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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 Yard

Planning on updating your landscape in the coming year? Join a naturalist to discuss how to create a beautiful and biodiverse Wild Back Yard….

LP/Nature Center

Meet Me In The Garden: Creating Iris Envy

Discover the best plan for success to growing fabulous irises in your garden, including best choices for Ohio’s climate, iris types, bloom…

FASN/Visitors Center
The exterior of Summit Lake Nature Center.

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
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

Homegrown Habitats: Shade Plants

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….

FASN/Visitors Center
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
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

Good Garden Talks: History of Food Crops

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn about the interesting history of common fruits and vegetables grown…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge

Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird Boxes

Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds…

LP/Nature Center

Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird Boxes

Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds…

LP/Nature Center
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

Homeschoolers: Earth Day

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…

FASN/Visitors Center

Homeschoolers: Earth Day

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…

FASN/Visitors Center