Drop in: S’morses & Wildlife!
Stop by the nature center to make a S’more by the campfire and learn about wildlife in the park! Meet on the back deck of the nature center anytime between …Read More
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Happy Tails & Trails (Dog Hike)
Bring your dog for a 1.5 mile hike. Please bring your own drinking water for your dog. Leashes must be shorter than 6 feet. Near the end of the hike, …Read More
Kids: Mindfulness Hike
Join a naturalist to learn how to connect with the forest in a mindful way. Participants will learn mindfulness techniques to use in their day to day life to keep …Read More
Adult: Summer Wildflower Hike
Learn about summer wildflowers blooming at the park on a 1.5 mile hike Expect a combination of paved and unimproved (dirt) trails. Exact trail will depend upon the wildflowers in …Read More
For Kids: Feeder Watch Drop-In
Join a naturalist in the nature center library to learn about Ohio’s backyard birds. We’ll watch the feeders for cardinals, woodpeckers, and turkeys, and learn all about their diets and …Read More
Family Creeking
Explore the Olentangy River to look for some of the animals that live there. Be prepared to get wet! Shoes required in the river for your safety. Please no flip …Read More
Drop In: Meet the Turtles
Drop by the nature center between 1-2pm and meet some of Highbanks educational turtles up close. Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature Center is the first right after entering the park. …Read More
Tae Kwon Do: Respect
Free. Join black belt instructors from Tiger Woo’s for a 30 minute Taekwondo lesson on “Respect”. This martial arts class instills confidence, builds strength and agility, and develops coordination. No …Read More
Behind the Parks: Meet Marty at Slate Run
Marty Shull Park Manager, Slate Run Metro Park Hometown and Background I was raised in the Columbus suburb of Grandview Heights. My mother remarried when I was in 6th grade, …Read More
Evening Creeking
Explore the Olentangy River to look for some of the animals that live there. Be prepared to get wet! Shoes required in the river for your safety. Please no flip …Read More
Preschool: Forest Explorer
Learn how to become a Forest Explorer with stories, songs, crafts, and a short hike! Meet in Nature Center Multi-Purpose Room. For preschoolers aged 3-5. Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature …Read More
Twilight Hike
What creatures emerge in the evening, and why? We’ll go on a hike to learn about and look for crepuscular critters. Hike will be about 2 miles on unimproved trail. …Read More
THE SONG CONTEST
VIRGINIA GORDON Communications Coordinator Another TALL TALE FROM THE DEEP WOODS (TTDW) Roll up, roll up – nature’s biggest and bestest (hee-hee, that’s not a word!) Song Contest is about …Read More
Adults: Mushrooms and Wildflower Hike
Join a naturalist for a 2-mile hike looking for spring fungi and wildflowers. Learn about the importance of fungi to the ecosystem and learn some basic identification. Trail will include …Read More
Spring Birding Hike
Warblers, Woodpeckers, Wailing Turkeys? Who’s around? Let’s look for them together on a 2 mile birding hike. All experience levels welcome. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Limited supply …Read More
Kids: Off-trail Ravine Adventure
Get wet on this rugged adventure hiking in the ravine. Climb over logs, navigate between rocks and enjoy the scenery. Water depth will vary from inches to several feet depending …Read More
Warbler Walk
Look for migrating spring warblers on a 1.5 mile hike . All experience levels welcome. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Limited supply of binoculars available to borrow. Trail …Read More
Drop In: Mother’s Day Spring Crafts
Stop by the Nature Center and make a handmade craft for Mom! Open house style program stop in anytime between 1-3pm, while supplies last. Meeting location notes- Highbanks Nature Center …Read More
Meet the animals
Drop by the nature center between 1-2pm and meet some of Highbanks educational animals up close. Meeting Location Notes: Highbanks Nature Center is the first right after entering the park. …Read More
Benefits of Hiking in the Rain
MEGAN HARRIS Outdoor Adventure Programmer Picture this: it’s Friday, and you’ve been looking forward to the weekend because you have a beautiful day planned in one of Ohio’s many parks …Read More