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Six More Weeks of Winter Geocaching Hike
Feb 08, 2025 1:00PM—4:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin the Geocaching Club for an afternoon hike!
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Backpackers’ and Dayhikers’ Club Meeting
Jan 17, 2025 7:00PM—8:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
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Guided Hike
Dec 13, 2024 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us for a free guided hike! Enjoy some fresh air and exercise as we look for wildlife and enjoy the scenery on the trails.
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Doughty Gorge Opening
Nov 23, 2024 10:00AM
RegisterYou're Invited! Join The Wilderness Center as we unveil Doughty Gorge, a new land preserve exclusively accessible to TWC members. In celebration of this special occasion, we're thrilled to offer a one-day, public sneak peek of this breathtaking preserve! Ribbon Cutting and Guided Tour Experience the beauty of Doughty Gorge firsthand, connect with nature, and be…
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Backpackers’ and Dayhikers’ Club Meeting
Oct 18, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
Our program will be presented by John Lovell and Phil Lengyel, highlighting their 111-mile hike of the Mont Blanc area, which took them from France to Italy to Switzerland and then back to France. The program will be followed by a break for snacks and refreshments and then a short business meeting. Those interested can also…
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Backyard Habitat Speaker: Zac Justus, What the heck is growing in my yard!
Sep 14, 2024 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
What the heck is growing in my yard! How to identify and manage invasive plants in your backyard. Spend the afternoon with our Land Steward, Zac Justus learning about common backyard invasive plants! We will explore some common landscape varieties that have become invasive and their alternatives, learn how to identify invasive plants, their common…
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Haiku Hike
Aug 16, 2024 11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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 own journal or use paper and pens provided by TWC.
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Night Hike and Telescopes
Aug 09, 2024 8:00PM—11:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The night is alive at The Wilderness Center! Observe bats undisturbed as we visit different habitats, experiencing the night with nature-friendly nightlights. Learn the importance of the dark sky to wildlife and humans alike as you reconnect with nature on a roughly 1-mile hike that engages your lesser used senses. We will learn about bats…
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Haiku Hike
Jul 12, 2024 11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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 own journal or use paper and pens provided by TWC.
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Hike Our Trails Volunteer Series: Invasive Species Removal
Jun 21, 2024 11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The 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…
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