and went to school there, first at Herbert Mills Elementary and then graduating from Reynoldsburg High …Read More
How’s the first year of the via ferrata going?
MELISSA TURPENING Bank Run Park Manager It seems like only yesterday that Dan Kaderly, Manager of Park Operations, was saying “Let’s build a via ferrata at Quarry Trails Metro Park” …Read More
Death of a Hedgerow
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist A 700-yard-long, 30-foot-wide hedgerow, at Prairie Oaks Metro Park, had been on the list for removal since the park opened in 2002. But it survived for …Read More
#OptOutside with Metro Parks!
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist #OptOutside was started by REI in 2015 as a day to close their stores on Black Friday and give their employees and customers …Read More
Adventure Starts Off Leash at Rocky Fork Metro Park
Bring your four-legged friend to Rocky Fork Metro Park to let them explore the dog park and the off-leash dog trail!
Wander and Wonder – 100 Acre Wood
Use your imagination and explore our 100 Acre Wood – one of the most dramatic and scenic old-growth forests in Metro Parks!
Fall on the Farm
ANN CULEK Program Manager, Slate Run Living Historical Farm Fall is a beautiful time to visit Slate Run Living Historical Farm, often picturesque and full of activity. On your visit …Read More
Bank Run Metro Park is coming soon
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager When it comes time to name a Metro Park, it’s no easy matter. There are so many things to consider — what trees grow there, …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Marcos at Blacklick Woods
Marcos Santamaria Park Technician, Blacklick Woods Metro Park Hometown and background I was born in Reynoldsburg and went to school here, first at Rose Hill Elementary, then to the Waggoner …Read More
Two Tons of Tiresome Travail
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Walnut Creek is a beautiful stream. But it’s also a dumping ground for discarded tires. That’s why Walnut Woods Metro Park joins forces with the City …Read More
Can a tree tell time?
ANDREW BOOSE Aquatic Ecologist A familiar question often asked is, “How old do you think that tree is?” There are ways of getting a tree’s age. Now the use of …Read More
The Regulars Speak
ANDY MILLER Assistant Park Manager, Chestnut Ridge Metro Park Humans, as one saying goes, are creatures of habit. Some habits are bad, some habits are good, and some habits are …Read More
October Fun at Highbanks Metro Park
CARA CHATFIELD ROHRBAUGH Highbanks Park Ranger October is the best month to explore gorgeous fall colors and spooky natural surprises at Highbanks Metro Park in Lewis Center, Ohio. You can …Read More
Find what lurks in Metro Parks
Keep your eyes wide and ears alert as you search Metro Parks for spooky sights this October!
Urban Legends of Metro Parks
LIZ CHRISTIAN Marketing and Social Media Specialist This month, we went on a deep dive into the urban legends of Metro Parks, so grab your s’mores supplies and gather around …Read More
Bat surveys yield good news
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Throughout the spring and summer months, the Resource Management staff, naturalists and volunteers get together every other week to watch bats emerge from some very …Read More