Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation

05/29/2026

We’re excited to be at Passport to MetroParks at RiverScape MetroPark!

We’re proud to once again partner with the Cox Arboretum Foundation and Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation for a fun, progressive activity that guides participants through multiple stations and ends with taking home a native plant. We look forward to connecting with the community and celebrating the importance of native plants and green spaces together!

05/26/2026

A huge thank you to Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway for presenting the Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation with a generous $5,000 check today following their Earth Month fundraising efforts throughout April. Foundation Board Vice President Deb Hunt and Five Rivers MetroParks Chief of Philanthropy Alexis Larsen were on hand to accept this generous gift.

Partnerships like this help us protect green spaces, expand access to nature, support environmental education and continue creating places where our community can connect with the outdoors for generations to come. We’re incredibly grateful to Hollywood Casino for investing in the parks and helping make a difference right here in the Miami Valley. 🌎💚

05/14/2026

Meet Evie!

One of the adopters of Buckeye at the Carriage Hill MetroPark Riding Center. Evie has a deep love for animals and dreams of one day becoming an animal doctor.

Knowing about this passion, Evie’s great-grandparents brought her to the riding center and had her choose a horse to adopt. To celebrate this special moment, they also created a custom 3D-printed frame to recognize the adoption and commemorate Evie’s connection with Buckeye.

If you want to learn more about the Riding Center or the adopt-an-animal program visit https://www.metroparks.org/riding-center/ or https://www.metroparks.org/about/foundations/adopt-an-animal-program/.

04/29/2026

Will you be attending the Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation's annual MayFair Plant Sale this weekend? It’s a great way to support your parks while picking up your spring plants!

MayFair at the Market: Open to the public Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2nd Street Market during regular business hours. Great plant selection and some unique cultivars of favorite flowers, herbs, vines, hanging baskets, and more! Proceeds benefit Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark.

04/24/2026

We love when the community comes together to do a third party fundraiser for our parks! Thank you Square One Salon and Spa for choosing the Foundation to support this month and help us raise funds for the Possum Creek ADA trail and fishing outcrops project!

This is what community looks like.

Meet Jim Danis, Stephanie's guest since 2009. Jim's company is building the ADA accessible trail at Possum Creek MetroPark, the very project our Dayton area Earth Month raffle supports. A longtime member of the Square One family, helping build something that will welcome everyone into the parks we love.

As part of our Earth Month giving, every dollar raised through our Dayton area raffle goes directly to Five Rivers MetroParks to make this trail a reality.

Raffle tickets are available at Downtown Dayton, Brown Street, Centerville and Oak Creek. 1 for $5 or 6 for $20. Drawing is May 1.
Thank you, Jim. And thank you, Stephanie.

03/12/2026

03/05/2026

Check out the fun competition below. Which park are you visiting?

02/28/2026

🌳 Create a lasting tribute in Five Rivers MetroParks.💚

Honor a loved one or celebrate a special occasion with a tribute bench or tree in one of our beautiful parks. It’s a meaningful way to leave a legacy while supporting the places you love.

Learn more: www.metroparks.org/honor

02/27/2026

02/24/2026

🛍️🌿 Shop to Support: Dorothy Lane Market

Your everyday shopping at Dorothy Lane Market can make a difference! Join the Good Neighbor Program and choose the Five Rivers MetroParks Foundation as your charity of choice. Every purchase helps protect and enhance the parks in our community.

👉 Learn more or enroll here: http://dorothylane.com/club-dlm/good-neighbor

Together, we can keep our parks thriving — one grocery trip at a time!