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Health Thru Nature

Heritage Park 2092 Reed Road, Lima, OH, United States

Experience the calm and peace that nature provides as you decrease your stress hormones as we mindfully use our senses during slow-paced activities . (This is not a typical naturalist-led …

Singing Insects 101

McElroy Environmental Education Center 2355 Ada Road, Lima, OH, United States

Spring is for the birds, autumn is for the bugs! Come meet some of the players and learn how they contribute to the symphony. All ages are welcome, but this …

Evening Hike

Lippincott Bird Sanctuary 3093 Bellefontaine Road, Lima, United States

Welcome the autumn season with a sunset hike in beautiful Lippincott Bird Sanctuary. Woodlots, wetlands, open habitat, this park has a little bit of everything and as the natural world …

Family Nature Club

Allen County Farm Park 1582 Slabtown Road, Lima, OH, United States

Families with children ages 3-12 are welcome to join us as we celebrate autumn with a fun hayride!  Families with Registration is limited and required by Sept. 23.  

Meet The Wild

McLean Teddy Bear Park 2004 N. Dixie Hwy., Lima, OH, United States

Enjoy a Saturday evening with park rangers and friendly creatures of the night-time forest! Our Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District Rangers will be on hand to meet and greet you …

Swans, Cranes and Raptors

OSU Lima Campus - Visitor/Student Center 3900 Campus Drive, Lima, OH, United States

These birds are some of the more charismatic avifauna in this region, and Dr. Laura Kearnes, a wildlife biologist with the Olentangy Research Station at the Ohio Department of Wildlife …

Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District