Wednesday, September 1
Toddler Trails (Ages 18 months - 3 years), Wildwood Preserve, Courtyard - Metz Visitor Center, 10 to 11 a.m. This outdoor, multi-sensory nature play and exploration program runs the first Wednesday of each month. Register toddlers only. Call for Availability Price: $ 3.00.
Friday, September 3
Fall Friday Fit, Wildwood Preserve, Visitor Center, 7 to 8 a.m. Join the club and let Metroparks help you build a healthy life-style. With Fall Friday Fit, you will complete your work week with a breath of fresh air on this naturalist-led, moderately paced weekly walk. 45 minute walk, rain or shine except in an electrical storm. Bring your questions about local wildlife for fun conversation as we hike! Register Now! Price: $ 35.00.
Tea in the Solarium, Wildwood Preserve, Manor House, 12 to 2:30 p.m. Celebrate summer in style, sipping our special-made tea and sampling delicious sandwiches and desserts, while overlooking one of the last remaining Shipman gardens in the country. Reservations not required. For limited reservations call 419-490-1302. One setting: $7 and $.60 for each additional item. Sponsored by the Manor House Volunteers.
Saturday, September 4
Troubleshoot Your Landscape, Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall, 1 to 4 p.m. Ever wonder how Metroparks manage such high quality habitats? Want to make your home feel more like a park? This program teaches strategies to attract wildlife to your backyard. Bring photographs of areas of your landscape you would like to improve for some one-on-one consultation with Metroparks experts. Register Now! Price: $ 10.00.
Trail Detectives, Oak Openings Preserve, Buehner Center Porch, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Do you have what it takes to be a green gumshoe? Follow the trail of clues and solve a new mystery each month. This program is designed for children ages 7 to 12. Register Now! Price: $ 3.00.
Sunday, September 5
Sunday Sampler: Autumn Adventure Kick-Off, Wildwood Preserve, Visitor Center, 2 to 3 p.m. The first hike of this year's Autumn Adventure starts at the trailside shelter by the recreation field at Wildwood. This naturalist led hike will set the tone to "Get Connected" with your beautiful Metroparks. Price: Free.
Homesteading: Sheep to Shawl, Pearson, Johlin Cabin, 3 to 5 p.m. See where clothes came from in the days before shopping malls. Historians will card, spin and knit just as our ancestors did. Price: Free.
Tuesday, September 7
Side Cut Explorer, Side Cut, Riverview Area, 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All Aboard! Cruise along the banks of the Maumee River and down the canal tow-path in Metroparks open air trolley. A naturalist will highlight the scenery, as you relax in the 12 passenger, wheelchair accessible tram. Every Tuesday, June through October. Groups can schedule separate times for a nominal fee. Register Now! Price: $ 2.00.
Fallen Timbers Battlefield Preservation Commission, Side Cut, Lamb Center, 7 to 8 p.m. For 200 years the Fallen Timbers Battlefield laid hidden in plain site. Now that we've found it, what do we do with it? Let your voice be heard as this volunteer group works with Metroparks to shape the battlefield's fate for the next hundred years. For more information email President Randy Brown at bgcurator@gmail.com or cal 567-336-6012.
Price: Free.
Friends of Lathrop, Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall, 7 to 9 p.m. For years, Lucian Lathrop opened his doors to shelter runaway slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad. Join the Friends for their bi-monthly meeting, and lend a hand in the restoration process of the Lathrop House. Price: Free.
