Self-Guided: Amphibian Life
Enjoy your hike on redwing trail while learning all about our local amphibians. There will be ten stops in total, talking all about their lifecycle, seasonal happenings, and different species. Remains up until 03/30.
Summit Metro Parks
Educational
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Calendar of Programs & Events
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Kinderealm: April Showers
Kinderealm: April Showers
Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions can learn how April rains prepare plants and animals for spring. A craft and hike are part of the program. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins on 3/20.
Towpath Trail
2 events,
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Nature Drawing for Adults
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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 3/26.
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Good Garden Talks: Soil Health
Good Garden Talks: Soil Health
Soil is the foundation of your garden and determines whether or not your plants will thrive. Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn how to restore your urban or suburban soils with soil amendments to create healthy living soil for your plants.
1 event,
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Woodcock Watch & Owl Prowl
Woodcock Watch & Owl Prowl
Join a naturalist to discover some interesting and unusual feathered friends at dusk. We’ll start with a short presentation in the shelter to learn about these fascinating birds. Afterward, we’ll witness the woodcock’s spectacular courtship flight over the fields at sunset before taking a short walk to call for owls. Patience and silence are essential. […]
Liberty Park
1 event,
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Nature Drawing for Adults
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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 3/26.
2 events,
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Kinderealm: April Showers
Kinderealm: April Showers
Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will learn how April rains prepare plants and animals for spring. A craft and short walk are included. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins on 3/20.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
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Meet Me In The Garden: Growing Lavender
Meet Me In The Garden: Growing Lavender
Jim and Amy Duxbury will share their gardening secrets for growing a variety of lavender on a former concrete dumpsite, all while realizing their larger mission of education, environmental sustainability and community through lavender.
Free
2 events,
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Kids in the Garden
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 and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, […]
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Homegrown Habitats: Rain Gardens
Homegrown Habitats: Rain Gardens
Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month we’ll talk about plants that require wet feet and how to transform that area of standing water in your yard into a rain garden habitat.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
1 event,
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Birding Bucket List: Spring Migration
Birding Bucket List: Spring Migration
Spring sings as migration begins! From warblers to waterfowl, let’s talk about what migrants you’ll see this season so you can check them off your birding bucket list.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
1 event,
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Moon Over Liberty Park
Moon Over Liberty Park
Join a naturalist as we hike the 1.2-mile Coyote Run Trail while learning fun facts about the moon. Telescopes will be available to look for the “man in the moon” after the hike!
Liberty Park
1 event,
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Good Garden Talks: Guerrilla Gardening
Good Garden Talks: Guerrilla Gardening
Neglected, abandoned and unmaintained public spaces can burden any community, but there’s potential for change. Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn how to ethically and responsibly revitalize these overlooked public spaces with guerrilla gardening practices.
Goodyear Heights Metro Park
1 event,
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
2 events,
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Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike
Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike
Enjoy a mid-morning hike along 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail. Along the way we’ll learn about ring-necked pheasants that were introduced to Ohio and once were plentiful.
Silver Creek Metro Park
2 events,
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History Hike: Furnace Run
History Hike: Furnace Run
Stroll along the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail with a naturalist to learn how Furnace Run Metro Park came to be, including its connections to the invention of electric streetlamps, the depression era Civilian Conservation Corps and even the Wizard of Oz!
Furnace Run Metro Park
2 events,
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Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap
Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap
Join us to swap some plants! These can be cuttings from plants in your yard or freshly grown from seed. Plants should be labeled by name and contained in pots. Vegetables, herbs and native plants are preferred, but all plants are welcome! All are encouraged to attend, even without plants to share. In the event […]
3 events,
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Spring Bird Stroll
Spring Bird Stroll
For some folks, spring means birds. We are those folks! Join a naturalist on a guided hike to see which bird species are present during migration. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you’ve got ’em!
Cascade Valley Metro Park
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Female Bird Walk
Female Bird Walk
Female Bird Day is this month! Let’s look for female birds and talk about their identification and importance on the 1.2-mile Coyote Run Trail.
Liberty Park
Self-Guided: Amphibian Life
Enjoy a hike on the 1.1-mile Redwing Trail while learning about our local amphibians. Discover 10 stations to learn about their lifecycle, seasonal happenings and different species. This experience is available through March 30.
Kinderealm: April Showers
Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions can learn how April rains prepare plants and animals for spring. A craft and hike are part of the program. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins on 3/20.
Towpath Trail
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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 3/26.
Good Garden Talks: Soil Health
Soil is the foundation of your garden and determines whether or not your plants will thrive. Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn how to restore your urban or suburban soils with soil amendments to create healthy living soil for your plants.
Woodcock Watch & Owl Prowl
Join a naturalist to discover some interesting and unusual feathered friends at dusk. We’ll start with a short presentation in the shelter to learn about these fascinating birds. Afterward, we’ll witness the woodcock’s spectacular courtship flight over the fields at sunset before taking a short walk to call for owls. Patience and silence are essential. Bring a flashlight if you…
Liberty Park
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 welcome. Registration is required and begins on 3/26.
Kinderealm: April Showers
Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companions will learn how April rains prepare plants and animals for spring. A craft and short walk are included. Please make other arrangements for younger children unable to remain in infant seats or strollers. Registration is required and begins on 3/20.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Meet Me In The Garden: Growing Lavender
Jim and Amy Duxbury will share their gardening secrets for growing a variety of lavender on a former concrete dumpsite, all while realizing their larger mission of education, environmental sustainability and community through lavender.
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 and enjoy! Each week we’ll have a game or craft, garden activity and a snack themed around what is growing and ready to harvest in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held…
Homegrown Habitats: Rain Gardens
Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to rewild your home landscape. This month we’ll talk about plants that require wet feet and how to transform that area of standing water in your yard into a rain garden habitat.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Birding Bucket List: Spring Migration
Spring sings as migration begins! From warblers to waterfowl, let’s talk about what migrants you’ll see this season so you can check them off your birding bucket list.
F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Moon Over Liberty Park
Join a naturalist as we hike the 1.2-mile Coyote Run Trail while learning fun facts about the moon. Telescopes will be available to look for the “man in the moon” after the hike!
Liberty Park
Good Garden Talks: Guerrilla Gardening
Neglected, abandoned and unmaintained public spaces can burden any community, but there’s potential for change. Join us in collaboration with Let’s Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn how to ethically and responsibly revitalize these overlooked public spaces with guerrilla gardening practices.
Goodyear Heights Metro Park
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Pleasant Pheasant Run Hike
Enjoy a mid-morning hike along 1.2-mile Pheasant Run Trail. Along the way we’ll learn about ring-necked pheasants that were introduced to Ohio and once were plentiful.
Silver Creek Metro Park
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
History Hike: Furnace Run
Stroll along the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail with a naturalist to learn how Furnace Run Metro Park came to be, including its connections to the invention of electric streetlamps, the depression era Civilian Conservation Corps and even the Wizard of Oz!
Furnace Run Metro Park
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Good Garden Talks: Plant Swap
Join us to swap some plants! These can be cuttings from plants in your yard or freshly grown from seed. Plants should be labeled by name and contained in pots. Vegetables, herbs and native plants are preferred, but all plants are welcome! All are encouraged to attend, even without plants to share. In the event of inclement weather, the program…
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Self Guided: Spring Wildflower Walk
Welcome, spring! Hike the 1.1-mile Ledges Trail through May 3 to discover delicate spring blooms of all shapes, sizes and colors. Interpretive signs will be posted along the way to point out these beauties and guide your learning experience.
Spring Bird Stroll
For some folks, spring means birds. We are those folks! Join a naturalist on a guided hike to see which bird species are present during migration. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you’ve got ’em!
Cascade Valley Metro Park
Female Bird Walk
Female Bird Day is this month! Let’s look for female birds and talk about their identification and importance on the 1.2-mile Coyote Run Trail.
Liberty Park