A team of high school students focus on environmental sciences while participating in a regional competition-style academic event held at the Fernald Preserve.
The staff at the Fernald Preserve is available to address schools, scouts, senior groups, and other organized groups on a variety of topics relating to the site’s history, mission, groundwater remedy, ecological restoration, environmental sciences, wildlife, ecology, and green building features. Nature and history programs can be customized to meet your group’s specific objectives.
To schedule a program or for more information, please email us at Fernald@lm.doe.gov or call us at 513-648-3330.
To view the Meeting Space and Program Request Policy, Fernald Preserve, Ohio, Site click here.
The Fernald Preserve, Ohio, Site offers a variety of public programs, privately scheduled programs/speakers, and meeting spaces, in addition to regular visitors center hours, trails, and wildlife viewing areas. Meeting spaces and site-related nature, environmental science, and history programs are available year round.
June 2026
MAPS Bird Banding
May-August
E-mail Fernald@lm.doe.gov to be placed on our notification list for dates.
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship, or MAPS, is a long-running study of breeding birds and their dispersal pattern across the country. Join our permitted bird bander as we track our local bird population at Fernald. Because of the weather-dependent nature of this program, dates and times will be decided on a week-by-week basis. Join our notification list to get updates on when this program will be taking place.Moth Night
Friday, June 5, 9-11:30 p.m.
The nights are getting warm and the moths are flying! Moth nights are back for the season, so come out and take a 1-mile hike with us to check some lights for these nocturnal insects. This program covers unpaved and sometimes uneven trails, so sturdy footwear is recommended. Preregistration is required.Create a Nature Journal
Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, during visitors center hours
Calling all young nature explorers! Stop in and create your very own nature journal where you can draw, write, and explore the wonders of the natural world.Cincinnati Astronomical Society: Mid-Year Astronomy News
Friday, June 12, 8:30-11 p.m.
Astronomy is an ever-changing field, and astronomers are learning new information all the time. Come discover what we’ve learned so far this year. Afterwards, if the skies are clear, enjoy some time outside with CAS volunteers and their telescopes.Fish of Fernald
Saturday, June 20, 9 a.m.-noon
Come see a short presentation about the fish that may inhabit Paddys Run Creek, which runs along the western side of Fernald’s property. Afterwards, join us on a 1-mile hike to watch our site ecologist survey the creek. This hike will cover unpaved and uneven trails, so sturdy shoes are a must. Preregistration is required.Night hike: Hickory Trail
Friday, June 26, 9-10:30 p.m.
The days are hot, so come out and enjoy the preserve at night! Embark on a captivating hike and discover what might be hidden in the dark, especially as June brings the magical glow of fireflies to Ohio’s landscape. This night hike will cover approximately 3 miles of unpaved and sometimes uneven trails, so sturdy shoes are a must. Participants are encouraged to bring flashlights.The Community Meeting Room, Resource Room, and outdoor Program Shelter were designed to be used by the public when they are not in use by Fernald Preserve staff. These facilities are available free of charge for noncommercial use by organized groups.
Seating capacity for the Community Meeting Room is 120 for theater seating and 80 for conference seating.
Seating capacity at standard tables in the outdoor Program Shelter is 58.
The seating capacity in the Resource Room is 8 (at a conference table).
The application review process to reserve these facilities could take up to two weeks.
To make a room reservation or for more information, please email us at Fernald@lm.doe.gov or call us at 513-648-3330.
To view the Meeting Space and Program Request Policy, Fernald Preserve, Ohio, Site click here.