The 2nd Street Market, 600 E. Second St. in downtown Dayton, is home to 50 small business vendors that offer fresh, local food, pantry staples and hand-crafted items. The Market offers a one-stop shopping experience where visitors can grab lunch and shop for groceries and gifts. The Market will be open the day before Thanksgiving, […]
There are just few days left to get out and wrap up the 2022 MetroParks Trails Challenge. Whether you completed just a few trails or all 28, you should feel great about moving your body in the great outdoors – and perhaps even finding a new favorite MetroPark. Remember, you can’t be selected to win […]
As the greenery of summer leaves and gives way to the colors of autumn and winter, we can tend to pull back from our engagement with nature. But to the contrary, autumn and winter provide a plethora of opportunities to explore nature — and, at Five Rivers MetroParks, your artistic side. From photography to arts […]
Picking out pumpkins and decorative squash is a fun way to celebrate the beauty and variety of the vegetables that this season provides. There are so many shapes and colors and lumps and bumps! Many of the squash grown for decoration are dual purpose- they’re pretty, delicious, and depending on the variety, can be stored […]
You can grow cold-season vegetables and herbs outdoors well into the winter if you use the proper tools and growing methods. Many gardeners use floating row cover, old sheets, boxes, cold frames, and cloches to protect their crops from the elements. One of our favorite methods is the cold frame, which helps protect cold hardy […]
With fall just beginning there are lots of gardening tasks to be done to put your plants to bed and get ready for next spring. Below are some ways to enjoy your garden and keep things looking good for the season: Watching and Listening September is the time to watch our pollinators (butterflies, bees, hummingbirds) […]
This season, it’s time to chill – literally. When the weather cools and leaves start dropping, it’s good to be a little lazy with your yard. Leaving leaves, sticks, clippings and more provides homes for wildlife and helps create a healthy ecosystem in your yard and beyond. MetroParks sustainability coordinator, Tim Pritchard, suggests adopting a […]
Fields of bright yellow goldenrod blooms are common this time of year and add not only a great deal of beauty to the early fall landscape, but they are an indispensable ecosystem plant for our region. The sunny blooms of the goldenrod (around 22 species statewide) can be found in forest, prairie, meadow, and urban […]
Winding down, cleaning up, getting ready. Gardening season isn’t over yet! Fall is the time to begin preparing for winter and spring in the garden, but there’s still so much beauty to enjoy. Some annual blossoms are fading, while others like geranium, marigolds and begonias still look fantastic. Don’t forget to save some marigold seed […]
With its stunning colors and crisp temps, fall is an awesome time to get outdoorsy — and to explore the season’s spooky vibe by visiting some ghostly remnants of days long past in your Five Rivers MetroParks. The preservation and interpretation of the Dayton region’s natural heritage is at the core of MetroParks’ mission, but […]
