A portion of The Wilderness Center’s headquarters property falls within the Cleveand-Akron-Canton boundary for the City Nature Challenge. Join us in a bioblitz as we take to the field and document our wildlife sightings with iNaturalist!  This program is part of TWC’s Earth Day celebration.

Round One kicks off with General Trivia — a lively mix of pop culture, history, and delightfully random facts anyone can jump into. Round Two goes wild with Nature & Wildlife Trivia, co-hosted with The Wilderness Center. Expect fascinating questions, surprising facts, and plenty of fun. Hosted by Trivia Tuesdays with Joel at Codex Brewing…

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 has 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…

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 has 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…

Whooo likes owls? Come to The Wilderness Center for this nighttime program to learn about these intriguing nocturnal birds. Learn how owls thrive in the night, how to identify species by their calls, and signs that they are living nearby. Then we will try to spot some owls out on the trail. Terrain: up to…

The Wilderness Center is home to several animal ambassadors! Join us for a free Creature Feature program to learn all about their natural history and how we care for them. All ages. An adult must accompany children under 12.

The Wilderness Center is home to several animal ambassadors! Join us for a free Creature Feature program to learn all about their natural history and how we care for them. All ages. An adult must accompany children under 12.

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 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…