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Nature Collage

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Good Garden Talks: Winter Sowing

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Holiday Wreath Making

Holiday Wreath Making

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DROP-IN: FRIGID FISHES

Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist for this easy, fun lesson. All materials will be provided. Registration is required and begins on 11/27.

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm

Virtual Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist for this easy, fun lesson. A list of materials and a Zoom invite will be emailed after registering. Registration is required and begins on 11/27.

Good Garden Talks: Winter Sowing

Some call it the lazy way to start your seeds — we call this method smart and fun! Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn winter sowing. Grow your seedlings by planting seeds outdoors in vented containers to foster the naturally timed germination of climate-tolerant varieties.

Towpath Trail

Drop-In: Bird Feeder Craft

Want to attract birds to your yard? Drop in and make your own mini bird feeders using sun butter and tree cookies.

Holiday Wreath Making

Join a naturalist to make holiday wreaths! Learn which evergreens make the best wreaths and which of those are native to Ohio. You’ll also learn how to use other native plant materials such as winterberry, dried grasses and vines to add accents to your wreath. Each person can take home one wreath for the holiday season. Cost is $20/person. Registration…

Liberty Park

Holiday Wreath Making

Join a naturalist to make holiday wreaths! Learn which evergreens make the best wreaths and which of those are native to Ohio. You’ll also learn how to use other native plant materials such as winterberry, dried grasses and vines to add accents to your wreath. Each person can take home one wreath for the holiday season. Cost is $20/person.  Registration…

Liberty Park

Nature Drawing for Kids

Join our interpretive artist for this entertaining lesson in nature drawing for kids ages 6 to 12. All materials will be provided. Registration is required and begins on 11/29.

Virtual Nature Drawing for Kids

Join our interpretive artist online for this entertaining virtual lesson in nature drawing for kids ages 6 to 12. All you need is a pencil and paper. A Zoom invitation will be emailed to participants after registration. Registration is required and begins on 11/29.

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm

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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 12/5.

Liberty Park

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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 12/5.

Bird Law

You may have heard of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but what does it mean? What efforts for bird conservation are happening today? Attend this presentation and find out!

Firestone Metro Park

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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 12/5.

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm

Virtual Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist online for this entertaining virtual lesson in nature drawing. No experience is necessary; all you need are pencils, paper and a sense of humor. A Zoom invitation will be emailed to participants after registering. Registration is required and begins on 12/5.

Winter S.T.E.A.M. Drop-In

Drop-in to get your science, technology, engineering, arts and math on! Try your hand at various table-top activities including crafts, simple machines and building projects. Who knows what you’ll create!

F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm

Stars & Stories

Join a writer-turned-naturalist for a seminar on our constellations and the stories behind them.

Liberty Park

Winter Solstice Hike and Fire

Celebrate the shortest day of the year and enjoy the crisp air as we stroll past luminaries on the .25-mile Maple Loop Trail. We will learn the true meaning of the winter solstice, why all of Santa’s reindeer are female, why Rudolph isn’t the only reindeer with a red nose and the folktale of “Mother Deer.” Following the hike, we’ll…

Liberty Park

DROP-IN: FRIGID FISHES

It may be freezing out, but the fish don’t disappear! Learn how fish behavior changes to help them survive winter freezes while creating a gyotaku craft.