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Submit Photos for Amateur Photography Exhibit

From September 1 through November 16, visitors may submit two entries for our Annual Amateur Photography Exhibit, which will be displayed…
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Submit Entries for Verdant Wonders

Ohio residents are invited to submit their creative works for publication in Verdant Wonders, the park district’s new literary journal that…
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Self-Guided Story Trail: The Earth & I

Enjoy a walk along the 0.6-mile Bluebird Trail while following a self-guided story trail based on the book The Earth & I. This experience…

LP/Nature Center
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist for an entertaining lesson in nature drawing. Bring a sketchbook, pencil and a sense of humor. Beginners are…

LP/Nature Center
orange and white pumpkins sit on a table outdoors

Pumpkin Carving

Join us to create a seasonal work of art! BYOP (pumpkin, that is) or register to receive two free pumpkins per family. Carving utensils provided….

LP/Nature Center
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Kinderealm: Acorns

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will learn how the small acorn plays a mighty role in our forests through stories, crafts…

LP/Nature Center
A common loon with black-and-white plumage and red eyes swims on a lake, holding a freshly caught fish in its beak

Loons for the Loon-Lovers

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society and Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio Northern University Jay Mager to discover the life history…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
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Homeschoolers: Leave the Leaves

Homeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Ever wondered what might be hiding in the leaf litter? Let’s learn why you should leave the leaves this fall…

FASN/Visitors Center
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Kids in the Garden

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest…and…

SLNC
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Good Garden Talks: Share the Harvest

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to enjoy a potluck from the harvest. Bring some of your garden’s harvest…

GYH/Main Entrance
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Archery Games

Practiced participants will review international-style target archery principles and test their marksmanship through a variety of fun and…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge

Date at the Lake

Bring a date and join us for a night of great views and memorable fun. Learn the art of pressing plants and take home your masterpiece just…

SLNC