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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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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
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 goldfinch stands on top of a cluster of coneflowers.

Bird Nerds: Finch ID

Newbies and experts alike are welcome to join our ongoing series to unpack a unique bird identification challenge each month. After an indoor…

FASN/Visitors Center
small animal tracks in the cracked dirt

Self-Guided: Tracks and Scat

Enjoy this self-guided hike along the 0.6-mile Cherry Lane Trail and learn all about the sights and signs animals leave behind. This experience…

FASN/Nature Realm
bins line a waste station for sorting with signage

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink!

Join a naturalist for a presentation on the history of recycling, best practices for successful sorting and what the future holds in the world…

FASN/Visitors Center
A forest with rocky ledges and mossy ground.

Geology of the Ledges

Join a naturalist as we walk back into time 250 million years ago…long before the dinosaurs! Explore how the ledges in this area were formed…

LP/Nature Center
a dirt trail surrounded by grass and trees on a sunny day

Better Than Sleepy Hollow Hike

Surely Ichabod Crane would prefer this glacially formed, scenic 1.9-mile Spring Hollow Trail in Adam Run Valley! Wear hiking boots as the…

HH/Main Entrance
An up-close photo of an owl's head.

Spree With Me: After Work Owl Prowl

Less work, more birding. Escape the office and enjoy a relaxed night hike on the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail for spree credit.

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
Red-headed woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree trunk

Kinderealm: Woodpeckers

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companion will learn about the incredible lives of woodpeckers through a story, craft and outdoor activity. …

LP/Nature Center
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

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
A close-up of rugged tree bark.

Good Garden Talks: Plant Native Trees

Learn how and why adding native trees to your home landscape can transform it into a more welcoming, biodiverse and healthy green refuge benefiting…

SLNC
A wooden bridge over a shallow, rocky creek in a forest.

Subterranean Secrets of Silver Creek

Hike the 2.0-mile Chippewa Trail and learn about the secrets below our feet including soils, animals, abandoned coal mines and more.

SC/Big Oak Area