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    Brecksville Nature Center

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    Join one of our naturalists for programs and events or stop in on your visit to Brecksville Reservation. 9000 Chippewa Creek Drive Brecksville, OH 44141.

    Brecksville Nature Center is an excellent representation of 1930s WPA craftsmanship and architecture and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Brecksville Nature Center - A Beautiful History Brecksville Nature Center was created in 1939 by Works Progress Administration craftsmen. Excellent examples of chestnut carpentry with curved walnut leaves, wrought iron work and native stones grace the building inside and out. A fascinating wildlife feeding area attracts native mammals and birds year-round. In winter months, eager chickadees will often land in visitors' hands for sunflower seeds.
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    Want to discover deep forested ravines, walk through a restored Ohio prairie with grasses over eight feet tall, or explore glacial river valleys carved over 10,000 years ago? Brecksville Nature Center offers all this and more to visitors each year.

    • Brecksville Reservation
      9000 Chippewa Creek Drive
      Brecksville, OH 44141
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    • 440.526.1012
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    • 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; • closed on New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

    Brecksville Nature Center opened its doors on June 11, 1939 as a WPA era Trailside Museum.  It remains to this day the last of Cleveland Metroparks original trailside museums.  The nature center serves as a place for people to gather and extend their experience of the reservation by being introduced to the wilderness, beauty and treasures of the past that await discovery.  Personal encounters with wildlife play a major role at the center.  One of the most popular winter programs is Hand Feed a Chickadee, which has a history dating back to the 1940s.

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    • Outdoor Adventures for Homeschoolers Grades 3 - 5 August 24, 2017 - May 24, 2018
      1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

      Jump into some great adventures each month.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Mini Gardens April 29, 2018 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

      Create a nature-based miniature garden.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Pioneer Living for Kids: Butter-making May 6, 2018 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

      Learn what life was like on an 1800s diary farm and make some butter to take home.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Nurture with Nature May 10, 2018 | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

      Learn about wildflowers during this monthly family program that explores nature through different...

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • The Mother of All Hikes May 12, 2018 | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

      Celebrate Mother's Day weekend with a hike to discover how humans and wildlife care for their...

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Get Out...And Explore May 13, 2018 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

      Time to explore the trails of Brecksville Reservation for this monthly hiking series.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
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