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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Water flowing over a rocky creek bed.

Life Along the River

Join a naturalist on a steep but beautiful hike of the 1.2-mile Oxbow Trail along the Cuyahoga River. As we hike, we will discuss which wildlife…

CV/Oxbow Area

Skunk Cabbage Surprise

How’s that plant already blooming? Hike the 1.4-mile Alder trail to discover the first flower of the year and the clever tricks it employs…

GYH/Pioneer Area

Fantastic Foxes

Join a naturalist to learn all about foxes and the skills that make them keen hunters and hiders. Afterwards we will hike to search for signs…

FASN/Visitors Center
A goldfinch stands on top of a cluster of coneflowers.

Planning Your 2025 Wild Back Yard

Planning on updating your landscape in the coming year? Join a naturalist to discuss how to create a beautiful and biodiverse Wild Back Yard….

LP/Nature Center
colorful wildflowers with a bright blue sky and white clouds in the background

Meet Me In The Garden: Creating Iris Envy

Discover the best plan for success to growing fabulous irises in your garden, including best choices for Ohio’s climate, iris types, bloom…

FASN/Visitors Center
Several logs are piled onto a campfire.

Campfire Chili

Join us to celebrate National Chili Day! We’ll demonstrate cooking techniques and share delicious variations of chili recipes that can be…

LP/Nature Center
Liberty Park Nature Center and an outdoor shelter.

Flapjacks and Sap Facts: A Maple Sugaring Breakfast

Join us as we reap the fruits of our labor by enjoying a traditional pancake breakfast with our own Liberty Park maple syrup. As we wrap up…

LP/Nature Center
A stone and grass path leads to the chiseled rock of Deep Lock Quarry.

Self-Guided Storybook Trail: North Country Spring

Bring the family to enjoy some exercise and fun while following a self-guided story trail based on the book “North Country Spring.” This experience…

DLQ/Quarry Trail

Self-Guided Story Trail: A Frog in the Bog

Who’s in the bog? It’s a frog! Follow a self-guided story trail based on the book “A Frog in the Bog” along the 1.6-mile Prairie Trail….

SFB/Prairie Trail
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/Visitors Center

Kinderealm: Herons

Here come the herons! We invite children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions to join us as we learn about great blue herons through a short…

SLNC
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,…

Virtual