Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
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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. Please register for the individuals in your household only. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Wednesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m.).
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Powering Tomorrow SustainablyJoin a naturalist in this new monthly series to explore how emerging energy technologies and evolving policies are shaping our daily lives — and paving the way toward a sustainable future. We’ll discover how communities, industries and individuals are coming together to cut carbon emissions, adopt renewable technologies and rethink the way we power our […]
Liberty Park
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Self-Guided: Awaiting WarblersHike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23. |
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Kinderealm: Marvelous MigrationWe invite children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions to join us to learn about the marvels of bird migration! We’ll embark on a journey of our own through activities, a story and a short hike. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is […]
Liberty Park
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Good Garden Talks: Creating Soft LandingsDiscover how native plantings under native trees provide critical shelter and habitat for one or more life cycle stages of moths, butterflies and beneficial insects whose numbers are in decline.
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Conservation in Action: Bats of OhioJoin us for the first Conservation in Action Series presentation. Park Biologist Marlo Perdicas will summarize two decades of bat research and discuss the future of these unique and imperiled species. |
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Self-Guided: Spring Wildflower WalkWelcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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Dancing Conversation: Creative Process in NatureNCCAkron Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke will facilitate a discussion with four artists around incorporating nature as a part of their creative process. Akron-based artists will include Choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson and his work Black by Nature, Saxophonist Chris Coles and Wildlife Specialist Monika ‘Bell’ Bowman and their project AVIMANCY. Dancing Conversations highlight how dance and the […] |
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Earth Fest Open HouseGet 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 you can live greener and adopt sustainable practices.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Take Home TerrariumsLearn how to make a simple terrarium to house rolly pollies! Participants will go home with a large glass jar fully furnished for their backyard friends. Afterward, take a short stroll along part of the paved Maple Loop Trail in search of life under logs — it’s bound to be a flippin’ good time! Registration […]
Liberty Park
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Kinderealm: Marvelous MigrationWe invite children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions to join us to learn about the marvels of bird migration! We’ll embark on a journey of our own through activities, a story and a short hike. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is […]
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Young Birders: Warblin’ WarblersKids ages 8 and up are invited to join us and learn about the commotion in the tree canopy through a short presentation and warbler walk. An adult companion is required to remain for the entirety of the program.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Birds and BloomsNew and experienced birdwatchers are invited to stroll the 1.4-mile Quarry Trail in search of songbirds and wildflowers painting the forest with a long-awaited splash of color. Binoculars are recommended; some will be available to borrow.
Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park
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Animal Ambassador Meet n’ GreetGet up-close with the animal ambassadors that call the visitors center home! We’ll learn about each critter, enjoy tabletop activities and learn about how you can be a local wildlife hero right in your own back yard! Meet in the auditorium.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Migration MadnessJoin a naturalist as we get ready for spring migration, warbler season and the Biggest Week in American Birding! We will review the basics of warbler identification, along with other spring migrants. There will be several specimens preserved by taxidermy to provide a bird’s eye view of the many species that will be migrating through […]
Liberty Park
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Drive-In Astronomy NightJoin a naturalist for a drive-in style program on the science and history of our night sky. Learn what a lightyear is, why stars twinkle and how to navigate the night sky by looking for planets, constellations and other objects. You will be in your car just like the old drive-in movies, enjoying popcorn while […]
Liberty Park
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Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Powering Tomorrow Sustainably
Join a naturalist in this new monthly series to explore how emerging energy technologies and evolving policies are shaping our daily lives — and paving the way toward a sustainable future. We’ll discover how communities, industries and individuals are coming together to cut carbon emissions, adopt renewable technologies and rethink the way we power our world. Each month focuses on…
Liberty Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided Trail: Migratory Birds
Hit the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail to discover fun facts about bird migration and identification while experiencing the beauty of peak migration season through April 8.
Firestone Metro Park
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
Kinderealm: Marvelous Migration
We invite children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions to join us to learn about the marvels of bird migration! We’ll embark on a journey of our own through activities, a story and a short hike. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins on 3/1.
Liberty Park
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 and beneficial insects whose numbers are in decline.
Conservation in Action: Bats of Ohio
Join us for the first Conservation in Action Series presentation. Park Biologist Marlo Perdicas will summarize two decades of bat research and discuss the future of these unique and imperiled species.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Dancing Conversation: Creative Process in Nature
NCCAkron Executive/Artistic Director Christy Bolingbroke will facilitate a discussion with four artists around incorporating nature as a part of their creative process. Akron-based artists will include Choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson and his work Black by Nature, Saxophonist Chris Coles and Wildlife Specialist Monika ‘Bell’ Bowman and their project AVIMANCY. Dancing Conversations highlight how dance and the arts touch everyday life.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 you can live greener and adopt sustainable practices.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Take Home Terrariums
Learn how to make a simple terrarium to house rolly pollies! Participants will go home with a large glass jar fully furnished for their backyard friends. Afterward, take a short stroll along part of the paved Maple Loop Trail in search of life under logs — it’s bound to be a flippin’ good time! Registration is required and begins on…
Liberty Park
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Kinderealm: Marvelous Migration
We invite children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions to join us to learn about the marvels of bird migration! We’ll embark on a journey of our own through activities, a story and a short hike. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins 3/1.
Self-Guided: Awaiting Warblers
Hike a portion of the 1.2-mile Downy Loop Trail to discover the world of warblers as we await these marvelous migrants. This experience is available through April 23.
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Young Birders: Warblin’ Warblers
Kids ages 8 and up are invited to join us and learn about the commotion in the tree canopy through a short presentation and warbler walk. An adult companion is required to remain for the entirety of the program.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Birds and Blooms
New and experienced birdwatchers are invited to stroll the 1.4-mile Quarry Trail in search of songbirds and wildflowers painting the forest with a long-awaited splash of color. Binoculars are recommended; some will be available to borrow.
Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park
Animal Ambassador Meet n’ Greet
Get up-close with the animal ambassadors that call the visitors center home! We’ll learn about each critter, enjoy tabletop activities and learn about how you can be a local wildlife hero right in your own back yard! Meet in the auditorium.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Migration Madness
Join a naturalist as we get ready for spring migration, warbler season and the Biggest Week in American Birding! We will review the basics of warbler identification, along with other spring migrants. There will be several specimens preserved by taxidermy to provide a bird’s eye view of the many species that will be migrating through in the coming weeks. This…
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
Drive-In Astronomy Night
Join a naturalist for a drive-in style program on the science and history of our night sky. Learn what a lightyear is, why stars twinkle and how to navigate the night sky by looking for planets, constellations and other objects. You will be in your car just like the old drive-in movies, enjoying popcorn while listening through your car radio.…
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park
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 signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Liberty Park