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(a) It's exotic and it crowds out the native plants
(b) It conceals illegal activity so we want it kept back from the path
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Scioto Audubon Center & Metro Park - News & Updates
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Stacky
Franklinton
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About two month ago I visited to participate in a workshop on rain gardens, put on by the Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative (CORGI) and sponsored by the Sierra Club. It was a really great introduction to the Center and how they incorporate several ways to prevent surface water runoff and use rain water in the design of their building, gardens and parking lot.
Exploring their site, I see an Events page, if anyone is interested, but don't see a newsletter to keep in touch. Perhaps one is available to members?
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groundrules
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does anyone know what the weird stonehenge lookin' things are in the fenced AEP transformer area at the north end of the park? I didn't take a picture, but I'm curious. They look like someone has gone to the trouble of lighting them, but no explanation, and you can't get close...
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Audubon cleanup under budget
By Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
Wednesday April 11, 2012 5:06 AMAlthough Metro Parks will spend an additional $489,770 to clean up Columbus’ former impounding lot at Scioto Audubon Metro Park, the final bill for the project is still expected to cost $700,000 less than the original estimate. Metro Parks still plans to open the area to the public by September. It should include trails, shelters, a restroom and an obstacle course.
READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/04/11/audubon-cleanup-under-budget.html
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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surber17 said:
Can't even express how much I love this place. I bring out-of-towners here every time someone comes in.Meanwhile, things are happening across the river, the homeless camp was cleared out and now you have a view of GIAC with the downtown skyline in the background.
Pedestrian bridge, please.
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futureman
Grandview Heights
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joev said:
Does anyone know what's being built on Short Street, just south of the overpass and right before Columbus Brewing Company? From the maps, it doesn't look like that's part of Scioto Audubon, but it's really close.Is this what you are talking about?
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/phase-2-of-liberty-place-apartments
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Scioto Audubon Metro Park Continues Expansion
Published on October 19, 2012 12:20 pm
By: Walker
The 120-acre Scioto Audubon Metro Park located just south of Downtown Columbus has quickly become regarded as one of the best urban green spaces in the region, and the latest round of construction there will continue to make the park even better.
READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/scioto-audubon-metro-park-continues-expansionPosted 7 months ago # -
surber17
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Photo update: https://twitter.com/myurbanhood/status/292261412644982786/photo/1/large
this park has doubled in size. I can't wait for spring to head down there with the dog.
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melikecheese
Merion Village
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They have finally leveled the really ugly city car repair and fire training buildings that were on Greenlawn Ave this month, I can't see whats going to be built back on that spot cause the sign blew down weeks ago and no one has put it back up,
but my point, is now the land across the river and I never realized the nice skyline view, if they built some short towers for condos those would have great views of the Audubon park.
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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That's all parkland along the river, you should go past those barriers and check it out. There's an excellent view of the skyline.
That is Scioto Blvd. IIRC the storm drain covers are dated 1958. It used to connect near COSI but it was wiped out by I-71 in the 60s and was more or less forgotten. It was a homeless camp but that was cleaned out, and it was completely overgrown in honeysuckle until they cleaned most of it out (with a big loader). The banks are still overgrown, though.
I'm trying to wrangle volunteers to remove honeysuckle around the dam. I might be able to book the city crew that's assigned to work with volunteer groups on Saturdays.
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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I'm delighted to see these changes, it puzzled me for years that such a central location would lie abandoned. Really, the homeless were making more use of the area than anyone else. The city, or someone, had dumped a lot of materials.
It could be sweet, and it's on its way. It would be nice to clear the bank, but I wouldn't want to encourage people to go down to the water immediately above the dam, bad combo.
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