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Name
Location
Date
Time
Fee
Availability
Early Morning Hike
Headwaters Park
12/20/23
8:00
AM
Free
Open
Important Bird Area Walk
Orchard Hills Park
12/24/23
8:00
AM
Free
Open
Pre-Winter Walk & Warm Up
Frohring Meadows
12/10/23
9:00
AM
Free
Open
Archery Games for Kids (Ages 9-16)
The Rookery
12/30/23
9:00
AM
Free
2
Ho Ho Ho Hiking with Santa & Buddy the Elf
The West Woods
12/9/23
10:00
AM
Free
Waiting list
Ansel's Cave Hike: History Written in Rock
The West Woods
12/10/23
10:00
AM
Free
Open
Fire-Building Techniques
Headwaters Park
12/10/23
10:00
AM
Free
Waiting list
Nature Journaling: Creative Writing
Swine Creek Reservation
12/10/23
10:00
AM
$ 20.00
13
Welton's Gorge Late Fall Trail Hike
Welton's Gorge
12/16/23
10:00
AM
Free
Open
Wildlife Detective Training
The West Woods
12/27/23
10:00
AM
Free
Waiting list
Introduction to Archery for Families
The Rookery
12/28/23
10:30
AM
Free
Waiting list
Grandparents in the Park: Winter Wildlife
Big Creek Park
12/29/23
10:30
AM
Free
Waiting list
Archery Games for Families
The Rookery
12/30/23
11:00
AM
Free
Waiting list
New Year's Eve Nature Celebration!
The West Woods
12/31/23
11:00
AM
Free
Waiting list
Backcountry Hike
The Rookery
12/9/23
1:00
PM
Free
8
Ho Ho Ho Hiking with Santa & Buddy the Elf
The West Woods
12/9/23
1:00
PM
Free
1
Pre-Winter Walk & Warm Up
Frohring Meadows
12/10/23
1:00
PM
Free
Open
Elderberries: "You Saved 1968"
The West Woods
12/14/23
1:00
PM
Free
16
Geauga Walkers
The Rookery
12/19/23
1:00
PM
Free
Open
Winter Break Planetarium Show
Observatory Park
12/26/23
1:00
PM
Free
15
Archery Practice (Ages 9+)
The Rookery
12/28/23
1:00
PM
Free
Waiting list
Nature Explorers: All About Owls (Ages 6-11 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
12/28/23
1:00
PM
Free
Waiting list
Archery Practice (Ages 9+)
The Rookery
12/28/23
1:45
PM
Free
Waiting list
Holiday Plant Hike *RESCHEDULED TO 12/3*
Big Creek Park
12/16/23
2:00
PM
Free
Open
Research in Our Parks: Survey Results (Virtual)
Offsite
12/10/23
2:30
PM
Free
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