5 Miles x 5 Hikes x 5 Parks x 5 Weeks Be sure to register by Sunday, April 26 on Grandma Gatewood Day and so you’ll have 5 weeks to complete the challenge! Price: $35 includes finisher’s patch Official t-shirt – special $10 add-on Hiking is on-your-own at any 76 of Ohio’s beautiful state parks! Who is Grandma Gatewood?Grandma…
5 Miles x 5 Hikes x 5 Parks x 5 Weeks Be sure to register by Sunday, April 26 so you’ll have 5 complete weeks to complete the challenge! Price: $35 includes finisher’s patch Official t-shirt – special $10 add-on Hiking is on-your-own at any 76 of Ohio’s beautiful state parks! Who is Grandma Gatewood?Grandma Emma Gatewood was from…
The Ohio State Parks Foundation and Nocterra Brewing Company are launching a nature series of winter events designed to entertain and educate about our state parks. The creative partnership between the two organizations is in support of Nocterra’s “Take a Hike” IPA, sales of which benefit the nonprofit foundation. Take a Hike IPA is also available at all of…
The Ohio State Parks Foundation (OSPF) celebrated the fall season with a tree planting, thanks to Dynegy, a retail supplier of electric service to residents of Ohio.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 10, 2025 Contact: Lisa Daris, lisa.daris@ohiostateparksfoundation.org Ohio State Parks Foundation NamesDr. Marcia Sloan Latta as New Chair COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Parks Foundation (OSPF) named Dr. Marcia Sloan Latta as chair, effective the end of March. Dr. Latta is a founding member having served since its creation in 2021. She succeeds Bob Taft, former…
Check out the March edition of Ohio State Parks Foundation Monthly for information on the Grandma Gatewood Virtual Challenge, our new Tree and Bench Program, learn where you can go mushroom hunting in Ohio and more from OSPF!
The February edition of Ohio State Parks Foundation Monthly features news you can use including boating education classes around Ohio, updates on OSPF projects, membership perks for 2025 and more!
Projects Thanks to individual donors, grantors, and corporate sponsors, the Ohio State Parks Foundation funded multiple projects in 2024. Projects included: Events In addition to the annual Kick-off to Summer event held each year at the Alum Creek Marina, the foundation co-hosted a Pollinator Power event with the Aviation Energy Center in September at John Bryan State Park. The…
Thanks to our donors, grant givers, and our partner – the Athens City-County Public Health Department, we reached our goal of $130,000. This funding will provide an accessible beach pathway and kayak launch at Strouds Run in Athens, Ohio. Scheduled for 2025. Over 30 donors and grant givers funded this project!
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