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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Morning Meadow Hike

Start your day by joining a naturalist to hike along the 2-mile Meadow Trail. We will search for winter wildlife and learn about some of the…

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area

Coffee With the Birds

Join a naturalist to see which birds visit our viewing area. Bring a mug and your bird questions — we’ll provide warm beverages and birding…

LP/Nature Center
Female northern cardinal perched on a thin branch with muted gray background of leafless twigs

Coffee With The Birds

Join a naturalist to see the birds on our lake from the comfort of Summit Lake Nature Center. Bring a mug and your bird questions — we’ll…

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

Dazzle with Basil

Learn about one of the world’s most popular herbs — its origins, history, popular varieties and how to best use it when cooking. Enjoy a…

FASN/Visitors Center

Bird Nerds: Great Blue Heron

Bird enthusiasts of all kinds are welcome to join us for a deep dive into one of Ohio’s most recognizable species each month. You see them….

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
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Self-Guided Story Trail: North Country Spring

Enjoy hiking a portion of Downy Loop Trail as the season changes while reading a special spring story along the way. This experience is available…

WH/Downy Loop Trail
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Very Valuable Vultures

The wait is almost over! Join us in excited anticipation for the return of the migratory and magnificent turkey vulture. We’ll take a deep…

FASN/Visitors Center
Close-up of small branches with fresh green leaves budding in a forest during early spring

Eye Spy: Hard Mode

Hike along the 0.6-mile Cherry Lane Trail for an amusing challenge in the woods. Remember, this is not your nana’s eye spy! Available through…

FASN/Nature Realm
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Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist for an entertaining lesson in nature drawing. Bring a sketchbook, pencil and a sense of humor. Beginners are…

FASN/Nature Realm
A woman sketches an apple on a sketch pad.

Virtual: Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist online for this entertaining virtual lesson in nature drawing. No experience is necessary; all you need are pencils,…

Virtual
A person standing and showing artwork in a sketchbook to two seated people indoors

Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist for an entertaining lesson in nature drawing. Bring a sketchbook, pencil and a sense of humor. Beginners are…

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 weekly hands-on gardening activities for children of all ages. Seed, sow, water, harvest…

SLNC