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Community Resources

MetroParks has developed community services to extend our reach and make it easy for schools, childcare centers, scouts and other groups to connect with nature.

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Natural Adventure Boxes

Engage children of all ages in exploring the natural world

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Get Outside Book Club

...31, and includes three types of activities: Storytimes and adventures in MetroParks, live animal experiences in Dayton Metro Library Branches, and at-home reading and family adventures. Storytimes and Adventures in...

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History of the Parks

Our parks have a rich history, and many were important to Dayton residents years before they became MetroParks.

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Let’s get growing – it’s National Gardening Day!

...where to start, get inspired by viewing the blooms throughout the growing season at Aullwood Garden, Cox Arboretum and Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark. While each of these parks boasts beautiful blooms,...

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MetroParks, Access to Excess growing solutions to help alleviate hunger in the Dayton region

Each year during the growing season, MetroParks gleans produce grown in its gardens at Cox Arboretum, Wegerzyn Gardens, Carriage Hill and Possum Creek MetroPark to donate to local organizations. This...

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Keep on growing: Second season in the garden

...you are using a space where you were growing summer veggies, be sure to completely clear the area before you plant seeds. If you are putting in a new bed...

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Get in the garden to celebrate Minority Health Month

...and growing food across the country, from Colorado to Columbus, Ohio. Her applied knowledge of growing food, sustainability and community gives her a unique perspective on the opportunities growing your...

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Creating Youth Leaders through Growing, Sharing, and Selling Food

Teens and their families can learn about growing their own food by participating in our community gardening program, attending a gardening class, and visiting a garden park and Possum Creek...

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Growing and Restoring Starts at the MetroParks Seed Nursery

...to essentially start from scratch. “The plants that were growing in the seed nursery beds had been displaced by invasive plants,” conservation supervisor Meredith Cobb said. “We spent last summer...

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