Earth Day at Wesselman Woods

Saturday, April 19 from 10 AM to 2 PM

Each year, Wesselman Woods celebrates Earth Day with a free community event centered around how individuals can make a difference in their personal lives and in the community at-large.

This multi-organization day celebrates nature and promotes sustainability, environmental, and ecological education.

Earth Day 2025 will take place at the Wesselman Woods Nature Center on Saturday, April 19 with free guided activities at tables from 10 AM to 2 PM

Wesselman Woods trails and the Welborn Baptist Foundation Nature Playscape will be available for free from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Local food trucks will be available outside of the gates of WW from 11 AM to 2 PM.

In 2025, over 25 organizations who are also passionate about the future of our planet will join us to enhance this celebration with their own activities and information.

Questions? Contact us at 812-479-0771 or via email.

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Additional Activities Schedule:

• 10 a.m. – Guided Hikes

• 10:30 a.m. – Animal Encounter

• 11 a.m. – Storytime

• 11:30 a.m. – Guided Hikes

• Noon – Animal Encounter

• 1 p.m. – Storytime

• 1:30 p.m. – Guided Hikes

• 2 p.m. – Animal Encounter

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Community Partners

• Ancient Roots Native Nursery

• Angel Mounds

• Building Community Through Biology and Science (BISCI)

• Children’s Museum of Evansville (CMoE)

• Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMA)

• Eco Club UE

• Evansville Audubon Society

• Evansville Climate Collaborative

• Evansville Parks and Recreation

• Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL)

• Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana

• Indiana Conservation Fund (ICF)

• Indiana Crane Foundation

• Indiana Native Plant Society

• Leave No Trace

• Next Harvest Books

• Ohio Valley Fly Fishing Club

• Pheasants Forever

• Purdue Extension

• Seton Harvest

• Sierra Club

• Solar United Neighbors

• Southwestern Indiana Master Gardener Association (SWIMGA)

• Tristate Creation Care

• University of Evansville

• Urban Seeds

• When I Listened to A Leaf

• Wild Birds Unlimited

• Woods and Stems

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FOOD VENDORS

Food trucks will be available outside of the Wesselman Woods gates from 11 AM to 2 PM

• Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices of Southern Indiana

• Uncle G’s Lemon Smashers

• Bluegrass BBQ & Southern Grill

• Taqueria del Valle

• 3 Chicks Fudgery

• Tootie’s Kettle Crack

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Thank you to our 2025 sponsors!

Find out more about our sponsors online: Window World • Methodist Temple UMC • Edward Jones  • Torian Insurance • Romain Subaru • Granted • Thomas A & Sharon K Ruder Foundation • Schnucks • Ancient Roots Native Nursery