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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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Conquering the January 100

3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year (of Birding)! 100 species by January 31st. Easy enough, right?  Now try doing that by January 2! Join the Greater…

FASN/Visitors Center
Close-up of delicate light purple flowers with thin, tubular petals and green leaves against a soft green background

Good Garden Talks: Cozy Up with Chamomile & Bergamot Teas

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn all about comforting chamomile and wild bergamot, native plants…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Young Birders: Vocal Vireos

Kids ages 8 and up are invited to discover the lives of vireos through a short presentation and bird walk before they head south for the winter….

DLQ/Quarry Trail
colorful wildflowers with a bright blue sky and white clouds in the background

Kinderealm: Fabulous Flowers

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will discover the fabulous lives of flowers through activities, a story and short hike. Please…

SLNC

Bees & Blooms

Join a naturalist to search for late summer bees and blooms as we discuss what happens to bees when the days grow cooler.

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Back Yards Gone Wild: Seed Collecting

Join a naturalist to learn how to start beautiful, beneficial native plants from seed, including collection, storage and propagation techniques….

LP/Nature Center
Four pawpaw fruit hang from the end of a tree branch.

Pawpaw Appreciation Night

Discover Ohio’s state native fruit, the pawpaw! Learn the history of this fruit, its benefits and how to grow it. After a presentation,…

LP/Nature Center
close-up of a dark-eyed junco perched on a mossy tree branch with small buds in a blurred natural background

Birding by the Canal

Join an SMP naturalist and Open Trail Collective as we enjoy fall birds and foliage along the accessible Towpath Trail. Binoculars will be…

TT/Clinton Trailhead

Young Birders: Wonderful Woodpeckers

Kids ages 8 and up are invited to discover the world of woodpeckers through a short presentation and bird walk. An adult companion is required…

WH/Downy Loop Trail
A close-up of a box turtle's head and red eyes.

Brumation Nation

Explore the mysteries of brumation (often called “reptile hibernation”) with a naturalist on the 1.6-mile Willow Trail.

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area

Spree With Me: Howl-O-Ween at the Moon

Join a naturalist as the sun sets and full moon rises to discover some of the park’s most elusive and misunderstood residents: coyotes….

DLQ/Quarry Trail

Spooky Species Spotlight

Discover the spooky, weird and gross things nature has to offer in this showcase of all things uncanny.

FASN/Visitors Center