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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. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m.).

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Two children was along a trail in the forest.

Virtual: History of Firestone Metro Park

Discover over a century of Firestone history through stories and images. From coal mining and dairy farming to the acquisition and design…
The exterior of Summit Lake Nature Center.

Date at the Lake

Bring a date and join us for a night of great views and memorable fun. Brush up on your natural history, it’s trivia night! No babysitter?…

SLNC

Winter Solstice and the Tale of Mother Deer

Join a naturalist as we take a winter solstice walk through luminaries along the 0.25-mile Maple Loop Trail, listening to the folk tale of…

LP/Nature Center

Howling at the Moon

Join a naturalist as we enjoy the winter glow of the Wolf Moon. We will walk the 1.2-mile paved Coyote Run Trail and discuss facts, myths…

LP/Nature Center
A book laying open in a field of grass.

Poe in the Park

Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday and learn about his literary contributions and a famous Ohioan who was a Poe fan. We will also listen…

FASN/Visitors Center

MLK Day of Service — Seed Balls

Martin Luther King Jr. continues to inspire communities with the work he did over half a century ago. In his honor we will be making seed…

SLNC
The welcome desk at F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm Visitors Center.

Travel to Iceland

Discover the history, geology, culture and the similarities Ohio has with this scenic country nestled in the Atlantic. Iceland awaits!

FASN/Visitors Center

Fantastic Foxes

Join a naturalist for a talk about the fantastic fox! We’ll explore the adaptations that make them such unique canines and successful hunters….

FASN/Visitors Center

Lawnspiracy!

Fertilizer, gallons of water, hours of mowing all for a plant that can’t even support a fraction of the life of our native plants can. Why…

SLNC

Enjoy the Snow Moon

Join a naturalist as we take in the winter glow of the Snow Moon. We’ll share moon facts, myths and lore. Weather permitting, we will take…

LP/Nature Center
clear water rushes over stones

Untold Stories of Freshwater Mussels

Freshwater mussels are now our most threatened — and perhaps, forgotten — group of animals in the state. Join a naturalist to learn about…

SLNC
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Virtual: History of Deep Lock Quarry

Join us online to learn the history of Deep Lock Quarry and the role it played on the Ohio and Erie Canal, in Akron and beyond. We’ll discover…

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