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Photographs are Due!

Turn in your photos for our 45th annual Nature Photography Contest! Follow us on Facebook and Flickr to view the results. See www.jampd.com for official rules and more details.  

Natural Resources

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

Jamie Hampton is a County Extension Educator from the Auglaize County Extension Office. Her specialties include agriculture and natural resources. She is planning a natural resources program for the Tri-moraine …

Nature Pals: Turkey Time

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

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble! It’s that time of the year! Children ages 3-5 and their adult companion are invited to learn about Ohio’s wild turkeys. Exploration Stations, our weather song, a …

Nature Pals: Turkey Time

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

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble! It’s that time of the year! Children ages 3-5 and their adult companion are invited to learn about Ohio’s wild turkeys. Exploration Stations, our weather song, a …

Night Hike

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

See, hear, smell, touch, and taste the forest at nighttime. We’ll practice using all our senses to help guide us and hunt for nature that glows in the dark. You …

Feeding Day

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

The Park District maintains several education animals in the McElroy Environmental Education Center, using them throughout the year for nature presentations and programs. Join the Critter Care volunteers to help …

Go Outside & Play!

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

Join us for our last “Go Outside and Play!” program as we spend our afternoon trying to complete more activities on the UK National Trust’s list of “50 Things To …

Nature Myths

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

Do centipedes have 1000 legs, does moss grow on the north side of a tree, can groundhogs predict the weather? Dive into these nature myths and discover the truth. We’ll …

Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District