Wild Back Yards

Alder Trail at Goodyear Heights Metro Park

Turn food waste into super soil

By composting organic materials, you can help reduce the amount of methane landfills produce while improving soil quality.

The understory

Hidden beneath the easy-to-notice fall colors in our woodlands is an underappreciated layer of forest. If you know . . .

It’s more than dirt

The soil in your yard isn’t just dirt — it’s a hidden ecosystem with a carefully crafted composition.

Marvelous monarchs: Witnessing the magic of migration in our Metro Parks

Each year, we have the incredible privilege to see one of nature’s greatest migrations: the monarch butterfly’s 3,000-mile journey.

6 buzzworthy facts about Ohio’s native bees 

You won’t bee-lieve how amazing our native bees are! Enjoy these fun facts about some of nature’s hardest workers.