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Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Self-Guided Storybook Trail: The Earth and I

Enjoy a spring walk along the 0.6-mile Sugarbush Trail while following a self-guided story trail based on the book “The Earth and I.” This…
A yellow warbler sitting on a tree branch.

Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers

Hike the 0.9-mile Fernwood Trail through April 28 to discover the world of warblers as we await these colorful migrants.

FASN/Visitors Center

Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk

Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive…

LP/Nature Center
A blue sky with large, fluffy, white clouds

Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike

Enjoy a mid-morning hike along 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail. Along the way we’ll learn about ring-necked pheasants that were introduced to…

SC/Pheasant Run Area

Spring Wings and Wildflowers

Join a naturalist for a peek at the park district’s Wetmore Conservation Area on portions of Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Wetmore Trail…

Wetmore Conservation Area

Fold Your Own Frog

Meet at Pioneer Shelter to learn how to fold your own origami frog. Afterwards we’ll explore the area looking, listening and learning about…

GYH/Pioneer Area
A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Birding the Bog

Join a naturalist to bog around and look for birds! On this 1.6-mile hike, we’ll also discuss how native prairies and wetland environments…

SFB/Prairie Trail
A yellow warbler sitting on a tree branch.

Spring Migration Warm-Up

Join a naturalist as we get ready for spring migration, warbler season and the Biggest Week in American Birding! We will review the basics…

LP/Nature Center
Water flowing over a rocky creek bed.

History Hike: Furnace Run

Stroll along the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail with a naturalist to learn how Furnace Run Metro Park came to be, including its connections to the…

FR/Brushwood Area
Two cyclists riding down a paved trail with Summit Lake to their left.

Senior Cycling: Why Bikes?

Join us in collaboration with South Street Ministries for a 13.5-mile bike ride to discuss how transportation has evolved along the canal…

SLNC
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

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…

SLNC

Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap

Join us to swap some plants! These can be cuttings from plants in your yard or freshly grown from seed. Plants should be labeled by name and…

Summit Lake Nature Center