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Back Yards Gone Wild: DIY Bluebird Boxes

Join a naturalist for this monthly series focused on creating nature-friendly back yards. This month we will learn about cavity-nesting birds…

LP/Nature Center

Bluebirds in Your Back Yard

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society to dive into the world of bluebirds. Dale Rabung, a charter member of the Ohio Bluebird Society, has…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge
A pile of different colored embroidery thread.

Let’s Get Crafty: Nature Embroidery

Start an embroidery project while learning about the wildlife in your creation, then finish the project at your own pace. Guidance and supplies…

FR/Brushwood Area
A wooden boardwalk extending through a forest.

Spring Nature Tales

Young children and their adult companions can celebrate spring in an interactive, spring-themed story time. Make it a fun, family-friendly…

LP/Nature Center
A person sitting in the grass, writing in a notebook.

Words of the Season: Spring

Join a writer-turned-naturalist to discover the literary meanings of spring and their real-life connections.

FASN/Visitors Center

Friday Night Frogs

Venture out on a night hike in search of frogs and discover the important roles amphibians play in our world. Please bring a headlamp or flashlight.

CV/Valley View Area
A close-up of rugged tree bark.

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
A yellow warbler sitting on a tree branch.

In Search of Spring

Hike with a naturalist along Pond Brook and through wet woods on the 1.6-mile Buttonbush Trail to see what signs of spring we can find. Binoculars,…

LP/Pond Brook Conservation Area
Many large kids' picture books.

Little Hikers: Spring Into Storytime

Storytime is better on the trail! Bring your little ones for a 1.4-mile hike on Alder Trail with stops along the way for a story and games…

GYH/Pioneer Area
A hawk standing on a tree branch.

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…

SLNC

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…

SLNC

Vernal Pool Party

Join naturalists for an in-depth exploration of vernal pond ecosystems. From salamanders to fairy shrimp, these pools support a wide variety…

LP/Pond Brook Conservation Area