Discover Lash's Bog State Nature Preserve with a Community BioBlitz! Explore the amazing biodiversity of Lash's Bog State Nature Preserve with us! Join us for a fun-filled day documenting the incredible variety of plants, animals, and other living things that call this unique place home. We'll be using the iNaturalist app, a user-friendly tool on…

Are you a stream superhero or a creek crusader? Come learn what makes good stream habitat for fish and invertebrates. This will be an in-depth, hands-on opportunity for the public and professionals to gain an understanding of the importance of stream habitats and the many ecological benefits provided by natural streams. There will be a…

Join us for “Moths of the Night” as we explore Ohio’s nocturnal moths.  Moths are incredible creatures!  Of Ohio’s more than 3000 moth species, most are nocturnal.  Some special guest speakers will share their knowledge and love of moths with us.  We’ll learn about the value of moths as pollinators, food for other animals and…

In this session of Nature Explorers, we will learn all about our local wildlife! Animals come in all kinds of shapes, colors, and sizes. Each with unique features and behaviors for us to investigate. We’ll meet some of TWC’s ambassador animals and hit the trails to see who else we can find! Nature Explorers is…

There’s always a rainbow of colors at TWC! Listen to stories about colors, sing a rainbow song, then go outside to look for all the colors of the rainbow. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge…

In this session of Nature Explorers, we will learn all about our local wildlife! Animals come in all kinds of shapes, colors, and sizes. Each with unique features and behaviors for us to investigate. We’ll meet some of TWC’s ambassador animals and hit the trails to see who else we can find! Nature Explorers is…

Children will meet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma.  With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why the Moon looks different every night, what are the stars and…

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…

There’s always a rainbow of colors at TWC! Listen to stories about colors, sing a rainbow song, then go outside to look for all the colors of the rainbow. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge…

The night sky is full of wonders! Find inspiration in 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 fun for the whole family. Explore our dark skies through…