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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Christmas Bird Count Walk

It’s bird counting time! Discover the history of the Christmas Bird Count while gathering community science data as we count birds on about…

FASN/Nature Realm

History of the American Fur Trade

Discover the fascinating history of the early American fur trade and its lasting impact on North America.  Explore the roles that Indigenous…

LP/Nature Center
Divided by an aisle, people sit watching a person in a yellow shirt and red and white santa hat conducting a band in a lodge.

Metro Parks Ensemble Holiday Concert

Celebrate the season and get cozy indoors with a holiday performance by the Metro Parks Ensemble! Light refreshments will be provided. Enjoy…

CV/Himelright Lodge

Kinderealm: Happy Hibernators

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will discover who’s snoozing this snowy season! Explore hibernation through a story, craft…

LP/Nature Center
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Owl Prowl

Join a naturalist for a quiet evening hike along the 1.4-mile Seneca Trail in search of owls beneath the light of the moon. Learn some common…

FASN/Nature Realm
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S.T.E.A.M. Drop-In

Drop in to get your science, technology, engineering, arts and math on! Try your hand at various table-top activities including crafts, simple…

FASN/Visitors Center

Good Garden Talks: Evergreens & Winter Decor

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn all about evergreens, winterberry and other plants to add seasonal…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge

Winter Bird Stroll

Join a naturalist on a winter stroll to witness both the migrators and resident birds that settle down in our fields and forests this season….

CV/Valley View Area

Warm Up for Winter Hike

Brave the cold with a 2.2-mile round-trip hike from the Nature Center to the Wilbeth Trailhead. Afterward, warm up in the nature center’s…

SLNC

Drop-In: Winter Ornaments

Celebrate the season by using nature as inspiration for painting a wood cookie ornament to take home, while supplies last.

FASN/Nature Realm
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Drop-In: Crochet and Cocoa

Come enjoy a warm drink and learn the art of crocheting just in time for the holidays. All materials will be provided for a simple snowflake…

SLNC

Campfire Open House

Join us for “snow” much winter fun! Toast marshmallows over a fire for s’mores, try your hand at feeding the chickadees and hit the trail…

LP/Nature Center