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Storytime Sprouts: Snowy Day

Jan 07, 2026 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Winter is cold, but we’ll warm your heart with stories and songs. We’ll take a short walk to see signs of animals and look for our missing mitten. Make sure to dress for playing in the snow. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children…

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Project Feederwatch

Jan 08, 2026 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Nature Center viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Jan 09, 2026 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Nature Center viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Nurture Yourself with Breath Meditation

Jan 09, 2026 8:00AM—9:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join us for this quarter’s themed program: Nurture Yourself with Breath Meditation This unique offering welcomes you into the Nature Center before the hubbub of the day begins, for an hour of quiet meditation in the wildlife observation room led by Barbara Yoder, Foxfield Preserve Manager. The sounds of the forest waking up provide a…

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Animal Keeper for a Day

Jan 10, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave SW, Wilmot, OH 44689

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an animal keeper? This program offers the experience of caring for our ambassador reptiles! Participants will learn about our Eastern box turtles and corn snake and will be trained how to safely handle them. Activities will include animal care and husbandry tasks such as diet preparation…

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Haiku Hike

Jan 10, 2026 1:00PM—2:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join us for a haiku hike! Participants will learn how to write a haiku poem. We will then take a hike and find inspiration from nature to write our own. Bring your journal or use paper and pens provided by TWC.

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2026 TWC Nature Journaling Workshop

Jan 10, 2026 9:00AM—10:30AM

Buckeye Room, Nature Center, The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Nature Journalling as a regular practice deepens our awareness of nature and can provide a profound sense of wellbeing! Join TWC Naturalist Sarah each month (or drop in as your schedule allows) for the TWC 2026 Natural Journalling Workshop. This program is offered monthly with a Tuesday evening or Saturday morning option available to accommodate…

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Wilderness Center Woodcarvers Club Meeting

Jan 10, 2026 9:30AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Are 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…

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2026 TWC Nature Journaling Workshop

Jan 13, 2026 6:30PM—8:00PM

Buckeye Room, Nature Center, The Wilderness Center, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Nature Journalling as a regular practice deepens our awareness of nature and can provide a profound sense of wellbeing! Join TWC Naturalist Sarah each month (or drop in as your schedule allows) for the TWC 2026 Natural Journalling Workshop. This program is offered monthly with a Tuesday evening or Saturday morning option available to accommodate…

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Coffee & Ecology with The Wilderness Center

Jan 14, 2026 3:00PM

Boo Bear’s Brew 140 S Walnut St Wooster, OH 44691

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Curious about the woods, waters, and wildlife around Wayne County? Join us for Coffee & Ecology! Each session brings together local experts and community members to explore restoration, wildlife, and the natural world through casual, engaging talks that make ecology approachable and inspire local action. Topic: Conservation in Wooster Parks with Joe Avila & Kurt Denning…

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