Upcoming Programs & Events

• Nature Explorers - Art in Nature

  July 10, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am

  Find the fun side of nature when you become a Nature Explorer. This summer-long series shows you unique ways to get hands-on experience with nature and explore your favorite MetroParks. Take inspiration from outside when we explore art in nature. Bring your imagination and nature will supply the rest as we create music, print with the power of the sun, and transform the trails into chalk masterpieces. Registration required. Free for school-aged participants and their adults.

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• ID70: Insects

  July 11, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm

  Celebrate MetroParks' 70th Anniversary as we reveal our 70 favorite elements of the park experience. From the fossil-filled creeks to the tops of the towering trees and constellations beyond, get an inside view of what makes the history and nature of your MetroParks so unique. Every ID70 program in 2025 spotlights seven interesting subjects in each category; attend all ten to add 70 new pieces of park and nature knowledge to your collection. From the productive pollinator to the creepy crawler, stop buggin' out and learn to appreciate our arthropod friends when MetroParks' outdoor educators show you how to identify seven of our favorite insects. Registration required. Free for all participants.

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• Active in the Outdoors: Boot Camp in the Park

  July 12, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am

  Fit Body Bootcamp will lead a you through a bootcamp-style workout. Meet in the grassy area in front of The Lodge.

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• Nature Explorers - Art in Nature

  July 12, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am

  Find the fun side of nature when you become a Nature Explorer. This summer-long series shows you unique ways to get hands-on experience with nature and explore your favorite MetroParks. Take inspiration from outside when we explore art in nature. Bring your imagination and nature will supply the rest as we create music, print with the power of the sun, and transform the trails into chalk masterpieces. Registration required. Free for school-aged participants and their adults.

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• Nature in a Blink: Bat Emergence

  July 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm

  Experience Nature in a Blink, a year-long series where you become eyewitness to the elusive wonders of nature at your favorite MetroParks. Are you batty about bats or just want to learn how important they are to us? Explore their world at the farm and watch these amazing furry friends emerge at sundown. Registration required.

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