Wild Back Yards

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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Back Yards Gone Wild: Gardening on a Budget

Native plant gardening doesn’t have to be expensive! Join fellow gardeners for a discussion of how to get the best bang for your buck —…

LP/Nature Center
Several hundred fireflies light up the dark sky above a prairie.

Moon Gardening for Nocturnal Creatures

From flickering fireflies to dancing bats and marvelous moths (butterflies of the night) — how can you use native plants to make your back…

MF/Lake Area

Gardening in the Shade: Natives That Will Thrive

Join a naturalist as we discuss planning a shade garden using native plants that naturally thrive in low-light environments such as under…

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

Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap

Join us to swap plants! These can be cuttings from plants in your yard or freshly grown from seed. Plants should be labeled by name and contained…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
A racoon partially hidden by sticks and mayapple plants in a forest.

Homegrown Habitat: Mammal Management

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month, we’re talking…

FASN/Nature Realm
A grassy trail leading through prairie.

Bees & Blooms

Join naturalists to look for emerging bees and late spring blooms flowering as we discuss the dynamic of early summer and its effects on pollinators.

SFB/Prairie Trail
Two black crows perched on a bare branch with a blue sky in the background

Kinderealm: Clever Crows

Children ages 3 to 6 with their adult companions will learn all about crows — considered to be among the most intelligent of all birds because…

LP/Nature Center
an orange and black butterfly spreads its wings on purple flowers

Homegrown Habitat: Butterfly Blooms

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month, butterflies…

FASN/Nature Realm