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Vol.7 No 7A publication for our Members July 2014

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Newsletter

The Wilderness Center Celebrates 50 Years! Celebrating 50 Years!

Summer Days Enrichment

For 25 years the Summer Days Enrichment program has been helping adults inspire their children and grandchildren to learn about nature. In the process, the children inspire the adults with their enthusiasm and interest! Perhaps you will be able to join us this summer? Children and their adults explore nature, learn ecology concepts and share their love of the out-of-doors through games, crafts and hikes. Activities are designed to be grade/age specific and provide learning opportunities for adults as well as kids. Participants are led by enthusiastic teachers and guides. The first - fourth grade sessions introduce animal families and ecological concepts such as predator and prey, niches, and communities. The fifth-eighth grade session is a sleepover at TWC with a night hike and stargazing. Check out the program guide for dates and registration information.

Ales For Trails Saturday, July 26, 7-10 PM

Beer just tastes better outdoors! Come raise a glass with friends and see for yourself on Saturday, July 26th, when The Wilderness Center will host Ales for Trails – a fundraiser to support much-needed trail and bridge repairs. The evening will feature tastings from Great Lakes, Sierra Nevada and Blue Moon Brewing Companies and will include tunes from Roger Hoover and the homegrown, acoustic sounds of Wormz and The Decomposers. Food will be available to purchase from Stone Pelican Rolling Café. $15 per person /Must be 21 or older to attend. See the enclosed program guide to register, visit www.wil-dernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235.

Save The Date! Volunteer Dinner, Gold Rush, Wednesday,

August 6, 6:30 PM

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Welcome New Members!

Land and TWC

Scott ActonSteve & Beth CaganMichael ColbowChris & Marcia CraftDon & Sharon CruseJ K DavisTodd DummermuthTerry DuncanJim Ellison & Sylvia WhiteSuzanne & Alan FrankKelly GoodLarry GramPat Graven

Land has always been important to The Wilderness Center. First, the dream. In 1964, college professor Arnold Fritz learned of community nature centers at a meeting. He dis-cussed it with the Canton Audubon Society and encouraged a group to visit Kalamazoo Nature Center. They invited the public to an open meeting. Next, the people. A winter storm hit that evening, but the meeting room was packed with people willing to volunteer. The Wilderness Center was born. Then, the land. A group of volunteers explored potential locations and settled on the Charlie Sigrist estate, a forest tract of trees that had never been cut; many are 200-250 years old. Those old Sigrist Woods trees were the reason TWC is located here, in the southwest corner of Stark County. A group worked to purchase the land. Ralph Regula, the young country lawyer handling Charlie’s estate, facilitated the sale. Together, three volunteers donated the down payment. A major membership drive brought in funds to pay it off fully by 1965, just a year after founding. The young Stark Wilderness Center owned over 324 acres (see map)—the Sigrist Estate (A&B), the Warstler Tract (C), and the Richard Estate (D). Today, we know tract B as Sigrist Woods but, as you see from the map, it also included much of the other property on both sides of Alabama Ave. The Sigrist Woods Trail, SWC’s first, opened in April, 1965. The guest speaker at the afternoon ribbon cutting, Dr. J. Arthur Herrick of Kent State, com-mented “There is nothing like it in the state of Ohio; if there is, you show me where!” The group also designed and sold a trail guide and established what is now the small parking lot at the Pioneer Path trailhead.

The farmhouse on the Warstler Tract was remodeled as a temporary Interpretive Building, with a meeting room for 35-40 people, an office/bookstore, indoor facilities, and a counter showcase. Although the house was moved to a Amish Farm when the Interpretive Building opened in 1974, the farmhouse site is still evident every spring when the daffodils and lilacs bloom around the Trumpet Vine Arbor. Through the years, the Center bought additional contigu-ous land, expanding the Headquarters Tract to more than 650 acres with six trails. Although some sections have been rerouted, the trails are almost as they were envisioned in that original plan. But even in 1965, not all of the Center’s land was at this site. The founders also bought Tusc Woods to give the Center a toehold on the edge of Beach City Wildlife Area and that nature study site. Today, through fee ownership and conservation easements, TWC is protecting 3,277 acres of land in Stark, Wayne, Tuscarawas, Holmes, Carroll, Columbiana, and Guernsey Counties. Zoar Woods is open to visitors, with a small park-ing area and a trail through a maturing forest lush with ferns and wildflowers. Other land initiatives make TWC a leader in land conserva-tion in our community. TWC’s revolving land fund assists other organizations and agencies in obtaining critical parcels of land. TWC Consulting Forestry provides sustainable management and timber marketing services for private forest landowners. TWC’s wetland mitigation bank is preserving 100 acres of forested and emergent wetland, with an addi-tional site in progress. The Wilderness Center’s mission is to connect people and nature. To do that, we must have nature; land has always been and will always be important to The Wilderness Center. By: Joann Ballbach, Education Director

Robert I. HarringtonRome MarinelliMonica MausDeaundre MellsLoi MorrisMichelle MulroyMark & Cinde NaylorM. Karen PowersEric SachsHope SaunierJerry & Gayle StatenKenny & Kathy Yoder

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Volunteer of the Month

Steve Upperman

Join Us for Summer Hiking and Earn Your 50th Annivesary Pin

Steve Upperman is a volunteer who wears many hats! Steve is an awesome volunteer photographer for anything that is going on at the Center. He also covers special events, is a Docent Volunteer and comes in on Wednesdays to do odd jobs. Steve is always willing to help and is currently working on a special project for our 50th anniversary. Thanks, Steve!

The Wilderness Center has sponsored the Hiking Program since 2002. Each year families and individuals sign up for the program, hike all of The Wilderness Center’s trails and earn a hand-carved hiking staff and a pin for each year they participate. This year you can earn a special pin celebrating 50 years. Summer is a wonderful time to hike with your children or grandchildren! Bring them down to participate, earn a hiking staff and/or pin and nuture memories of nature at the same time! See the program guide or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.

Baylor Beach ParkThe Belden Brick CompanyBest Impressions LLC - Dawn WaldropBrookside Country ClubBuffalo Wild WingsCain BMWCanton Palace Theatre AssociationCertified Angus Beef LLCThe City Square SteakhouseConcorde Health & WellnessCottage Draperies and Interiors/Anna Marie MavrakisDanny Boys Italian EateryDennison Railroad Depot MuseumJ & K Subway, Inc."Let It Shine" Personal Training - Sue StewartNational First Ladies' LibraryThe Ohio Light OperaQuality Inn Gettysburg Motor LodgeSouthwest Airlines Co.Spring Hill Historic Home, Inc.Weathervane Community PlayhouseWildlife Gardens

Earthly Delights Item Donors

Endowment Gifts

Ms. Lynne BallbachPreston & Jean ForbesEdwin & Lorrie HawkMiss Mary KirkpatrickMrs. Naomi R. PowellMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Shadle

Ales For Trails Sponsors

Imperial Stout Sponsors:

Superior Beverage GroupMix 94.1

Doppelbock Sponsors:

ClearArc CapitalFifth Third BankJudith and Charles KrausMCTV

Ale Sponsors:

Jeff and Kelly DaflerHarris Battery Company, Inc.

Pilsner Sponsors: DeHoff Development CompanyTom and Judy KennyAndy Haag and Janis SalasHammontree & Associates

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Astronomy Club

Astronomy Club

Club NewsBotanizers Club

Needle Crafters

Nature Book Discussion Club

Bird Club News

Geocaching Club

The Needle Crafters are meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10 AM. Come to the next meeting, bring your project and join us!

Cavers and Climbers Club

Backpackers/Dayhikers Club

Look for our new bulletin board in the bird observation area. We are making a space for you to write your suggestions for next season’s book selections. The Book Group is taking the summer off. Our next meeting will be in September

Plans are being made for the Geocache Club’s annual fall event and maybe another cache-making class or two! Watch geocaching.com for details. For geocaching info, comments or questions, please e-mail Rita at axetowax@yahoo.com

The Astronomy Club will host its July Public Star Watch on July 4 at 8 pm. There will be a planetarium show about the night sky. If the skies are clear, we will be observing through telescopes. Some targets include the Moon, Mars, and Saturn. We hope that you can join us in our love of the night sky."

Come for a hike with us. Visitors are always welcome. Sun., July 6, 2 PM dayhike: Ott’s Lost Farm, Tippecanoe OH; 4 moderate miles in hardwood forest with ledges, waterfalls; carpool from Dover. Cover dish supper post-hike Fri., July 18, 7:30 PM; Club meeting, program; walk TWC trails. July 25-27, backpack leisurely summer trip, suitable for beginners, in Pennsylvania. Sun., July 27, 2 PM, dayhike: enjoy flowers at OARDC, Wooster; Easy 2 miles. Details and updates on www.twchikers.com. Email questions to mrjoevress1@sssnet.com

A special visitor came to Ohio in April – SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER. It was first spotted at the golf course next to Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve in Huron, Ohio, by Dan Gesauldo. Usually a one-day-wonder if it shows up in Ohio, it stayed for quite awhile. News of the bird spread quickly via social media, and many birders had the chance to get a glimpse of this beautiful bird. AND, our own Su Snyder of TWC Bird Club, added this bird to her Ohio lifelist as her 350th BIRD – quite a feat! Congrats, Su! June is the time for nesting bird species. Males have been and are singing and displaying to attract females. The ones already nesting will be protecting their mates and offspring by songs and warnings. Be sure to get out to see these nesting species at Time & Optics’ “Optics Fling” on Friday and Saturday, June 6th and 7th, where leaders will be dispersed at different sites to show birders where birds can be found and, if you are in the market for new optics, it’s a great chance to check out some of the best at very reasonable costs. SEE YOU IN THE FIELD!! Until next month–May you always hear the whisper of wings…

The summer is quickly flying by. Botanizers continue to welcome new members to our club. Some wonderful folks joined us for a "club member only" hike and found that they would like to continue to come along as we explore new areas and visit places we have been before to find something new. On Sept., 6 at 1 PM, we invite those interested in coming with us to visit Springfield Bog. This is a new location for us. The leaders of the day will be Tim and Paula Lavey. For more information contact Paula at 330- 730-5731. Enjoy the summer; we hope to see you in September. Sandy Smith, Club President at woodfern.22@gmail.com

There's no better way to escape the summer heat than by enjoy-ing nature's natural air conditioning - CAVES! The highlight of June for the Ohio Cavers and Climbers was the MAKC sponsored caving event at Rupert Cave. We enjoyed a weekend of caving and camping fun while spending time with some fellow cavers from PA. If you'd like to come adventuring with us, you just need to meet with us to go over proper caving safety and attire. We meet the third Saturday of every month at TWC but there are also more opportunities to meet us throughout the month, like step climbing at the monument in Canton and other hiking/climbing activities. Keep an eye on www.facebook.com/ohiocaversandclimbers for events.

For more information on how to join clubs, or upcoming club meetings,

please visit online at www.wildernesscenter.org

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A heartfelt thank you goes out this month to The Wilderness Center’s Benefactors and Life Members for their generous commitment to conservation and nature education. The Wilderness Center is sustained and inspired by their vision, leader-ship and support. If you share their passion for the outdoors and belief in taking action instead of sitting back…you might be ready to upgrade your level of membership. For more information, call (330) 359-5235 x20.

BenefactorsMonteith and Virginia BilkertDon & Shirley BuehlerDr. & Mrs. Harold DowellSamuel DemkeeFrances ShoolroyAndrew DemkeeKathleen Smith

Life MembersHerb & Bertie Lou AllshouseBarbara Andreas & Dennis CookeBob ArtherJoann BallbachDavid & Alise BartleyBarbara BauerChic & Barbara BeldenTim& Kay BeldenDonald & Margaret BoronMaureen BrennanHerbert and Janet BrodaPhilip & Nancy CervenySandy ChenalMary ChristensonJonathan ColeStanton & Carole Cole William & Jane CurciPatty DayCarl DeremerAlan & Lee DolanMrs. Herbert DouglasMrs. Glenn Dowell, Jr.Joann DowellWayne FarmwaldBonnie FellerElizabeth FrazierMarguerite FreaseJean FritzRobin and David GillNorma HaagLynn & Cheryl HamiltonDale HartPaul & Thelma Hassman

Life Members Kryn HenderhanCarole HendersonWilliam & Evelyn HewettBeth InbodenMr. & Mrs. Norman J. JacksonPatty KinneyJill KleinSusan & George KleinFred & Judy KlotzmanDr. & Mrs. Eric KodishMr. & Mrs. Jeff KodishJoseph & Jo Ellen KodishJanet LadrachWilliam & Jennie LambertAudrey LavinDouglas LavinMr. & Mrs. Franklin LavinMaud LavinAlice LynnOtto MaierGordon & Margaret MaupinR.J. & Susan McCullaghCarl & Mary McDanielFrank MyersJohn NolanRose Anne O’DonnellHugh PettigrewAnne Pincombe Matthew PlummerEleanor PocockRobert Regenhardt & Patricia ParkerSteve RenkertNick & Alice RiniDean RobertsonRobert RohrbaughRuth RossiterConnie RubinPaul Ashley & Chris Sand-AshleyThomas SchauerJohn & Kathy Schmid

Benefactors & Life Members

Life Members Don Schneider FamilyAllen & Christine SchulmanShirley SeamanRobert Shedlarz Richard ShoreCalvin SimpsonBruce Slater & Joanne Osgood Pat SoehnlenJoseph SommerBarbara StrawnW.R. & Sue TimkenEtta & Rick TrimpiGlenn VogelgesangSusan & Thomas WintersMichael WittBonnie Young

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Tree of LifeMay Tree of Life

In memory of Samuel Amistadi, Sr. David & Debbie Collinge Mary DemattioIn memory of Joe Beck Ms. Beryl BackettIn memory of Margaret Beebe, the mother of my good friend Kathy Nancy PickardIn memory of Charlene Bourne The Biggerstaff, Korte, Schmucker & Theiss FamiliesIn memory of Ola Mae Bovendar Wayne & Daphne TrentIn memory of Mitchell S. Brown Norman & Beth LehmanIn celebration of the wonderful life of Joyce Carper Robert & Marianne GoodingIn memory of Mr. Mark A. Carruthers Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral HomeIn memory of Wendy Chance Rex & Gina MastIn memory of Frieda Chenevey Jeff & Gretchen GlasgowIn memory of Katie Choate Susan & Barbra LewisIn memory of Jack Cochran Deb BissIn honor of the 90th birthday Earl Coen Ed & Nancy HareIn memory of Mr. Eugene E. Custer Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral Home Larry & Tootie MillionIn recognition of the recycling efforts of Dalton Inter-mediate School Students Laura GrimmIn memory of Carmen D’Aurio Kim Caldwell

In memory of Nelda Diana Larry & Tootie MillionIn memory of Dixie Manko-Colina- Fergie & Swiggy BonginiIn memory of Richard J. (Rick) Esway Mr. & Mrs. Mauro Spitale and Mr. & Mrs. Ed DeHoffIn memory of Mr. George H. Evey, Jr. Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral HomeIn memory of Faith, best friend of Gina Young Peg & Mike AbramsIn memory of Dr. Marvin Feldstein Pat Parker & Robert RegenhardtIn honor of the 100th birthday of Betty Findley, June 30, 2014 Dave, Kate, Liz, Tom, Quinn and Elise FindleyIn memory of Eugene Flinner David & Debbie CollingeIn memory of Helen L. Gerber Jeff & Gretchen GlasgowIn memory of Kay Glazer Tuslaw Neighborhood Girl ScoutsIn memory of Nancy Grec Rex & Gina MastIn memory of Marilyn K. Hardy Carol ConnellyIn memory of Stan Heizyk Hugh MarshallIn memory of Michael Hock Wayne & Daphne TrentIn memory of Lori Jansen Jan WeblerIn memory of Eugene Jester Jack & Elaine KettererIn memory of Mary Johnson The Breakfast ClubIn memory of Jeff Kaser Ed & Nancy Hare

In loving memory of M. Catherine Ess Kemp Jim & Rosemary Schaffner Mary Helen & Bob WachtelIn memory of Daniel Laubaucher on his young sudden passing Ms. Rebecca CaseIn memory of Dan Laubacher

The Edward Hare Family Ed, Nancy, Chip & Jennifer

In memory of Jack Lewellyn The Davis FamilyIn memory of Edward Mahefkey Pat Ferguson & FamilyIn memory of Gertrude Elizabeth Schinke McCarthy Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral HomeIn memory of Margaret McKittrick Barbara LimbacherIn memory of Margaret Meehan Pattie & Walt MavracicIn memory of David Milam Patty & Wayne YinglingIn memory of Rev. Guy Morton Tim Morris Terry Morris Mr. & Mrs. Tim WarneIn memory of Neil Mowry Polly Limbach & Family and Joy TaylorIn memory of Bob Muench Rebecca Banner & John DaughertyIn memory of Jean Studer Bushman Wilbur & Carolyn HaasIn memory of Tim Myers Mike & Peg AbramsIn memory of Tula Nevel Liz & Mike MillerIn memory of Nikki Barbara Mathues

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We love when TWC gets press cov-erage in a newspaper article, but we don’t have access to all subscriptions. If you see an article in the news, please save it for us and drop it off or mail to The Wilderness Center, P.O. Box 202, Wilmot, OH 44689

Tree of Life

Volunteers Needed For

Nature Store & Office.

Contact vicki@

wildernesscenter.org

TWC HoursTrails: Sunrise to Sunset

every dayInterpretive Building and office:9 am to 5 pm Tues. through Sat.

1 pm to 5 pm SundayClosed Monday

The Wilderness Center, Inc.PO Box 202

Wilmot, Ohio 44689-0202Phone toll-free: (877) 359-5235E-Mail: staff page on website

Website: www.wildernesscenter.org

To connect people with nature, educate people of all ages, conserve natural resources, and practice

environmental stewardship.

President: Andy HaagExecutive Director: Dr. Jeff Corney

Editor: Vicki L. WhittProofreaders: Barb Bartchy, Brian Gray,

Sarah Douglas, Kitty Johnson

Foxfield MeetingSat., Aug. 16, 2 PM

Staff will discuss natural burial at Foxfield, nature preserve cemetery management, restoration of the site and more. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions in a relaxed, small-group setting. If you plan to walk Foxfield Preserve’s trails, be sure to wear suitable shoes and clothing. If you can’t attend a presentation, personal tours of the Preserve are available by appoint-ment. Contact Sara Brink at foxfield@wildernesscenter.org.

In memory of Marilyn Jane Pfautz Judi PochronIn memory of Nada B. Poole Roland & Fran RichIn memory of Robert Porter The Ganz FamilyIn memory of Dan Puhala Rebecca, Nick, Macy Banner & John DaughertyIn loving memory of Mark Ratay Lori & Cindy, Thomas & Assoc.In memory of Winifred Jean Reid Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. DickesIn memory of Robert Reinart Eric & Vickie DuncanIn memory of James Corbin Sellers, Jr. Carlene Starkey & Ed StavroffIn memory of Thelma Shaffer Barbara LimbacherIn memory of Thomas Shearon Rebecca Banner & John DaughertyIn memory of Heath L. Showers Rebecca MutschelknausIn memory of Mr. Gary L. Smith Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral HomeIn memory of Miss Natasha Stover Atkinson Feucht Hare Funeral HomeIn memory of Dr. Charles Sumkin Dr. & Mrs. Richard FullerIn memory of Joyce Lawson Triplett Mr. & Mrs. Ted SchartigerIn honor of Louis & Faye Umbach - Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Joyce UmbachIn memory of Stephanie JoAnn Weber Patricia & Mike LongIn memory of John Weiss Wayne & Daphne Trent

In honor of the life of Earl Williams Jeff & Nancy PorterIn fond memory of Gordon Ziegler Shirley McKnight & Families

Saving News Articles for TWC Child visiting geese at

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Date Mailed: June 19,, 2014

P O BOX 202WILMOT OH 44689-0202Contains Dated MaterialPlease Do Not Delay

GreenlineE-WASTE

(i.e. cell phones, laptops) Is Heavy Metal

Although it accounts for only about 4% of municipal waste, it is responsible for 70% heavy

metal, including 40% lead that is found in landfills.

Golden Nuggets fromThe Wilderness Center

Costa Rica Birding Eco-tour with TWC-January 10 20-15, 2015

The Wilderness Center will travel to Costa Rica for an Eco-tour in January, 2015. We will travel to Tapanti Rain Forest, Talamanca Mountains, Manuel Antonio National Park, Carara National Park, La Ensenda, Solimar, Sarapiqui Lowlands and La Selva Biological Station. We will also spend a day at the beach in the gulf for shorebirds and rest. We will be birding in the cloud forests, tropical rain forests and the dry forest and marshes. Cost for the trip, double occupancy, is $2,674.There are only a few spots left! For more information, please contact Vicki Whitt at vicki@wildernesscenter.org or 1-877-359-5235.

1981-A Photographers paradise Wilderness Lake, Water Lillies, Kiwanis Pier provide excellent viewing

for large fish.