• Winter Hike Series: Hot Cocoa & Twinkling Lights

    Highbanks 9466 Columbus Pike (US Rt 23 N), Lewis Center, OH, United States

    Warm up inside the holiday-decorated Nature Center with hot cocoa and enjoy fun activities for kids including a holiday themed scavenger hunt. Then, hike on your own along the 1/4 ...Read More

  • Christmas Bird Count

    Inniswood Metro Gardens 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH, United States

    Join us as we walk 2+ miles counting all the birds as part of the nation’s longest running community science bird project. Binoculars provided or bring your own.

  • Audubon Christmas Bird Count

    Sharon Woods 6911 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, OH, United States

    Join the longest running citizen science project and help search for birds for the 124th annual National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. No experience necessary. Bring your own binoculars or ...Read More

  • Hike Behind the Lake

    Blendon Woods 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, United States

    Hike behind Thoreau lake through the waterfowl refuge.

  • Leave it to Beavers

    Battelle Darby Creek 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, United States

    We'll give you some fun facts to chew on, a cool craft to make, and you'll leave with a new appreciation for beavers!

  • A Victorian Christmas Evening

    Slate Run Living Historical Farm 1375 OH-674, Canal Winchester, OH, United States

    Ongoing from 4:30-6:00pm. All ages. Make decorations and enjoy other seasonal 1880s activities on a special lamplit evening.

  • Coffee & Birds

    Coffee & Birds

    Blendon Woods 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, United States

    Drop by to enjoy a warm cup and beautiful birds at our viewing windows.

  • Christmas Bird Count For Beginners

    Blendon Woods 4265 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, United States

    Learn about our oldest civic science project, then head out to count some birds!

  • Winter Hike

    Inniswood Metro Gardens 940 S. Hempstead Rd., Westerville, OH, United States

    Enjoy a guided, seasonal stroll as the sun sets over the gardens. The walk will conclude as the gardens are being illuminated with Inniswood’s light display.

  • Microscopic Hike

    Blacklick Woods 6975 East Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg, OH, United States

    Join a naturalist on a half-mile hike looking closely at the tiny world beneath our feet and collecting a few items to bring back and look at under microscopes. Hand ...Read More

  • Cocoa & the Grinch

    Battelle Darby Creek 1775 Darby Creek Drive, Galloway, OH, United States

    Walk under the twinkling lights and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate. Take a family photo taken with “The… The… The… Grinch!” Meet us at the Ranger Station, 1775 Darby ...Read More