Join us for a hike featuring a bounty of spring signs and appreciate the beauty of nature!

We’ll learn about some of Ohio’s amazing spring wildflowers and create a shadow drawing in the prairie to take home. This program is from 10 – 10:45 am.

Celebrate spring at The Wilderness Center! We’ll have stories and songs all about spring. Then go on a walk to hear birds sing and see spring flowers. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children ages 2-6. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge for adults.

Celebrate spring at The Wilderness Center! We’ll have stories and songs all about spring. Then go on a walk to hear birds sing and see spring flowers. Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children ages 2-6. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no charge for adults.

In just a few weeks, the Spring bird migration will be peaking in our area! Join TWC staff to learn more about this incredible natural phenomenon and a smorgasbord of tips and tricks to support native birds on their journey. We’ll cover topics like incorporating Dark Sky-approved lighting at home, various options to prevent window…

Join us for a hike featuring a bounty of spring signs and appreciate the beauty of nature!

Join us for a night hike that doubles as a community science project! Tonight, we’ll learn how to identify frog vocalizations, then hike around TWC’s wetlands, collecting data on our native toads and frog populations. These amphibians play an important role in wetland ecosystems. Spring monitoring programs use their mating calls to track populations and…

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…

The first day of spring is here at last! Join us for a night hike on the vernal equinox as we celebrate the arrival of the season of new life and warming weather. Terrain: up to 1.5 miles; on gravel, grass, and sloped trails; slow pace with limited visibility (red flashlights provided!). Weather-appropriate attire and…

Sing with the birds and listen to sweet stories about the busy birds of springtime. Build a nest to keep a young bird snug and safe. We’ll visit the bird observation room to count how many colorful birds we can see.