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Fall Celebration: Open House

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Celebrate the beginning of fall. While it’s Fall Equinox Eve, as autumn starts officially at 2:19pm the next day, learn what’s happening with the ending of summer and the starting […]

Free

Fall Scavenger Hunt

Blue Rock Nature Preserve, Edgar Avenue Parking Lot Findlay, OH, United States

Hike the Lady Bug Loop Trail in search of fall related objects in a scavenger hunt like a red leaf, a squirrel, and an acorn. While on the trail collect […]

Free

Plein Air Gatherings

Riverbend Recreation Area, Brugeman Lodge, entry area

The Plein Air Gatherings are an opportunity for artists to get together and paint or draw outdoors “en plein air” in Hancock County parks.  All adult artists who use any […]

Free

Hike the Southland Trail

Litzenberg Memorial Woods, Southside parking lot 6100 U.S. Route 224 West, Findlay, OH, United States

The section of Litzenberg south of U.S. Route 224 is seldom visited but it contains miles of trails and vast areas of natural habitats. Hike a mile and a half […]

Free

Searching for Signs of Mastodons

Litzenberg Memorial Woods, Gatehouse 6100 US 224 West, Findlay

Mastodons became extinct in Ohio around ten thousand years ago, but evidence of them can still be found in the parks by looking at plants. Learn about ecological anachronism and […]

Free

Archery Instruction – Adult

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Dold Lake Findlay, OH, United States

Aim, shoot, and score! Learn safety measures and the basics of archery from a certified archery instructor while shooting arrows at targets with a compound bow. Archery equipment will be […]

$10.00

Spider Web & Stick Wreath

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Gather sticks and other natural materials to make a spider-themed wreath. Materials will be glued to a wooden base and can be adorned with plastic spiders, fake spider web and […]

$5.00

Plein Air Gatherings

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Dold Lake Findlay, OH, United States

The Plein Air Gatherings are an opportunity for artists to get together and paint or draw outdoors “en plein air” in Hancock County parks.  All adult artists who use any […]

Free

Archery Instruction – Youth

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Dold Lake Findlay, OH, United States

Aim, shoot, and score! Learn safety measures and the basics of archery from a Certified Archery Instructor while shooting arrows at targets with a compound bow. Archery equipment will be […]

$10.00

Nature that’s Gross

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Eew! Sometimes nature can be gross. Discover animals from around the world that make messes, look strange, and have out of this world behaviors. Make slime out of borax, glue, […]

Free

Hike the Deer Haven Trail

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center Porch 1400 Oakwoods Lane, Findlay, OH, United States

Explore the newly opened Deer Haven Trail, named for the abundance of deer found in the area. This 0.75-mile trail in the southwest corner of the nature preserve loops around […]

Free
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