The following is a list of Metropolitan Park District of Columbus and Franklin County programs for this week.

Blacklick Woods Metro Park

6975 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg

• Oh Deer, 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Learn fun facts about white-tailed deer on a short walk.

• Homeschoolers: Astronomy, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Nature Center. Learn the basics of backyard star-gazing. Bring binoculars.

Blendon Woods Metro Park

4265 State Route 161 E., Westerville

• Preschoolers: Fur and Feathers, Scales and Skin, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Touch various animal coverings and learn why they are so different.

• Photo Prowl, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. Search for photo opportunities on the trails.

• Homeschoolers: Turkey Talk!, 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Nature Center. Learn how turkeys came to play such an important role in the Thanksgiving holiday.

Inniswood Metro Gardens

940 Hempstead Road,

Westerville

• Wild Ones: Wild Experiences, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Innis House. A panel of Wild Ones members will share their native plant experience and answer questions.

Pickerington Ponds

Metro Park

7680 Wright Road,

Canal Winchester

• Off-Trail Adventure, 1 p.m. Saturday at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. Explore rarely-seen parts of the park on a two-mile off-trail hike.

• Owls of Autumn, 5 p.m. Saturday at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. Try to lure in owls and other creatures with calls.

• Hike Along the Greenway, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Glacier Knoll Picnic Area. Take a four-mile walk along the Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail.

Three Creeks Park

3860 Bixby Road, Groveport

• Busy Beaver, 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Confluence Trails bulletin board. Hike on- and off-trail and search for signs of this furry architect.

• Backyard Birds, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Heritage Nature Center, 551 Wirt Road, Groveport. Learn about different types of bird feeders, seeds and ways to attract birds.

Interpreters and assistive listening devices are available. Call 891-0700 (TDD 895-6240).