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Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening. Each class builds…

Summit Lake Nature Center

Good and Bad Bugs of the Garden

Join a naturalist as we look at the many different bugs in your garden: lady, potato, flea and cucumber beetles, assassin bugs and lace wings,…

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening. Each class builds…

Good Garden Talks: Pest Management

Join us in collaboration with Let's Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn to encourage wildlife and manage for the undesirable critters…

Good Garden Talks: Pest Management

Join us in collaboration with Let's Grow Akron and OSU Extension to learn to encourage wildlife and manage for the undesirable critters…

Back Yards Gone Wild: Edible Landscaping

Join a naturalist to think beyond tomatoes and learn about how native fruits, nuts, berries and more can make attractive, edible additions…

Lil’ Sprouts

This biweekly program is designed to engage young children and accompanying adults in the wonderful world of gardening. Each class builds…

Go Native!

Drop into the Rock & Herb Garden to discover why you should ditch exotic and invasive species and choose beautiful, beneficial native…

Rain Barrel Workshop

Learn how to conserve water in your outdoor spaces. Registration cost includes a rain barrel kit, 55-gallon food grade plastic drum and instruction…

Celebrating Bees

Join us for a presentation about Ohio’s native bees and identifying them. “Bee” prepared for a short hike to see what species we can discover!

Marvelous Moths Of Deep Lock Quarry

Join a naturalist to attract moths using special lights and sheets as we observe these insects’ beautiful colors, shapes and patterns up close….

Caterpillars Count!

Discover the beauty of these soft-bodied arthropods, the important role they play in our native food webs and what they tell us about our…