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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Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird Boxes

Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds…

LP/Nature Center
A wooden boardwalk extending through a forest.

History Hike: Liberty Park

Hike the 2.1-mile Black Bear Trail with a naturalist to learn about the cultural history of Liberty Park and the surrounding city of Twinsburg,…

LP/Nature Center

Bluebirds in Your Back Yard

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society to dive into the world of bluebirds. Dale Rabung, a charter member of the Ohio Bluebird Society, has…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
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
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

Start an embroidery project while learning about the wildlife in your creation, then finish the project at your own pace. Guidance and supplies…

FR/Brushwood Area
A wooden boardwalk extending through a forest.

Spring Nature Tales

Young children and their adult companions can celebrate spring in an interactive, spring-themed story time. Make it a fun, family-friendly…

LP/Nature Center
A person sitting in the grass, writing in a notebook.

Words of the Season: Spring

Join a writer-turned-naturalist to discover the literary meanings of spring and their real-life connections.

FASN/Visitors Center

Friday Night Frogs

Venture out on a night hike in search of frogs and discover the important roles amphibians play in our world. Please bring a headlamp or flashlight.

CV/Valley View Area

Rise and Shine Hike

Enjoy a mid-morning hike celebrating the arrival of spring along the 3.2-mile Adam Run Trail, taking us by Adam Run Stream and Top ‘O the…

HH/Main Entrance
A close-up of rugged tree bark.

Changing Forests of Pheasant Run

Ohio’s forests come in many forms. Hike through the successional forests of the 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail to learn what a successional forest…

SC/Lake House Area
A yellow warbler sitting on a tree branch.

In Search of Spring

Hike with a naturalist along Pond Brook and through wet woods on the 1.6-mile Buttonbush Trail to see what signs of spring we can find. Binoculars,…

LP/Pond Brook Conservation Area
Many large kids' picture books.

Little Hikers: Spring Into Storytime

Storytime is better on the trail! Bring your little ones for a 1.4-mile hike on Alder Trail with stops along the way for a story and games…

GYH/Pioneer Area