The Wilderness Center’s Interpretive Building will remain closed until further notice. In-person programming is cancelled or postponed. Watch for new options in web-based classes!
Our trails remain open, for the benefit of the community.
We appreciate your support at this challenging time.
Educational Resources
Homebound by COVID-19? Check out our fun activities and lessons for students and parents!
A Night in with Nature
Enjoy some delicious local food and wine, and an entertaining program – all from the comfort of your living room!
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Target Circle Supports TWC
Calling all Target shoppers! Use your Target Circle points to help raise funds for TWC.
Foxfield Preserve
Foxfield Preserve is a nature preserve cemetery operated by The Wilderness Center, offering a beautiful resting place and a meaningful legacy.
Calendar & Upcoming Events
A New Way to Mulch!
This weekend, one of the holiday chores is to mulch garden beds. Last year I began practicing natural mulch, a concept I learned at a workshop. Ground ivy is a low growing non-native in the mint family. I allow this plant to grow on the edges and the bumblebees love it! This cuts down on weeding and mulching. Native plants are able to out-compete the ground ivy. I do pull it away from plants that look like they need some help, usually non-natives. Round-leaved Ragwort is another great groundcover and blooming now. After flowering, cut it back and the leaves provide a thick, natural groundcover.
Thank you to everyone that purchase plants during the Native Plant Sale! It was a huge success and an important source of support for TWC during this difficult time. Lynda
School is out, and let’s face it, bedtime has been a bit of a moving target! So let's stay up and explore the night!
Join the us for a Facebook event with lots of fun nighttime activities. Make a planisphere and find constellations, meet and learn about nocturnal animals and insects, and share a bedtime story. This event will post on Facebook at 8:30pm on Friday night, May 29th. Staff will be answering questions and moderating comments live during this time.
A packet with coloring pages, planisphere and other information can be downloaded from the Education Resources page of our website beginning May 25.
Join Karrie for some good ol' fossil fun! We'll learn three fossils you might find in Ohio, why they're here, and follow it up with an easy activity that really rocks!
