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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A monarch butterfly sitting on goldenrod flowers.

Plant by Numbers: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, Bees & Beyond

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society to learn more about how gardeners play a vital role in the development and conservation of habitat…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge

Wildflower Hike

Enjoy a hike along the 1.8-mile Parcours Trail to look for and learn about spring’s early blooms.

GYH/Main Entrance

Kinderealm: April Showers

Children 3 to 6 and their adult companions learn how April rains prepare plants and animals for spring. A craft and hike are part of the program….

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

SLNC
An indoor archery target with several arrows sticking out.

Intro to Archery

Participants learn international-style target archery and test their marksmanship at our temporary indoor range. All equipment and hands-on…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
An indoor archery target with several arrows sticking out.

Archery Games

Practiced participants will review international-style target archery principles and test their marksmanship through a variety of fun and…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
A fallen log with moss and lichen on it.

Appreciating Trees

Today is Arbor Day! Let’s take time to appreciate our native trees as we hike the 1.3-mile Seneca Trail.

FASN/Visitors Center

Nature Saunter

Appreciate the outdoors at a leisurely pace with a stroll to look for spring wildflowers along portions of Ledges Trail. Enjoy a beverage…

LP/Nature Center

Salamander Stroll

Get to know these mysterious amphibians along the lower trails of Hampton Hills Metro Park. Hopefully we’ll get to see some up close! Bring…

HH/Main Entrance
A blue sky with large, fluffy, white clouds

Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike

Enjoy a mid-morning hike along 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail. Along the way we’ll learn about ring-necked pheasants that were introduced to…

SC/Pheasant Run Area

Spring Wings and Wildflowers

Join a naturalist for a peek at the park district’s Wetmore Conservation Area on portions of Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Wetmore Trail…

Wetmore Conservation Area