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    Brecksville Nature Center

    Parks | Visit | Parks | Brecksville Reservation

    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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    • Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Closed on New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

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    Brecksville Nature Center Group Program Guide

    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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    • Colors of Winter Hike January 21, 2021 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

      Let's take a winter hike to see what common, and uncommon, colors are found in nature.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Colors of Winter Hike January 22, 2021 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

      Join this naturalist-led woodland hike and discover the astonishing subtle colors of winter.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Footprints in the Snow (or Mud) January 28, 2021 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

      Come join us to look for animal footprints in the snow.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Winter Bird Basics January 30, 2021 | 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

      Dig out your binoculars and join us on this beginner's bird walk.

      • Brecksville Nature Center
    • Terrific Trees January 31, 2021 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

      Join us as we search for our favorite trees and discuss what makes them unique.

      • Brecksville Nature Center

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    • Tallgrass Prairie
      Tallgrass Prairie

      This planted 4-acre tall grass prairie is a unique ecosystem with incredible plant and animal diversity.

      • Brecksville Reservation
    • Harriet Keeler Memorial Picnic Area
      Harriet Keeler Memorial Picnic Area

      Plan your picnic at Harriet Keeler Memorial Picnic Area! This open shelterhouse includes picnic tables, grills, swings and horseshoe pits.

      • Brecksville Reservation
    • Harriet Keeler Memorial
      Harriet Keeler Memorial

      Harriet Keeler Memorial commemorates the educator and writer’s significant contributions honoring nature.

      • Brecksville Reservation
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