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Native Plant Month Speaker Series: iNaturalist – A Powerful Tool for Identification, Education, Biodiversity, and Networking.
Apr 27, 2024 1:00PM—2:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterSpeaker: Timothy Frey iNaturalist – A powerful tool for identification, education, biodiversity and networking. In this workshop, we will introduce you to the iNaturalist app for identifying organisms in our environment. We will learn how to upload an observation to the iNaturalist database and tips to get a correct identification. We will learn the many…
View MoreSaturday Creature Feature!
Apr 27, 2024 12:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us for some family-friendly fun! Meet a TWC ambassador animal at our free Saturday programs. Programs are EVERY SATURDAY at 12:30 in the Cardinal Room of the Interpretive Building. Multiple topics featuring Zea, Barnaby, Gus, the honeybees, and the wildlife visible from the bird viewing room. Join us to learn about who they are and…
View MoreWilderness Center Woodcarvers Club Meeting
Apr 27, 2024 9:30AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterAre you fascinated by the ability to take a nondescript block of wood and transform it into something useful or a work of art? If so, join TWC's Woodcarvers. The club meets on the second and fourth Saturdays each month. Members share their expertise and a little project each month. These monthly projects give us…
View MoreTWC Nature Photo Club Meeting
Apr 27, 2024 9:30AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Register“Critiquing Workshop” Presented by Jerry Jelinek The Shooting Topic is “Photos Shot in Manual Mode” Participating in a free TWC Nature Photography Club program is a great way to meet club members and learn more about the club. The presentation is free, but TWC membership is a prerequisite for joining a TWC club.
View MorePlanetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer
May 03, 2024 8:00PM—9:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterLearn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer. Students will learn about stars, their properties, their motion, and seasonal changes in the sky. They’ll learn about constellations and some of the other objects in the night sky like the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy, nebulae, and supernovas to…
View MoreHike Our Trails Volunteer Series: Invasive Species Removal
May 03, 2024 11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe Wilderness Center headquarters in Wilmot has miles of beautiful trails to explore. So lets explore them together with our Land Steward Zac! Each Friday we will hike a trail and remove the invasive species along it, while also learning about TWC, the enormous diversity our preserves hold, different plants and animals, and why we…
View MoreStar Watch with the TWC Astronomy Club
May 03, 2024 9:00PM—10:30PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
View MoreNative Plant Sale Programming
May 04, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterWe will have speakers throughout the day with topics about pollinators, gardening, and salamanders for Salamander Day. 10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Mike Hensley, Dawn to Darkness: A Pollinator Palooza! 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Salamander Habitat Hike 12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Creature Feature 1:00 PM-3:00 PM: OSU Master Gardener Volunteers present: Native Plant Gardening Tips & Demonstration
View MoreTWC Readers Book Chat
May 04, 2024 2:00PM—3:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterWhat an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Bird by Jennifer Ackerman. A New York Times Best-Seller by this well-known author describes the natural history of these elusive birds along with the latest discoveries about their brains and behaviors. She explores humanity's thousands years fascination with owls.
View MoreSaturday Creature Feature!
May 04, 2024 12:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us for some family-friendly fun! Meet a TWC ambassador animal at our free Saturday programs. Programs are EVERY SATURDAY at 12:30 in the Cardinal Room of the Interpretive Building. Multiple topics featuring Zea, Barnaby, Gus, the honeybees, and the wildlife visible from the bird viewing room. Join us to learn about who they are and…
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