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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 Presented by Dr. Jennifer Ison, College of Wooster Spring starts with bees in the breeches! Learn how queen bumblebees pollinate an early spring wildflower and why it matters. In her talk, Jennifer will provide a preview of many of the superb forest wildflowers that will be on display during April, an overview…

  • 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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Native Plant Repotting

Apr 24, 2026 2:00PM—4:30PM

The Wilderness Center, TWC Maintenance Garage, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Do you love gardening and getting your hands dirty? Join us for a fun-filled afternoon repotting plants! Every Friday in April, we’ll be getting ready for our native plant sale by repotting and tending to all our native plants for the year.

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Native Plant Repotting

Apr 17, 2026 2:00PM—4:30PM

The Wilderness Center, TWC Maintenance Garage, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Do you love gardening and getting your hands dirty? Join us for a fun-filled afternoon repotting plants! Every Friday in April, we’ll be getting ready for our native plant sale by repotting and tending to all our native plants for the year.

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Native Plant Repotting

Apr 10, 2026 2:00PM—4:30PM

The Wilderness Center, TWC Maintenance Garage, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Do you love gardening and getting your hands dirty? Join us for a fun-filled afternoon repotting plants! Every Friday in April, we’ll be getting ready for our native plant sale by repotting and tending to all our native plants for the year.

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Native Plant Repotting

Apr 03, 2026 2:00PM—4:30PM

The Wilderness Center, TWC Maintenance Garage, 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Do you love gardening and getting your hands dirty? Join us for a fun-filled afternoon repotting plants! Every Friday in April, we’ll be getting ready for our native plant sale by repotting and tending to all our native plants for the year.

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Winter Brush Blitz

Mar 13, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

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Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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Winter Brush Blitz

Mar 06, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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Winter Brush Blitz

Feb 27, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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Winter Brush Blitz

Feb 20, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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EVENT CANCELED: Winter Brush Blitz

Feb 13, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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Winter Brush Blitz

Feb 06, 2026 11:00AM

Brewster Wetland Complex, 40.71297, -81.60802

Winter Brush Blitz is our community conservation series focused on clearing invasive shrubs at the Brewster Wetland Complex. Winter gives us unique advantages when working with large woody invasives: open understories, better visibility, firmer ground, and the chance to reset habitat before spring growth returns. This season, we’ll concentrate all our effort on the Brewster…

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Past | Archive

Storytime Sprouts: Day of the Dinosaurs

Mar 11, 2026 10:00AM—11:00AM

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

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TWC Homeschool Series: Nature & Science

Mar 11, 2026 9:30AM—12:00PM

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

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Coffee & Ecology with The Wilderness Center

Mar 11, 2026 3:00PM

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

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TWC Nature Journaling Workshop

Mar 10, 2026 6:30PM—8:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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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

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TWC Readers Book Chat

Mar 07, 2026 2:00PM—3:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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