About The Wilderness Center
Brewster Wetland Mitigation Bank is operated by The Wilderness Center, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Center is a regional nature center and land trust operating in northeast Ohio.
The Center's mission is Nature Education, Wildlife and Land Conservation, Natural History Research, and Community Service. It's headquarters is located outside Wilmot, Ohio near the junction of Stark, Wayne, Holmes, and Tuscarawas counties.
Brewster Wetland is located in Brewster, Ohio along Sugar Creek. The wetland is a high-quality category 3 forested wetland.
Each year, thousands of children visit The Wilderness Center for science and environmental education. In addition, Wilderness Center naturalists travel to many schools throughout the region to provide unique educational opportunities.
In the 1980's The Wilderness Center added Land Trust work to its mission and now owns land in five counties and holds several conservation easements.
One of the Center's more recent initiatives is wetland conservation through wetland mitigation banking. |
