Events

Children ages 3-5 along with an adult companion are invited to come explore the woods together using our 5 senses! Bundle up for some winter exploration. Registration required by March 4.  

Children ages 3-5 along with an adult companion are invited to come explore the woods together using our 5 senses! Bundle up for some winter exploration. Registration required by March 4.  

    It's "Maple Sugarin' Time" This is a great opportunity to learn and experience the process of making maple syrup in Ohio at our sugar bush! Interact with interpreters, take an educational hike, enjoy local food trucks, take home some goodies, and more!  

It's "Maple Sugarin' Time" This is a great opportunity to learn and experience the process of making maple syrup in Ohio at our sugar bush! Interact with interpreters, take an educational hike, enjoy local food trucks, take home some goodies, and more!

Enjoy the quiet spring mornings while we get in our steps! After a long winter it is time to enjoy the nice weather again. Join a Naturalist as we walk the trails of Herman Woodlands. Together we can achieve our fitness goals while also enjoying nature. All ages are welcome, and we can set our […]

Enjoy the quiet spring mornings while we get in our steps! After a long winter it is time to enjoy the nice weather again. Join a Naturalist as we walk the trails of Herman Woodlands. Together we can achieve our fitness goals while also enjoying nature. All ages are welcome, and we can set our […]

Join us for our interdisciplinary nature-based program that explores the history of maple syrup production in Ohio from tree to table!  Children ages 8 to 11 and their families will learn from Nature Education staff and curriculum-based activities that maple syrup production has changed over time and across cultures as materials and techniques evolved.  Registration […]

Join us for our interdisciplinary nature-based program that explores the history of maple syrup production in Ohio from tree to table!  Children ages 8 to 11 and their families will learn from Nature Education staff and curriculum-based activities that maple syrup production has changed over time and across cultures as materials and techniques evolved.  Registration […]

Enjoy the quiet spring mornings while we get in our steps! After a long winter it is time to enjoy the nice weather again. Join a Naturalist as we walk the trails of Herman Woodlands. Together we can achieve our fitness goals while also enjoying nature. All ages are welcome, and we can set our […]

Come out to explore the McElroy Environmental Education Center and celebrate one of the park’s most charismatic employees – Duke the sulcata tortoise! Duke is an education animal who has worked with many of the citizens of Allen County helping us teach people about reptiles. There will be tortoise trivia, crafts, and even cake! Duke […]

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 watch (or help!) them clean and feed all our animals at 4 pm on the last Thursday of the month! Register by March 25.

Did you know there are animals that are more active during dawn and dusk than any other parts of the day? During our quiet sunrise hike we could have the perfect opportunity to see some of these animals before they hide away for the day. Join us for a one-hour hike to watch the sunrise […]