Wesselman Woods (WW) needs your help to remove invasive species in our area! Join us on the last Saturday of each month (from February to November) for this important volunteering opportunity.

By helping us pull invasive species, you help us to protect the unique ecosystems of Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands.

Volunteers should be age 16 or older because of the tools involved. Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

See what it all boils down to at the 47th annual Maple Sugarbush Festival

Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, 2025

Find out more about our sponsors online: Window World • Methodist Temple UMC • Edward Jones  • Romain Subaru • Prairie Farms • Green River Kiwanis Club • Thomas A & Sharon K Ruder Foundation • Joe Brewski Coffee • Schnucks • Torian Insurance • BFW | Marcum Engineering & Testing, Inc. •  Vanderburgh Community Foundation •  Ancient Roots Native Nursery

Our most enduring spring celebration gives our community the opportunity to enjoy fresh pancakes and Indiana syrup before wandering through the largest urban old-growth forest in the United States. Learn about maple tapping and its history, the science of sap in our brand-new Sugar Shack, and how sap production is an important part of forest ecology!

Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, two sausage links, and your choice of unlimited coffee, orange juice, chocolate milk, or white milk! Extra sausage links can be purchased on the day of the event (2 for $1).

Compostable plates, cutlery and cups will be provided but, each year, we also offer a green incentive: Bring your own reusable cup, plate or fork and GET A FREE DAY PASS to Wesselman Woods and the Welborn Baptist Foundation Nature Playscape.

Get your tickets early to reserve your preferred time!*

Tickets will still be sold at the door but seating will be limited. Priority will be given to those with pre-purchased tickets.

• Adults (Ages 13+) $15 • Children (Ages 3-12) $10 • Under 3 gets in free

• Pancake Breakfast Time Slots: 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM (noon)

Members receive $2 off each ticket! Check your email for the promo code or contact info@wesslemanwoods.org

Questions? Check out the FAQ below or email us at info@wesselmanwoods.org

Let's come together and celebrate the magical process of tapping sugar maples!

PLEASE NOTE:

• In order to serve everyone safely, we are implementing 45 minute time slots again this year. This gives us some time to clean and sanitize tables between guests.

• Wesselman Woods will be CLOSED on Friday, February 28, to prepare for the big event. We will only be open to the public during event hours on March 2-3 (7 AM to 1 PM) and all guests must pay event admission, whether they eat breakfast or not.

See what it all boils down to at the 47th annual Maple Sugarbush Festival

Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2, 2025

Find out more about our sponsors online: Window World • Methodist Temple UMC • Edward Jones  • Romain Subaru • Prairie Farms • Green River Kiwanis Club • Thomas A & Sharon K Ruder Foundation • Joe Brewski Coffee • Schnucks • Torian Insurance • BFW | Marcum Engineering & Testing, Inc. •  Vanderburgh Community Foundation •  Ancient Roots Native Nursery

Our most enduring spring celebration gives our community the opportunity to enjoy fresh pancakes and Indiana syrup before wandering through the largest urban old-growth forest in the United States. Learn about maple tapping and its history, the science of sap in our brand-new Sugar Shack, and how sap production is an important part of forest ecology!

Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, two sausage links, and your choice of unlimited coffee, orange juice, chocolate milk, or white milk! Extra sausage links can be purchased on the day of the event (2 for $1).

Compostable plates, cutlery and cups will be provided but, each year, we also offer a green incentive: Bring your own reusable cup, plate or fork and GET A FREE DAY PASS to Wesselman Woods and the Welborn Baptist Foundation Nature Playscape.

Get your tickets early to reserve your preferred time!*

Tickets will still be sold at the door but seating will be limited. Priority will be given to those with pre-purchased tickets.

• Adults (Ages 13+) $15 • Children (Ages 3-12) $10 • Under 3 gets in free

• Pancake Breakfast Time Slots: 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM (noon)

Members receive $2 off each ticket! Check your email for the promo code or contact info@wesslemanwoods.org

Questions? Check out the FAQ below or email us at info@wesselmanwoods.org

Let's come together and celebrate the magical process of tapping sugar maples!

PLEASE NOTE:

• In order to serve everyone safely, we are implementing 45 minute time slots again this year. This gives us some time to clean and sanitize tables between guests.

• Wesselman Woods will be CLOSED on Friday, February 28, to prepare for the big event. We will only be open to the public during event hours on March 2-3 (7 AM to 1 PM) and all guests must pay event admission, whether they eat breakfast or not.

Wesselman Woods (WW) needs your help to remove invasive species in our area! Join us on the last Saturday of each month (from February to November) for this important volunteering opportunity.

By helping us pull invasive species, you help us to protect the unique ecosystems of Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands.

Volunteers should be age 16 or older because of the tools involved. Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

We’re closing up shop today to honor our volunteers!

November 2024 Kickoff Planting

November 2, 2024 beginning at 9 AM outside of the Tepe Park Clubhouse, located at 1212 S. Garvin Street in Evansville.

Members of the EFA will give brief welcome addresses before City Arborist Shawn Dickerson demonstrates how to properly plant and care for a newly-planted tree. Following this demonstration, volunteers and area residents will break off and use these new skills to plant 18 trees in Tepe Park and 11 more trees in Goosetown Park.

This event is open to the public and all Evansville community members are invited to take part! Join us as we begin the work of planting trees in underserved neighborhoods like Tepe Park and Goosetown.

A second planting session will take place in the Spring of 2025.

Sign up for our newsletter to learn more, as news becomes available.

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

July Weed Wrangle Cancelled Due to Low Signups

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

JOIN US FOR NATURE’S GREATEST SIGHT: THE 2024 TOTAL ECLIPSE!

Monday, April 8, 2024 beginning at 11 AM

Event Mission: To bring together diverse communities in a safe space to enjoy nature's greatest sight as well as food, performances, and music. Commune with the eclipse; enjoy as one.

• Located on the former “Par 3” golf course in Wesselman Park

• Festival begins at 11 AM

• Hard stop on all festival activities at 1:45 PM to prepare for 2:00 PM total eclipse

• Partial phase of the eclipse will last about an hour and the total eclipse will last 3-4 minutes.

You are invited to witness the total solar eclipse happening on Monday, April 8th, 2024 at the former “Par 3” Golf Course in Wesselman Park. The festival will begin at 11 AM and it will feature activities, musical performances, food trucks, and more!

COME PREPARED!

• Don’t forget your safety eyewear and sunscreen! We will have a limited number of eclipse glasses for sale.

• Internet signal and cell phone strength may be shaky! Come prepared to make purchases with cash, just in case.

• Make sure to arrive early to secure a parking space in the former Robert’s Stadium parking lot.

  • The Boeke Road entrance to Wesselman Park parking will be CLOSED with limited space inside the park reserved for volunteers, entertainment, and food trucks.

• Feel free to bring along your picnic blankets and chairs. You can pack a lunch, too!

• Food trucks will be available. See the list below.

• We kindly ask that if you pack it in, please pack it out. Which means, please take all your items and all of your trash with you – let's leave the area as beautiful as we found it!

Partnering organizations include:

• African American Museum (EAAM) - Kori Miller, RheAnn Driskell, Art McDonald

• Centro Latino + Americano and FIESTA Evansville - represented by Abraham Brown

• Haitian Center of Evansville - represented by Gelina Mascoe

• Indiana Evansville Marshallese Community, Inc. - represented by Enos Junior Tibnol

• Wesselman Woods

• Zero Waste Evansville

By supporting the work of each of these organizations, you are helping us strengthen our bond as one community. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event, so don’t miss out!

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!

Window World | CenterPoint Energy Foundation | Romain Subaru | Hampton Inn East | Green River Kiwanis Club | Methodist Temple UMC | 104.1 WIKY | WABX 107.5 | Republic Services | Sixth and Zero | Keep Evansville Beautiful | CRS OneSource

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

Featured Food Trucks
11:30 AM to 2 PM

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

Featured Food Trucks
10 AM to 2 PM

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

Featured Food Trucks
10 AM to 2 PM

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

You're invited!

Wesselman Woods will open its gates for FREE in honor of our 50th anniversary.

Tuesday, May 30 - Sunday, June 4
during regular operating hours

Save the date, grab the sunscreen, and pack your water bottle for a week full of outdoor enjoyment.

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!

Vanderburgh County CISMA and Wesselman Woods (WW) are teaming up to remove invasive species in our area and we need your help! Join us and help our efforts to remove invasive species at Wesselman Woods and Howell Wetlands this year.

Please bring any work gloves, loppers, or hand cutters you may have. Long sleeves and long pants are highly encouraged. We’ll provide water coolers and snacks, so bring your water bottle!