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Spree Podcasts
Download audio tours of select trails on the Fall Hiking Spree, which ends November 30. MORE

Saturday, November 22, 10 a.m.
ANIMALS PREPARING FOR WINTER
Join Naturalist Nicki Schneider on the 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail to learn how animals are preparing for the coming winter months. SC/Pheasant Run

Saturday, November 22, 10:30 a.m.
KINDEREALM: WOODPECKERS
Children 3 to 5 and their adult companions join Naturalist Pat Rydquist to discover the pecking order of woodpeckers. REGISTRATION BEGINS 10/30: 330-865-8065. Includes a craft... SR/Shady Hollow

Saturday, November 22, 2 p.m.
ENDANGERED ANIMALS FOR KIDS
Kids 6 to 12 join Naturalist Danusia Casteel to learn why some animals are endangered. Includes a short hike, games and a craft. F/Coventry Oaks

Big Smile
Adult opossums have 50 teeth. That's more than any other mammal in the Metro Parks.

Wormy Wood
American chestnut used to be one of the dominate species in our forests. In the early 1900s, a fungus nearly wiped out the species. Today, much of its lumber - called wormy chestnut - is harvested from those dying trees.