Five Rivers MetroParks

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.

Five Rivers MetroParks is holding two info fairs in January to help people learn more about CSA subscriptions and the benefits of these local produce boxes.

Representatives from Five Rivers MetroParks gave some tips and tricks to being more sustainable this holiday season.

The Miami Conservancy District worked with with Five Rivers MetroParks to practice installing a 200-foot-long temporary floodwall at RiverScape MetroPark.

The new 131-panel array will generate 100,000 kilowatt hours annually for Five Rivers MetroParks at its 2nd Street Market.

The Summit Sisters backpacking school is for Ohio women with little-to-no prior experience with the outdoors.

Adventure Central in Dayton has offered youth programming since 2000, after a Five Rivers MetroParks community assessment revealed a need for out-of-school programs in the area.

With a backlog of $58 million in replacements and repairs, Five Rivers MetroParks says they've reached their limit without more levy funding.