Parks and Land

February 18, 2011

Section near Easton nearly completes Alum Creek Trail

* Columbus will build the 1.1-mile section with the help of a $485,000 state grant. By JOE WILLIAMS Published: Friday, February 18, 2011 4:40 PM EST […]
February 5, 2011

Complete Streets: State of the Practice Webinar

You are invited to the next APBP (Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals) webinar, to be hosted at MORPC: Complete Streets: State of the Practice Wednesday, […]
February 4, 2011

Ohio featured by national Children & Nature Network!

Regional Report from Ohio l  January 2011 The Children & Nature Movement is growing and growing, with increasingly more campaigns in more than 40 states. With […]
January 9, 2011

New park on City Center site is ready now for visitors

Just waiting for spring New park on City Center site is ready now for visitors Thursday, January 6, 2011 02:51 AM By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS […]
December 19, 2010

Metro Parks awaits budget pinch

District to tuck away $3.3M until 2011 state funds clear up Wednesday, December 8, 2010 02:52 AM By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Metro Parks officials […]
November 18, 2010

ODNR Dedicates New State Forest, Wildlife Area

Gov. Ted Strickland and Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Sean Logan Wednesday opened Ohio’s newest state forest, the 12,089-acre Vinton Furnace Sta te Experimental Forest, […]
October 18, 2010

“The kids love to touch,” Tuffey said. “They love to touch the bugs. They love to touch the fish.”

St. Mary’s fourth-graders watch EPA work with river Saturday, October 9, 2010 06:39 PM By MICHAEL J. MAURER ThisWeek Community Newspapers Fourth-grade students from St. Mary’s […]
October 8, 2010

Ohio Wildlife Center events

Just a quick update on what’s going on at OWC for the next couple of months. Any help publicizing would be great!! September 12, 2:00 p.m., […]
June 8, 2010

Family Creeking at Sharon Woods Sunday 6/13

Family Creeking Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:00PM Sharon Woods Metro Park Take a 1-mile roundtrip hike to Spring Creek and venture into the cool waters to […]