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  • Native Plant Month Speaker Series: iNaturalist – A Powerful Tool for Identification, Education, Biodiversity, and Networking.

    Apr 27, 2024 1:00PM—2:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    Speaker: Timothy Frey iNaturalist – A powerful tool for identification, education, biodiversity and networking. In this workshop, we will introduce you to the iNaturalist app for identifying organisms in our environment. We will learn how to upload an observation to the iNaturalist database and tips to get a correct identification. We will learn the many…

  • Native Plant Sale Programming

    May 04, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    We will have speakers throughout the day with topics about pollinators, gardening, and salamanders for Salamander Day. 10:00 AM-11:00 AM: Mike Hensley, Dawn to Darkness: A Pollinator Palooza! 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Salamander Habitat Hike 12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Creature Feature 1:00 PM-3:00 PM: OSU Master Gardener Volunteers present: Native Plant Gardening Tips & Demonstration

  • Hike Our Trails Volunteer Series: Invasive Species Removal

    Jun 21, 2024 11:00AM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    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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Wildflower Walk

May 09, 2024 10:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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All ages. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Take a free hike with The Wilderness Center and learn about the diverse array of wildflowers. We will explore what spring ephemerals are still in bloom and learn about what these flowers do for the ecosystem. These are short-lived species that bloom from mid-March…

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Members’ Only: Wildflower Hike at Henderson Woods

Apr 22, 2024 6:00PM—7:00PM

Come join TWC’s Director of Conservation, Daniel Volk, and other TWC staff on a wildflower hike at our exclusive Henderson Woods Preserve, near New Philadelphia, OH. Henderson Woods was donated to TWC in 2012 by Carole Henderson and has been closed to the public since to better protect the beautiful, natural lands. Henderson Woods has…

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Environmental Investigators: What Grows In The Understory

Jun 10, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

    As summer approaches, wildflowers and shrubs like to cover the forest floor. In this family-friendly program we’ll learn to seek out the different wildflowers and shrubs that can be seen on our trails. We will also learn about how they thrive in the understory and their importance to the ecosystem.   Environmental Investigators…

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Past | Archive

Storytime Sprouts: Celebrate Earth Day

Apr 23, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

Tree of life Tree Planting

Apr 23, 2024 10:00AM—12:00PM

Planetarium Show: Living Worlds

Apr 20, 2024 1:00PM—1:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

Run Wild! Volunteering

Apr 20, 2024 8:00AM—1:00PM

Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tours

Apr 20, 2024 1:00PM—2:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689