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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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C-Change Conversations

The Akron Garden Club, in association with the Akron-Summit County Public Library and Summit Metro Parks, invites the community to a special…

Akron-Summit County Public Library – Main Library
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Self-Guided: Birds & Blooms

Spring migration has reached its peak! Take a walk through the Rock & Herb Garden between May 19 and May 28 to learn about how native…

FASN/Nature Realm
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Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap

Join us to swap plants! These can be cuttings from plants in your yard or freshly grown from seed. Plants should be labeled by name and contained…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
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Young Birders: Thrush Rush

Kids ages 8 and up are invited to join naturalists who are “veery” excited about this fascinating group of birds! Learn about family Turdidae…

FR/Brushwood Area
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Bees & Blooms

Join naturalists to look for emerging bees and late spring blooms flowering as we discuss the dynamic of early summer and its effects on pollinators.

SFB/Prairie Trail
A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Sunset Photo Hike

Explore the wonders of nature and photography! Hike the 1.6-mile Prairie Trail, explore your favorite plants, and learn basic photography…

SFB/Prairie Trail

Self-Guided: Pollinators

Summer is all about insects: butterflies, beetles, bees and many more! Enjoy a self-guided hike along the .35-mile Meadow Loop Trail to discover…

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area

Bears for Kids

Kids and their adult companions join a naturalist to learn all about bears through fun outdoor activities! We will start in the shelter for…

LP/Nature Center
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Kinderealm: Clever Crows

Children ages 3 to 6 with their adult companions will learn all about crows — considered to be among the most intelligent of all birds because…

LP/Nature Center
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Pop-Up Nature Center: Furnace Run

Our nature centers are hitting the road! Join us as Brushwood Lodge transforms into a nature center for a day, complete with activities for…

FR/Brushwood Area
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Young Birders: Brilliant Blackbirds

Kids ages 8 and up are invited to learn about family Icteridae’s brilliance in color and cleverness through a short presentation and bird…

SR/Big Bend Area
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Tree Trek

Take a hike along the 1.2-mile Oxbow Trail as we learn about the surrounding trees and critters and how the trees can tell us about the history…

CV/Oxbow Area