Make The Outdoors Your Classroom
Your Metro Parks are dynamic outdoor classrooms and exciting places for active learners of all ages. Our naturalists and educators will connect you to nature or help you learn a new outdoor skill. We offer a range of free educational opportunities and resources.
Our programs engage people in hands-on experiences that promote appreciation and understanding of our area’s great cultural and natural resources.
Learning in Nature
Whether it’s a field trip to a park, a morning spent in the creek looking for crawdads or a home school program, there’s no limit to the amount of things that can be discovered in nature. Immerse yourself in one of our outdoor adventures.
Education Programs
LEAH CONWAY Seasonal Naturalist – Blacklick Woods The monarch butterfly may be the most famous of invertebrates here in the US — followed closely by the black widow spider and …Read More
LEAH CONWAY Blacklick Woods Seasonal Naturalist Two-lined salamanders are a common sight in Ohio streams and woodlands, if you know where and when to look. Most activity occurs the first …Read More
MEGAN FLEISCHER, Inniswood Horticulturist Developing the next great garden theme for Inniswood’s seasonal displays is an on-going quest. I gather inspiration from obvious sources such as nursery catalogs and garden …Read More
Marvel at the bison grazing in their pastures, look for critters in the creek or listen to the water flow over the rocks. You can do it all at Battelle …Read More