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
A personal perspective on the state nature preserve at Highbanks
HONOUR LACKEY Visitor Engagement Intern When you think of Metro Parks, maybe you think of the events like WAGfest or SciotoFest. Maybe you think of activities like climbing the rock …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Megan at Inniswood
Megan Fleischer Horticulturist, Inniswood Metro Gardens Hometown and background I’m from Perrysburg, which is about 12 miles southwest of Toledo in northwest Ohio and has a population of about 25,000. …Read More
A Metro Parks TV reviewer lives the 19th-century life
Metro Parks’ Human Resources Director, Renee Telfer, has been entertaining Metro Parks’ staff in our internal newsletter with a series of reviews of her favorite TV programs, always with an …Read More
Scouts and volunteers helped build Metro Parks
Metro Parks’ Adventure Starts Here video for September focuses on the terrific work of scouts and volunteers in helping Metro Parks to grow in the 75 years since the first …Read More
Day Trips in the Metro Parks
MACY TALLARICO Outdoor Adventure Programmer Some may find it surprising to know that the Metro Parks are home to 230 miles of trails to explore! Whether you are on the …Read More
Upon the Trails
KATIE DAVIES Outdoor Adventure Programmer A LYRICAL POEM ABOUT HIKING A gravel path weathered from time and footsteps winds underneath a leaning canopy of green. Steam from the river rises …Read More
Surveying the creeks
CARRIE MORROW Assistant Resource Manager Metro Parks Resource Management staff are responsible for managing the natural resources of the parks. In order to do that, we need to know what …Read More
Living history at the farm stirs family memories
HONOUR LACKEY Visitor Engagement Intern As a student at Ohio State University I took a class in my second semester that centered around films about early America, sparking an interest …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Andrew Boose, Metro Parks Aquatic Ecologist
Andrew Boose Metro Parks Aquatic Ecologist Hometown and background I was born in Sandusky, but I lived a little to the east of there, or “on the other side of …Read More
Old-Growth Forests
CATON WILLIAMSON Blacklick Woods Seasonal Naturalist Old-growth forests are ecosystems at their best. I have found that a walk through one of these forests is always a worthwhile experience. From …Read More
Summer Fun — there’s still time!
JILL SNYDER Visitor Engagement Manager Despite all the back to school ads, summer doesn’t officially end until September 22, so there is still plenty of time to get outside and ...Read More
My Perfect Day… pack!
CAROLINE WAGNER Outdoor Adventure Supervisor Do you have big plans to hit the trails and go hiking this summer in your favorite Metro Park? There are a few things you’re …Read More