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Reading the Forested Landscape

Ever wonder if the landscape around you always looked the way it does now? Chances are it hasn’t! Join a naturalist to learn some skills…

CV/Valley View Area

Winter Trivia Hike

Join a naturalist along the 1-mile Prather Trail for a fun, trivia-filled hike! We’ll explore all sorts of winter facts, so bring your competitive…

CV/Valley View Area

Fantastic Foxes

Join a naturalist to learn all about foxes and the skills that make them keen hunters and hiders. Afterwards we will hike to search for signs…

FASN/Visitors Center

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

Maple Mania

Everyone loves real maple syrup! Join us as we learn the ins and outs of maple sugaring. See how the trees are tapped, how sap is collected…

LP/Nature Center

Maple Mania

Everyone loves real maple syrup! Join us as we learn the ins and outs of maple sugaring. See how the trees are tapped, how sap is collected…

LP/Nature Center

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

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 & Pheasant Run Area

Self-Guided: Tuscarawas History

Travel along the 1.6-mile Willow Trail at your own pace and learn about the rich history of the Tuscarawas River, which flows through Firestone…

F/Tuscarawas Meadows Area

Moonlit Mythical Madness

Celebrate National Unicorn Day around the campfire as our naturalists tell tales of history’s greatest folktale legends. Are Sasquatch, Mothman…

CV/Oxbow Area

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…

FR/Brushwood Area

Summit Lake History Hike

Without Summit Lake Akron would not be the city we know today. Take a walk around the lake to explore the many roles it has played in our…

SLNC