Conservation Tip: Support Our Mission at YOUR Home

Conservation Tip: Support Our Mission at YOUR Home

Extend MetroParks mission from our parks to your home by incorporating one or more of these tips designed to help you practice both conservation and sustainability in your everyday life. 

• Sustainability starts in the kitchen: Sustainability starts in the kitchen - Five Rivers MetroParks

• Grow your own food: Planning and Planting a Garden

Don't have space at home? Consider renting a Garden plot at Possum Creek or Wegerzyn Gardens: Garden Plots - Five Rivers MetroParks

• Community Gardens may be in your area! Did you know there are Community Gardens you can support?

Community Gardening | Five Rivers MetroParks

• Water Collection - Build a rain barrel

When we catch and keep the rainwater (stormwater) that falls on our roofs, we reduce flooding and the stress on sewer system infrastructure and keep pollutants out of our rivers and streams. Estimates indicate that one-quarter of an inch of rain falling on an average home yields more than 200 gallons of water.

Download our guide to creating your own rain barrel

Download our rain barrel installation guide

• Buy Local!  The community benefits when we all make more local purchases. Have you visited 2nd Street Market lately? Learn more in the full article: In the Community - Five Rivers MetroParks

• Create a nature-friendly garden. Here are some helpful guides for your success:

Download our natural landscapes handbook

Download our backyard habitat FAQs

Download a list of the most invasive plants to keep out of your backyard

Volunteer Services is available if you have questions or need assistance with Get Connected.

Contact us at volunteer.services@metroparks.org or call #937-275-7275 and ask to speak with a Volunteer Coordinator.

Return to the Volunteer Blog here.