Mission Statement
The Wilderness Center educates people of all ages to inspire a love of nature, and conserves natural lands for the health and benefit of the community.
Acres Protected
Acres Under Sustainble Forest Management
Volunteer Naturalists Trained
Trees Planted (since 2019)
Miles of Trail
Preserves open to the Public
Communities Served
Students Impacted (Since 2018)
Programs, Events & Workshops
Wilderness Wanderings
TWC Blog
Join us for the Perseid Meteor Shower
Bring your lawn chair or blanket and join The WildernessCenter Astronomy Club for our annual Perseid meteor showerwatch on August 13. No ...
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TWC Strategic Visioning: Designing Your Positive Experience With Wilderness
The Wilderness Center has been providing positive impacts to nature, the community, and education for almost 60 years. Our natural lands, wildlife, ...
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Fox Creek Restoration 2.0
The Wilderness Center is working with The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) stream mitigation team on a second restoration project on Fox Creek here ...
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College of Wooster students discover TWC’s Fox Creek restoration
Congratulations to students from the College of Wooster who created the following video describing our Fox Creek restoration! We enjoyed working with ...
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Discovering the TWC Ecosystem
Hi. I’m new here. My name is Tiffany, and I’m an artist, a nature lover, a mom, the daughter of a farmer, ...
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Discover Black Holes
Join us Saturday, May 15, 2021, on The Wilderness Center’s YouTube channel for this year’s Astronomy Day, where we will host a live event ...
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Farewell, friend
The Wilderness Center was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of TWC board member Tim Fritz. We send our ...
Read More Representatives From Community Organizations Support 2020 Enchanted Forest Program
The Wilderness Center’s annualEnchanted Forest program will take place online October 9 & 10 at 7:00 p.m. Families are invited to drop-in ...
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Educate
Whether through our formal education programs, family and adult programs or guest speaker series, we want to help you dive into the wonders of your own backyard.
2.
Advocate
Small changes can make a difference, and we want to be your resource and partner in making these changes in our shared community.
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Donate
Whether you are giving monthly support, planting a Tree Of Life in someone's honor, or making an annual contribution, your support will make a tangible difference in our community.
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