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Get started composting
Updated May 9th, 2023
Cut your waste and feed your garden by creating a compost area at home. To get started, all you need is a little know-how and a space big enough for a container or bin. Why compost? Organic waste, such as food and yard waste, make 25% to 50% of what people throw away. While you may […]
Searching for fall color? Check out these MetroParks this season
Updated September 20th, 2022
Warm displays of beautiful color, the distinct earthy autumn smell and the crunch of fallen leaves under your feet – fall is perhaps one of the best seasons to explore trees in your MetroParks and neighborhood. Crucial to the environment, trees – especially those native to Ohio – play a critical role in creating habitats […]
Big Benefits for Little Volunteers
Published May 27, 2022
How many times has a child stepped up to be your helper? Starting at a young age, children often express an interest in being involved in just about everything adults are doing. Fostering the idea of being a helper is a great way to cultivate a sense of community in children — especially when they […]
The Healing Effects of Nature
Updated May 26th, 2022
The science behind why spending time outdoors improves your physical and mental health For millennium, many have understood that time spent in nature improves human health. Take for example Hippocrates, a Greek physician born around the year 460 BC. Traditionally referred to as the “father of medicine,” he’s widely attributed to the quote, “Nature itself […]
Nature Play in your MetroParks
Published May 26, 2022
Discover why research shows children who spend time outdoors are healthier, happier and smarter. Jai’Yanna Bass, 11, and sister Sai’Ari Cobb, 9, love playing outdoors, jumping on their trampoline, growing pumpkins, and enjoyinggames with their other sisters, cousins and friends. They also love visiting parks, climbing on the playground at Island MetroPark, as well as […]
Keeping it wild
Updated April 22nd, 2022
Chances are, if you’ve been in your MetroParks this season you’ve spotted wildlife, perhaps even an adorable baby animal. Spring is when many animals mate and give birth to little ones. While spotting any animal in the wild can be exciting, there a few things to remember when you come across a furry, scaly, feathered […]
Steele family service: Make volunteering a family adventure
Published September 10, 2021
As the saying goes, “it takes a village,” but in the case of Adventure Central, its village is built from generations of service-minded families with one goal: to see children thriving outdoors and in the classroom. Take the Steele family, for example. Father, Sheldon Steele, 52, and his daughters, Mariah Steele, 25; Asja Steele, 18; […]
Service Saturdays are a new way to volunteer for your MetroParks
Published September 1, 2021
MetroParks is slowly welcoming volunteers back and creating new public opportunities that don’t require onboarding and extensive training. MetroParks’ new Service Saturdays are perfect for people who want to help MetroParks protect the region’s natural heritage but have limited time during the week. Service Saturdays began on Aug. 21, and will be held every third […]
MetroParks Landmark Bingo
Published May 8, 2021
Play Landmark Bingo Download MetroParks Landmark Bingo card How to play: Download and print your Bingo card, or transfer it to paper or another surface if you don’t have a printer. Check off boxes while visiting your Five Rivers MetroParks. Once you can create a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line by checking boxes, you win! […]
Make your own fairy mud garden
Published May 8, 2021
Enjoy nature play in your back yard with MetroParks education coordinator, Doug, as he shows you how to build your own fairy garden with natural materials.
