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Guided Forest Therapy

Feeling ready to slow down and reconnect to the present moment? Do you feel most grounded and nurtured when spending time with nature? During…

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Concert at Liberty Park: Western Reserve Big Band

Bring your chair or blanket and swing along with the Western Reserve Big Band! Join us for an afternoon of toe-tapping rhythms as this 20-piece…

LP/Nature Center
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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…

LP/Nature Center

Music in the Park – Season Finale

Enjoy a finale performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble! The concert will be inside Himelright Lodge for a perfect end-of-season setting.

CV/Himelright Lodge
Two hands hold out a green and yellow fish.

Kinderealm: Fishies

Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions can get hooked and learn all about our fishy friends! We will be learning with a story, craft,…

MF/Shady Shelter
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
Paper organized in a spiral pattern.

Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist for this easy, fun lesson. All materials…

FASN/Nature Realm
Paper organized in a spiral pattern.

Virtual: Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist for this easy, fun lesson. A list of materials…
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…and…

SLNC

Summer Nature Tales

In an interactive story time, young children and their adult companions can explore what’s happening in nature as summer comes to an end….

LP/Nature Center
A coyote stands in low grass.

Get to Know Coyotes

Join a naturalist to explore one of Ohio’s most beautiful, and most misunderstood creatures: the coyote. We’ll chat for a bit, then take a…

FASN/Seneca Deck
A paved trail winds through a green, wooded area under a clear blue sky.

Fall Spree Hike

Join a naturalist on the 1-mile Prather Trail and cross one trail off your Fall Hiking Spree! Along the way we will discuss the park’s history…

CV/Valley View Area