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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Nature Saunter

Appreciate the outdoors at a leisurely pace with a refreshing stroll along the 1.2-mile Rock Creek Trail to look and listen for signs that…

FR/Brushwood Area
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Beyond the Summit: The Facts of Fishing

Beyond the Summit is a speaker series featuring environmental professionals discussing topics related to water in Northeast Ohio. From watershed…

SLNC
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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

Dive Into Vernal Pools

Come take a deep dive into vernal pool ecology as we explore what makes these temporary habitats perfect breeding grounds for amphibians,…

FASN/Visitors Center
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Kinderealm: Turkey Vultures

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will learn about the extraordinary turkey vulture, their revolting habits and important roles…

LP/Nature Center
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The Cuyahoga: A Dam Good Story

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society to welcome Watershed Specialist Elaine Marsh, a lifelong lover of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie….

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
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Homeschoolers: Spring Sings & Other Things

Homeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Join us to learn what’s singing this spring and why there are so many things to see. We’ll explore topics…

FASN/Visitors Center
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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
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Good Garden Talks: Bluebird Boxes

Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron for this wild workshop! Learn about Ohio’s eastern bluebird, then build your own bluebird box…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
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Young Birders: Timberdoodles

Kids ages 8 and up are invited to learn about the elusive timberdoodle, better known as the American woodcock, through a short presentation…

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area
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Virtual: Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Summit Metro Parks Foundation is excited to bring the world-class Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Akron to celebrate the beauty of nature…
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Migration Madness Field Trip

Join park naturalists on a bus trip to the wetlands of Killbuck Marsh and Funk Bottoms Wildlife Areas for a morning of migrating waterfowl,…

FASN/Nature Realm