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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Fern growing up out of the forest floor.

Ferns: The Shy Native Plant

Join a naturalist to explore the subtle beauty of native ferns — often overlooked, yet ecologically vital. Learn how these “shy” and unique…

LP/Nature Center
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

Start an embroidery project with park staff while learning about the wildlife in your creation, then finish the project at your own pace….

FASN/Visitors Center
Several people sitting in kayaks on land with paddles in hand.

Ohio & Erie Canal Kayak Paddle

Join a certified instructor on the Ohio & Erie Canal for a guided, round-trip kayak paddle from Summit Lake to Manchester Road. Learn…

SLNC
A hand gently holding up a flower that has gone to seed.

Back Yards Gone Wild: Seed Collecting

Join a naturalist to learn how to start beautiful, beneficial native plants from seed, including collection, storage and propagation techniques….

LP/Nature Center
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

Start an embroidery project with park staff while learning about the wildlife in your creation, then finish the project at your own pace….

FASN/Visitors 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…

FASN/Nature Realm
A woman in a foldable outdoor chair sketches on a notepad.

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,…
An indoor archery target with several arrows sticking out.

Intro to Archery

Participants will learn international-style target archery and test their marksmanship at an outdoor range. All equipment and hands-on instruction…

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 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
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
Fern growing up out of the forest floor.

Good Garden Talks: High Tunnel & Hoop Bending

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension for a hoop bending demonstration and talk on season extension in hoop houses…

Akron Urban League