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SARAH FLECKER Seasonal Naturalist, Blacklick Woods The temperatures are rising, the wildflowers are blooming, and the birds are singing. Summer is in full swing, and Metro Parks is here to …Read More

To infinity, and beyond! Metro Parks’ Summer Movie Nights are back, and they’ll send you soaring through the clouds and feeling like you’ve scored a hole in one. All movies …Read More

VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Nature. So wonderful, so marvelous, so inspiring. We’re lucky, here in central Ohio, to have 20 Metro Parks practically on our doorsteps. The parks are synonymous …Read More

STEPHANIE WEST Blendon Woods Naturalist Tiny bunnies hopping through your garden; a fawn hiding, alone in your shrubbery; Mama mallard parading her ducklings across your lawn, far from water; scruffy, …Read More

BRYAN KNOWLES Inniswood Gardens Manager As one may have inferred from a theme titled “Vertical Visions,” the gardens at Inniswood Metro Gardens certainly have you looking up this summer. This …Read More

Members of Queer Climbing Columbus enjoyed a climbing session using Scioto Audubon Metro Park’s climbing wall. The group often climbs at the park and organizes group walks at several other …Read More

JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager We are excited to invite all of our Metro Parks friends and visitors to participate in the Metro Parks 75 Year Challenge. Our challenge recognizes …Read More

ADAM BRANDEMIHL Guest blogger As a psychiatrist, I have seen the positive mental health impacts of consistently spending time in nature, including lower stress levels, improvements in mood and a …Read More

ERIN WHITMAN Golf Course Generalist YES! Metro Parks does have a golf course. Located right next door to Blacklick Woods Metro Park, Blacklick Woods Golf Course has been serving our …Read More

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dedicated May as American Wetlands Month! What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas of ground that remain saturated with water for the majority …Read More

STEP OUT INTO YOUR METRO PARKS, because spring is here and it’s time to hear the glorious singing of the birds, and delight in the multitude of views of tree …Read More

In our latest TIM TALKS video, Metro Parks Executive Director Tim Moloney meets with local psychiatrist and Metro Parks enthusiast Adam Brandemihl at Highbanks Metro Park, for a chat about …Read More

It’s warming up here in Franklin County, and that means everybody’s favorite nemeses are back. That’s right, it’s tick season. Tick season is generally considered to be April through September. …Read More

MELISSA MEYER Development Assistant, Friends of Metro Parks Friends of Metro Parks is pleased to announce that Memorial Bricks are making their debut this year! Since many of the parks …Read More

ACROSS 1. They’re the biggest mammals in Ohio, and can be seen at the biggest Metro Park. (5) 5. The parks have loads of these. They may be white, or ...Read More

Congratulations to Alli Shaw, Sharon Woods Park Naturalist, on receiving the Environmental Education Council of Ohio (EECO) Finlay Johnson Award. This award is in honor of two men, Carl Johnson …Read More