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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 …

Nature Pals: Goin’ Batty

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

Children 3-5 years old and their adult companion are invited to join us as we investigate the lives of bats through stories, songs, and crafts.  Come dressed appropriately for a …

Nature pals: Goin’ Batty

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

Children 3-5 years old and their adult companion are invited to join us as we investigate the lives of bats through stories, songs, and crafts.  Come dressed appropriately for a …

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 …

Crayfish 101

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

Crayfish, crawdads, crawfish, mudbugs – whatever your preference, these are interesting little creatures. You’ve seen them before, but do you know why they build chimneys? That their teeth are in …

Lauer Farms 1944

Lauer Historical Farm 800 Roush Road, Lima, United States

Travel back in time to 1944 at the Lauer Historical Farm to                 experience World War II.  Interact with 150-200 living history  re-enactors and watch as the Allied Forces battle the …

Lauer Farms 1944

Travel back in time to 1944 at the Lauer Historical Farm to                 experience World War II.  Interact with 150-200 living history  re-enactors and watch as the Allied Forces battle the …

Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District