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Battelle Darby Creek
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm Creek Critters Display Enjoy a display of live fish, mussels, i... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 1:00 pm Cold Blooded Critters Display Enjoy a display of live snakes, toads, t... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 1:00 pm Ohio Mammals Display See skins, scat, skulls and skeletons of... N/R

Jul 6 Mon 9:00 pm Howl at the Moon Bring your canine companion on a 2 mile ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 9:00 pm Blackberry Full Moon Hike Take an invigorating 4-mile hike. N/R

Jul 8 Wed 7:00 pm Photography Basics Learn techniques for photographing wildl... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 9:00 am Prairies Of The Darby Enjoy a walk through the prairies in blo... N/R

Blacklick Woods
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 5 Sun 1:00 pm Pioneer Arcade Test your puzzle and game skills with to... N/R

Jul 6 Mon 9:00 pm Sunset Stroll Take a relaxing 2-mile walk. N/R

Jul 7 Tue Fishing Days Help the rangers catch goldfish at Ashto... 0

Jul 7 Tue Fishing Days Help the rangers catch goldfish at Ashto... 0

Jul 8 Wed 10:00 am Preschoolers: The Beech Tree Puppets-Mole Discovers the World Above Ground Join the puppets as they talk about the ... N/R

Jul 8 Wed 1:00 pm Preschoolers: The Beech Tree Puppets-Mole Discovers the World Above Ground An unusual new friend visits the Beech T... N/R

Jul 9 Thu Fishing Days Help the rangers catch goldfish at Ashto... waiting list

Jul 9 Thu Fishing Days Help the rangers catch goldfish at Ashto... 0

Jul 9 Thu 7:00 pm Lens and Leaves Camera Club Discover natural history and photographi... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 8:30 pm Going Batty Watch bats as they catch their dinner on... N/R

Blendon Woods
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 10:00 am Nature Station Learn about wildlife and play nature gam... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 10:00 am Nature Station Learn about wildlife and play nature gam... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 10:00 am Preschoolers: Trees and Leaves Look at leaves and learn how trees help ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 1:00 pm Preschoolers: Trees and Leaves Look at leaves and learn how trees help ... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 9:00 am PHOTO PROWL Learn photographic techniques on a walk ... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 1:00 pm Preschoolers: Trees and Leaves Look at leaves and learn how trees help ... N/R

Chestnut Ridge
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm Pond Life Display Meet animals from the pond and test your... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 8:30 pm Frog Hop Visit the pond and search for frogs. N/R

Clear Creek
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 11 Sat 8:00 am Morning Nature Stroll Take a 1-mile hike to discover flora and... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 1:00 pm Reptiles Rock Meet some Ohio reptiles and learn more a... N/R

Glacier Ridge
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 5:00 pm Eco-Games for Kids Celebrate our planet with fun-filled gam... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 9:00 pm Full Moon Horse Ride Ride your horse and enjoy snacks around ... N/R

Highbanks
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 5 Sun 2:00 pm T-Shirt Art Create your own shirt designs using pain... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 8:00 pm Howl At The Moon Bring your canine friends for a 3.5-mile... N/R

Jul 10 Fri 12:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch Meet one of the nature center critters. ... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 6:00 pm Campfire Cooking Learn how to cook tasty meals and enjoy... N/R

Inniswood Gardens
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 5 Sun 1:30 pm Sunny Sundays Members of the Central Ohio Unit of the ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 10:00 am Summer Children's Program: Water Wonders Discover why plants, animals and humans ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 1:00 pm Summer Children's Program: Water Wonders Discover why plants, animals and humans ... N/R

Jul 8 Wed 10:00 am Summer Children's Program: Water Wonders Discover why plants, animals and humans ... N/R

Jul 8 Wed 7:00 pm Lovely Lavender Join the Herb Society of America, Centra... N/R

Jul 10 Fri 10:00 am Summer Children's Program: Water Wonders Discover why plants, animals and humans ... N/R

Pickerington Ponds
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 8:00 am Greenway Trek Enjoy a 6-mile hike on the Blacklick Cre... N/R

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm Wonderful Wetlands Display Dip a net into a portable pond and disco... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 1:00 pm Flying Things Display Learn about the lives of bats, birds, an... N/R

Jul 6 Mon 9:00 pm Lightning Bug Night Hike Catch and investigate lightning bugs on ... N/R

Jul 8 Wed 10:00 am Preschoolers: Buzzing With Bees Taste some honey and learn about bees th... N/R

Prairie Oaks
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm Canoe The Lakes Stop by anytime and take a canoe out for... N/R

Jul 10 Fri 8:45 pm Howl at The Moon Hike two miles with your canine friend a... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 10:00 am Dragonflies Join Metro Parks Aquatic Ecologist, Mac ... N/R

Sharon Woods
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 5 Sun 3:00 pm Habitat Trek Hop aboard the tram anytime for a park t... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 9:30 am Preschoolers: Growing Things Tram Ride Take a tram ride and learn about plants ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 10:30 am Preschoolers: Growing Things Tram Ride Take a tram ride and learn about plants ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 11:30 am Preschoolers: Growing Things Tram Ride Take a tram ride and learn about plants ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 1:00 pm Preschoolers: Growing Things Tram Ride Take a tram ride and learn about plants ... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 9:15 pm Adult Full Moon Hike Take a fast-paced 3.5-mile hike along gr... N/R

Jul 8 Wed 7:00 pm Butterflies by Tram Take a tram ride and learn about butterf... N/R

Jul 9 Thu 10:00 am Senior Exclusive: Slow Walk in the Woods Learn how to keep your joints healthy on... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 3:00 pm Habitat Trek Hop aboard the tram anytime for a park t... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 9:00 pm Nocturnal Noises Enjoy a tram ride and listen and look fo... N/R

Slate Run
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm TASTE TEST Try a sip of spicebush tea and bee balm ... N/R

Jul 9 Thu 1:00 pm AFTERNOON FISHING Try to catch a big fish in Buzzard's Roo... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 4:00 pm SUMMERTIME SCAVENGER HUNT Pick up a scavenger hunt sheet and see i... N/R

Jul 11 Sat 9:00 pm THE FARM AFTER DARK Walk through the Living Historical Farm ... N/R

Slate Run Farm
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 2:00 pm Cool Drinks For a Hot Day Enjoy a taste of teas, switchel, root be... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 2:00 pm Cool Drinks For a Hot Day Enjoy a taste of teas, switchel, root be... N/R

Jul 7 Tue Draft Horse Driver's Ed Learn about horse care as you groom, har... 1

Jul 11 Sat Morning Chores Join the farmer in feeding animals and h... waiting list

Jul 11 Sat 2:00 pm Canning, Pickling and Preserving Join the farm ladies as they gather and ... N/R

Three Creeks
DAY TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION OPENINGS

Jul 4 Sat 1:00 pm Pond Peering Use nets and see what critters you can... N/R

Jul 5 Sun 1:00 pm Pond Peering Use nets and see what critters you can... N/R

Jul 7 Tue 9:00 pm Howl at the Moon Join the naturalist and her canine frien... N/R