Summit Metro Parks
Beginning January 2026, all program registration will be online. Registration will now open at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the month prior to the program. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m.).
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Planning Your 2025 Wild Back YardPlanning on updating your landscape in the coming year? Join a naturalist to discuss how to create a beautiful and biodiverse Wild Back Yard. Learn about rain and container gardens and which plants, trees or shrubs will give you the best results to improve biodiversity in your outdoor space.
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Meet Me In The Garden: Creating Iris EnvyDiscover the best plan for success to growing fabulous irises in your garden, including best choices for Ohio’s climate, iris types, bloom time, dividing and minimizing pests and diseases.
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Kids in the GardenJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […] |
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Kids in the GardenJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […]
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Homegrown Habitats: Shade PlantsCalling all people with yards or green spaces, big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month we’ll spotlight shade-dwelling plants to add to your outdoor spaces with less than 3 hours of direct sunlight.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Kids in the GardenJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […]
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Good Garden Talks: History of Food CropsJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn about the interesting history of common fruits and vegetables grown in gardens. Discover how different crops made their way around the world, changing tastes and cuisines along the way.
Goodyear Heights Metro Park
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Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird BoxesJoin a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees, bluebirds and wrens. After a short presentation, participants can make a bluebird box to take home, free of charge, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Limit one kit per […]
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Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird BoxesJoin a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees, bluebirds and wrens. After a short presentation, participants can make a bluebird box to take home, free of charge, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Limit one kit per […]
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Kids in the GardenJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […] |
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Homeschoolers: Earth DayHomeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Let’s take a close look at one of the most important holidays, Earth Day! We’ll discover how people from across the world celebrate and come up with some of our own meaningful ways to honor our planet. Registration is required and begins on 3/28.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Homeschoolers: Earth DayHomeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Let’s take a close look at one of the most important holidays, Earth Day! We’ll discover how people from across the world celebrate and come up with some of our own meaningful ways to honor our planet. Registration is required and begins on 3/28.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Kids in the GardenJoin us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […] |
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Planning on updating your landscape in the coming year? Join a naturalist to discuss how to create a beautiful and biodiverse Wild Back Yard. Learn about rain and container gardens and which plants, trees or shrubs will give you the best results to improve biodiversity in your outdoor space.
Discover the best plan for success to growing fabulous irises in your garden, including best choices for Ohio’s climate, iris types, bloom time, dividing and minimizing pests and diseases.
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 enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held…
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 enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be moved…
Calling all people with yards or green spaces, big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month we’ll spotlight shade-dwelling plants to add to your outdoor spaces with less than 3 hours of direct sunlight.
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 enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held…
Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn about the interesting history of common fruits and vegetables grown in gardens. Discover how different crops made their way around the world, changing tastes and cuisines along the way.
Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees, bluebirds and wrens. After a short presentation, participants can make a bluebird box to take home, free of charge, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Limit one kit per household. Registration is required and…
Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds such as chickadees, bluebirds and wrens. After a short presentation, participants can make a bluebird box to take home, free of charge, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Limit one kit per household. Registration is required and…
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 enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held…
Homeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Let’s take a close look at one of the most important holidays, Earth Day! We’ll discover how people from across the world celebrate and come up with some of our own meaningful ways to honor our planet. Registration is required and begins on 3/28.
Homeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Let’s take a close look at one of the most important holidays, Earth Day! We’ll discover how people from across the world celebrate and come up with some of our own meaningful ways to honor our planet. Registration is required and begins on 3/28.
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 enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held…