Nature Education

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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A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Grand Grasses

Imagine steel blue and crimson gold stems growing upwards of six feet tall! These aren’t your neighbor’s lawn grasses. Hike the 1.6-mile Prairie…

SFB/Prairie Trail
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Kids In The Garden

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for this weekly gardening program for children of all ages. Each class builds upon the last…

SLNC
Fern growing up out of the forest floor.

Native Ferns

Join a naturalist to learn about and look for Northeast Ohio’s native ferns. Discover their unique characteristics and how to incorporate…

LP/Nature Center
A wooden boardwalk extending through a forest.

Self-Guided Storybook Trail: Berry Song

Enjoy some exercise and exploration following a self-guided story trail based on the book “Berry Song.” Look for it along the 1.1-mile Ledges…

LP/Nature Center
A hawk standing on a tree branch.

What is that Big Bird?!

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…what the heck is it? Join a naturalist to discover how to identify hawks and other raptors in flight and while…

LP/Nature Center
Several logs are piled onto a campfire.

Campfire Chemistry

Create a campfire with glowing greens, baffling blues and pristine purples. It’s not magic, its chemistry! Experience a unique fire and learn…

SC/Pheasant Run Area
A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Self-Guided: The Best of Prairie Trail

Discover little-known local history and some of the best sights to see, provided by Mother Nature, along the 1.6-mile Prairie Trail.

SFB/Prairie Trail
A mushroom grows out of the mossy, leaf-covered ground.

Kinderealm: Fungi

Children 3 to 6 and their adult companions can explore the fascinating secret world of fungi. Program includes a hike and craft. Please make…

SLNC
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening. Each class builds…

SLNC
Several people in a garden full of raised beds with grown plants.

Kids in the Garden

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for this weekly gardening program for children of all ages. Each class builds upon the last…

SLNC
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

Good Garden Talks: Share the Harvest

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn to share the harvest from our community garden. Enjoy a cooking…

SLNC
Many large kids' picture books.

Summer Nature Tales

Young children and their adult companions can join a naturalist in an interactive story time to explore what’s happening in nature as summer…