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  • Backyard Habitat Community Kickoff 2026!

    Mar 12, 2026 6:30PM—7:30PM

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

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    TWC’s Backyard Habitat Initiative strives to celebrate and support our members and community as they increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity, protect their watershed, and conserve natural resources through a wide range of actions at home.   This year’s program kick-off will share several options for backyard habitat certification, provide detailed explanations of their requirements, and…

  • Backyard Habitat Project: Build a Birdhouse: Wrens/Nuthatches/Chickadees

    Mar 14, 2026 1:00PM—2:00PM

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

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    Learn more about some of the tiniest, most charismatic birds that share your backyard and what they need to thrive. Then build a birdhouse using the materials provided, TWC tools, and support from the TWC Woodcarvers Club.  1 birdhouse kit per registration (can be individuals or families).

  • Astronomy Day

    Mar 21, 2026 10:00AM—9:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    Are you fascinated by the wonders of our solar system and by the mysterious exoplanets that fill our galaxy?  Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live and work on the International Space Station (ISS)?  Feed your curiosity at TWC’s Astronomy Day!   There will be guest speakers, hands-on planet learning activities, planet and…

  • Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month

    Apr 02, 2026 6:00PM

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

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    Exploring Plant-Pollinator Relationships Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Ison, College of Wooster This program will be offered in-person and virtually.  More details coming soon!

  • Backyard Habitat Project: Toad Abodes

    Apr 11, 2026 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

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    Learn more about American toads! From the myth that they cause warts to their long, musical trill on spring evenings, these native amphibians make for great neighbors. We’ll discuss their habitat needs and build toad abodes to shelter them as they eat insects and invertebrates in our backyard ecosystems.   1 toad abode kit per…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Nov 21, 2026 1:00PM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Oct 17, 2026 1:00PM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Sep 19, 2026 10:00AM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Aug 15, 2026 10:00AM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Jul 18, 2026 10:00AM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Jun 20, 2026 10:00AM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

May 16, 2026 1:00PM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Apr 18, 2026 1:00PM

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

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Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of Foxfield Preserve, one of the first Conservation Burial Programs in the country.   We'll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk to…

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Night Hike with Foxfield

Sep 19, 2025 7:00PM—9:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

You may know Foxfield Preserve, our conservation cemetery, because of its beautiful meadow and forest trails many people enjoy during the day! Tonight we’ll explore these trails in a different light. Come learn about the importance of dark skies and how a green cemetery functions as an incredible habitat. Terrain: up to 1.5 miles; on…

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Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

Nov 15, 2025 1:00PM—2:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of the Foxfield Preserve, one of only a dozen certified Burial Grounds in the country! We’ll begin promptly upstairs at The Wilderness Center for a half hour presentation, followed by a half-hour walk…

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Past | Archive

Planetarium Show: Astronomy: 3000 Years of Stargazing

Mar 07, 2026 11:00AM—12:00PM

Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

TWC Readers Book Chat

Mar 07, 2026 2:00PM—3:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Mar 06, 2026 8:00PM—9:30PM

Astronomy Education Building, 9877 Alabama Ave SW, Wilmot, OH 44689

Project Feederwatch

Mar 06, 2026 9:30AM—11:30AM

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

Planetarium Show: Astronomy: 3000 Years of Stargazing

Mar 06, 2026 7:00PM—8:00PM

Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Winter Brush Blitz

Mar 06, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802