Five Rivers MetroParks

The Maimon Memorial Garden has provided hundreds of pounds of food to The Foodbank, Inc., and Miami Valley Meals. The garden also provides educational opportunities for high school students and visitors.

Trae Elzy joins "Everybody Birding," a group creating welcoming outdoor spaces for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities in southwest OH.

An OSU Extension educator will help Dayton-area gardeners learn about soil health and amendment, heavy metals in your yard, and more, at the upcoming Five Rivers MetroParks Small Farm and Food Fest on Aug. 2.

Ohio farmer, Bryna Chandler, is an expert in preserving and using root vegetables months and years after harvest. Now, she's sharing her knowledge.

Betty Hoevel is an education coordinator with Five Rivers MetroParks who explained to WYSO how to stretch your summer garden harvest.

Community outreach specialist Sheena Johnson and yoga teacher Tiffany Brown share how Five Rivers Metro Parks wants to build trust and create healing spaces for everyone.

This episode of WYSO's podcast and radio series, 'We Outside', explores how two Black men in Ohio use nature and movement to support their mental health and find healing.

WYSO's new podcast 'We Outside' with Trae Elzy explores how Black communities find peace, purpose, and mental wellness through outdoor spaces in southwest Ohio.

Five Rivers MetroParks is working with The Foodbank Inc to offer garden kits with seeds and starter plants at mobile distributions this spring.

Five Rivers MetroParks temporarily closed several flooded parks and some roads around the Miami Valley were blocked by flood waters.

The park system has held prescribed fire trainings for over 30 years. Currently, it’s only able to offer them a few times a year.

The Dayton-area park system pitched the 2025 birding contest as a way to introduce people to a new hobby and foster an appreciation of birds and conservation.