Check out this weeks issue of the Tuscarawas County Bargain Hunter featuring the NJC’s 2021 Outdoor Sanity Series. The article also talks about our newly created Bird Viewing Area. Get outside and explore! Thanks to Scott Daniels for reporting current events at the NJC for the community. Bargain Hunter Article

Check out our new 2021 Outdoor Sanity Series! Each month has its own theme, with instructions for hiking and other activities included. At the start of every month, we will post updates on our webpage and our Facebook about the available activities for each monthly theme.   As we venture into 2021 and COVID restrictions are […]

Let it snow let it snow let it snow! I know it sounds a little crazy but I love snow. I love being outside when it snows and the aftermath. Maybe not on the roads but definitely in the woods. Growing up in Western Ohio we would get a lot of drifting snow which created […]

UPDATE: Nov. 16, 2020 Registration is currently full. Any further registrations will be added to the waitlist. There is no guarantee that waitlisted registrants will receive a time slot. Thank you! *** Join us for “Pictures for a Purpose” at the Norma Johnson Center! Our fall fundraiser is a family photoshoot with three photographers at […]

  Fall Fest Cancelled for 2020 We are sorry to announce that we will not be holding our annual Fall Fest event on October 10, 2020.  We do however invite you to continue to use the trails and the fishing ponds at the NJC.  The Center is open from dawn to dusk everyday of the […]

  This week, we are learning about butterflies! Come out to our Pollinator trail between 10 and 12, Monday through Saturday, through July 19 to see this exhibit in person. The trail is open dawn-dusk through the 19, but will be staffed Monday-Saturday 10-12.

 This week, we are playing Go Find It, a scavenger game that is great for all ages!

It’s week 2 of Interacting with Nature and we are going pond dipping! Join us as we explore the wetland for frogs, tadpoles, and macroinvertebrates!