Wild Back Yards

Beginning January 2026, all program registration will be online. Registration will now open at 8:30 a.m. on the first day of the month prior to the program. If you have questions regarding this new process, please call Nature Realm Visitors Center at 330-865-8065 (Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m.).

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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

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….

FASN/Visitors Center
A monarch butterfly sitting on goldenrod flowers.

Plant by Numbers: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, Bees & Beyond

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society to learn more about how gardeners play a vital role in the development and conservation of habitat…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge

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…

Summit Lake Nature Center
Many large kids' picture books.

Self-Guided: Story Trail

Enjoy some exercise and fun while following a self-guided story trail based on the book, “The Garden Next Door.” This experience will…

FR/Daffodil Trail

Back Yards Gone Wild: 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 instructions…

LP/Nature Center

Back Yards Gone Wild: 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 instructions…

LP/Nature Center
Three tomatoes growing off of a tomato plant.

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…

GYH/Goodyear Heights Lodge

Homegrown Habitats: From the Ground Up

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to re-wild your home landscape….

FASN/Visitors Center
Four pawpaw fruit hang from the end of a tree branch.

Edible Native Plants for the Home Landscape

Native plants aren’t just for the birds! From strawberry and elderberry to pawpaw and persimmon, join a naturalist to learn about incorporating…

MF/Lake Area

More Than Milkweed

Join a naturalist as we take the next step in developing our Wild Back Yards. This session will focus on how to incorporate grasses, ground…

MF/Lake Area

Meet Me In the Garden: The Everyday Conservationist

From lessening the lawn and planting native to leaving your leaves and supporting pollinators, there’s no shortage of ways to help the planet…

FASN/Visitors Center