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Eco-friendly Home & Gardens

Eco-friendly Home & Gardens

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

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening and nature. Each class…

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

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening and nature. Each class…

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
A person walking along a dirt trail surrounded by tall pine trees.

Good Garden Talks: Creating Soft Landings

Discover how native plantings under native trees provide critical shelter and habitat for one or more life cycle stages of moths, butterflies…

Summit Lake Nature Center
Adult and child working together on a craft project at a green table filled with art supplies and paper cutouts

Earth Fest Open House

Get an early start on celebrating Earth Day 2026 and enjoy games, a craft and music. You’ll learn the history of Earth Day, plus easy ways…

FASN/Visitors Center
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Take Home Terrariums

Learn how to make a simple terrarium to house rolly polies! Participants will go home with a large glass jar fully furnished for their backyard…

LP/Nature Center