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27th Annual Fish Festival

Riverbend Recreation Area, Lakefront Activity Center

Young anglers can try their luck as the Hancock Park District hosts its 27th Annual Fish Festival. Trout stocking will take place prior to the event courtesy of the Ohio […]

Free

Archery Instruction – Adult

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

Come out for an archery class led by a certified archery instructor. All necessary equipment and targets will be provided. You will have the opportunity to learn the basics of […]

$10.00

Recycling Fun

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Recycling is fun. Activities will be held inside and outside the Discovery Center, including Recycled Bowling and Trash Toss. Participants can turn trash into something new, such as water bottle […]

Free

Recycling Open House

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Recycling is important. It is good for the environment. Hancock County 4-H kids will be at the Discovery Center this day to collect your plastic lids and bottle caps to […]

Free

Discovery Stories: Wildflowers

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Discover why flowers are important to us and why animals need them for food. After a story, children can partake in activities such as Bloom Matching and Parts of the […]

Free

Plants that Eat Meat

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Explore the world of carnivorous plants. We will talk about plants and what they need to survive, study live carnivorous plants and watch a Venus flytrap eat insects. There will […]

Free

Little Hands Nature Club: Fun on the Farm

Litzenberg Memorial Woods, Shelter 6100 US 224 West

Find out about life on a farm with hands-on activities, such as feeling sheep wool, a straw scavenger hunt, looking at duck, turkey and goose feathers, and gathering plastic eggs […]

Free

Birds for Homeschoolers

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

The parks are filled with birds as they journey on their spring migration. Learn about birds, their migration, and how to identify them. Afterward, practice your skills by observing birds […]

Free

Plein Air Gatherings

Riverbend Recreation Area, Big Oaks Activity Area, Near Shelter #3 16618 TR 208, Ohio

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

Insects of Hancock County

Oakwoods Nature Preserve, Discovery Center

Have fun learning about insect body parts by making insects out of pom-poms, pipe cleaners, and clothespins. Use a magnifying glass to inspect preserved specimens. We will hike the trails […]

Free

Wee Ones: Color in Nature

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

Learn about colors found in nature. A story will be read followed by a short hike in search of colors. Color wheels will be used. After the hike, we will […]

Free
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