| Our Mission
"Five Rivers MetroParks is dedicated to protecting Greater Dayton’s natural heritage and to providing outdoor recreation and education experiences that inspire a lasting personal connection with nature."
Our Goals
- To be recognized as the leader in land protection; caring for what we have and adding
what we need.
- To connect today’s 21st century audience with nature and conservation.
- To be recognized as an indispensable leader in the quality of life, wellness and
economic vitality of the community.
- To be recognized as a responsible steward
of the Montgomery County taxpayers dollars and as returning a value for those dollars
Our Changing 21st Century Audience
In the last ten years, Five Rivers MetroParks has seen a significant change in our
audience, specifically in their:
- Orientation to the natural environment
- Ideas and expectations of how to
use their leisure time, and their beliefs of how much leisure time they have or
should have
- Increased concerns for physical comfort and personal security
Today’s audience presents a unique set of needs and wants from Five Rivers MetroParks. We hear you. That’s why we offer programs and facilities that meet your lifestyle needs.
- Today’s audience enjoys fewer inter-generational activities, is more dependent upon physical comforts and is more likely to have concerns about personal security.
- Today’s children are less likely to play outside or to have a strong orientation to nature.
- There is an increased interest in active, independent recreation; people want to be more in control of their own park experience.
- The desire for independent use is also partly driven by today’s busy lifestyles, which have led to a rise in impulse-driven, unscheduled use of the parks.
- Technology also has reached outside, into parks, and we must integrate technology into our parks and programs to respond to today’s audience.
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