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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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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 pollies! Participants will go home with a large glass jar fully furnished for their backyard…

LP/Nature Center

Earth Day Hike

Celebrate Earth Day by hiking the 2-mile Meadow Trail with a naturalist. Along the way, we will explore all there is to appreciate about nature…

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area
The welcome desk at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Visitors Center.

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…

FASN/Visitors Center
blue and violet flowers with green leaves

Wild About Wildflowers Hike

We’ll look for the beautiful mix of early spring flowers that briefly brighten our local woodlands. Join us for happy hunting on the 1.9-mile…

HH/Main Entrance
blue and violet flowers with green leaves

Wildflower Walk

Spring is here and it’s time to look for wildflowers! Join a naturalist to explore this beautiful wetland area as nature begins to bloom.

GYH/Pioneer Area
a blue and green bodied dragonfly with black wings perches on a green stem

Self-Guided: Dragonflies

Earn Spree for All credit while learning about dragonflies at your own pace with this self-guided hike to Alder Pond and back.

GYH/Pioneer Area
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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
Two cyclists riding down a paved trail with Summit Lake to their left.

Cycling Tour: Summit Lake & Kenmore

Explore the historical, cultural and economic significance of the Kenmore and Summit Lake neighborhoods. A Jewish cemetery, a renovated pump…

SLNC
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music in the Park: Season Kick-Off

Celebrate the beginning of the summer concert season with a performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble. Please bring your own chairs and blankets,…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
Several fishing poles, some with bobbers.

Gone Fishin’

Welcome to fishing for all ages! Youth ages 15 and younger can learn the basics of fishing, then drop a line and see what they can catch!…

MF/Shady Shelter
people playing instruments with green trees and a lake in the background on a sunny day

Music by the Lake

Enjoy a performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble, presented by Wayside Furniture! Please bring your own chairs and blankets, and a picnic if…

MF/Lake Area