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Homegrown Habitats: Sun Lovers

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to re-wild your home landscape….

FASN/Visitors Center

Bees of Liberty Park

Join a naturalist as we discuss some of the 475 native bees we have at Liberty Park. From the huge carpenter bees to the smallest sweat bee,…

LP/Nature Center
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

Good Garden Talks: Pruning and Disease Management

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn about proper plant pruning and disease management in the vegetable…

Lover’s Lane Community Garden
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Homegrown Habitat: Native Grasses

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to re-wild your home landscape….

FASN/Visitors Center
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Back Yards Gone Wild: Building with Nature

Water, wind, sun and soil — how do we manage these elements in our outdoor spaces? Explore nature-based landscaping techniques from rain…

LP/Nature Center

Meet Me In The Garden: Attracting Wildlife to Your Outdoor Space

Join Monika Bowman Bell from Ohio Division of Wildlife as she discusses the benefits of attracting wildlife into your outdoor space, along…

FASN/Visitors Center
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

Good Garden Talks: Pest Management

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn how to encourage beneficial insects and manage pests in the vegetable…

Stadelman Community Garden

Story Time in the Garden

Join a naturalist in the Rock & Herb Garden for an outdoor story time for kids! We will read a garden-themed story, learn how flowers…

FASN/Nature Realm
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Trees for Cool Breezes

Native trees planted strategically in your yard can provide shade and help cool your home — plus lots more! Learn about top tree choices…

FASN/Visitors Center

Art of Plant Pressing

Learn the tricks of the trade for mounting and preserving plant specimens and get the opportunity to try your hand at it. Plants and supplies…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge

Art of Plant Pressing

Learn the tricks of the trade for mounting and preserving plant specimens and get the opportunity to try your hand at it. Plants and supplies…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge

Homegrown Habitat: Late Bloomers

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to re-wild your home landscape….

FASN/Visitors Center