Battelle Darby Creek

Come learn about the rainbow darter, one of the fish at our nature center, and make your own by weaving paper! All ages welcome.

Ages 18+. Take a 1.5-mile hike out to a vernal pool to search for what's living inside. Trail will be wet. Wet Prairie Access- 1378 Darby Creek Dr.

Muskrats deserve love too! Join a naturalist on a 1-mile hike to learn about and look for these aquatic rodents. Trail may be muddy, 1378 Darby Creek Dr.

Join former Cornell Lab of Ornithology docent and Master Falconer Andrew Schmalfuss Jr. to learn about avian adaptations, followed by a live presentation of a red-tailed hawk. Ages 8+.

Compete solo or as a team in this interactive challenge all about Metro Parks and the animals you can find within them. Meet at the Nature Center.

Join us on an exploratory hike at Battelle Darby Creek during this week's Toddler Adventure Club! We will hike as far as possible during the time-frame, and staff will have ...Read More

Bring your grandchildren and have a Grandparents Day at the Nature Center! Make a craft, help feed the stream, and then go on a scavenger hunt on a trail right ...Read More

Let's take a ~1-mile silent walk to learn about owls and try to find one in our woods. Meet at the Indian Ridge Bulletin Board, 2705 Darby Creek Dr.

Learn about different habitats forest critters take shelter in during the winter and then use various materials to build your own winter habitat fit for the forest! Ages 8+.

Let our Nature Center's cold blooded ambassador animals warm your heart as you learn more about them with an up close look!