The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum

The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum Dedicated to education about the life of Johnny Appleseed - with displays, memorabilia & events.

We want to give a big thank you to those who sponsored our Apple Blossom Festival on May 9th.! We are so very grateful f...
05/22/2026

We want to give a big thank you to those who sponsored our Apple Blossom Festival on May 9th.! We are so very grateful for these folks who helped make the day special! The Champaign County, OH Visitors Bureau, Holden Arboretum, Marlen Mathias, & Joe Besecker. Thank you so much!!

Leave it to the Johnny Appleseed Museum to have a bunny fiasco today at the festival! When the Horse-N-Round petting zoo...
05/09/2026

Leave it to the Johnny Appleseed Museum to have a bunny fiasco today at the festival! When the Horse-N-Round petting zoo arrived, they accidentally disturbed a bunny nest. The bunnies went hopping about and the kids helped to gather them up. They were put in a box out of the way and then safely returned to their nest in the ground and covered over.

Come to the Apple Blossom Festival and meet Johnny Appleseed! Buy a raffle ticket and win a basket full of goodies inclu...
05/09/2026

Come to the Apple Blossom Festival and meet Johnny Appleseed! Buy a raffle ticket and win a basket full of goodies including 2 tickets to Holden Arboretum!

05/08/2026

That “rotting log” is doing more work than you think.

Inside one fallen tree, you’ve got insects, fungi, small animals, and soil life all working together. It breaks down wood, feeds the ground, and supports new growth. In logging and land management, not every log should be cleared—some are better left to rebuild the forest.

05/05/2026

✨ What’s happening this week in Champaign County! ✨

Looking for something to do? We’ve rounded up a few of the many events happening around the county this week—there’s truly something for everyone! 👇

🎉 Ladies Night Out Urbana Brewing Co.
🎶 Music Bingo The Event Vault Urbana
🌽 Farmers Markets + Mom’s Night Out Ruthie’s Farmhouse Boutique Bair Farms
🌼 Ohio Creates (Second Saturday!)
🍎 Apple Blossom Festival The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum
🛍️ Mother’s Day Markets + Brunches Pequeños Tapas and Wine Bar The Woods Restaurant Terre Haute Mall
✂️ Ribbon Cuttings + Meet & Greets Makers on Main House Of Dance

…and so much more!

👉 This is just a snapshot—there are always more great things happening across Champaign County. Be sure to check our full calendar for everything going on!
🔗 www.visitchampaignohio.com

💬 Hosting an event? We’d love to help spread the word! Send it our way so we can add it to the community calendar.

05/02/2026

Tree rings don’t just count years they record the environment. Thick rings mean good growing seasons, thin rings mean stress like drought or poor soil.

In real work, this tells you what kind of wood you’re dealing with. Tough conditions often produce denser, more durable lumber. Nature leaves clues you just have to read them.

04/30/2026

The tree in your yard isn't just shade. It's the base of a food chain.

Nesting chickadees need a remarkable number of caterpillars to raise one clutch — far more than most people would guess. Native trees host those caterpillars. Most non-native ornamentals host very few. The difference between what you plant determines what can nest nearby.

🌿 Native trees ranked by how many caterpillar species they support:

- Oak — more caterpillar species than any other tree genus in North America. One mature oak supports more insect life than entire yards of non-native ornamentals

- Black cherry — the native cherry most people treat as a w**d tree. Its caterpillar load feeds more birds than most ornamental cherries planted in its place

- Willow — fast-growing, water-loving, and among the highest caterpillar hosts on the continent. Native willows outperform the common weeping willow hybrids by a wide margin

- Birch — white, river, and paper birch all rank in the top tier. The caterpillars feeding on birch foliage are primary food for warblers and chickadees during nesting season

- Poplar and cottonwood — the messy tree people complain about is one of the more important wildlife trees in the country. The cotton is a minor inconvenience. The ecological output is hard to replace

- Native maple — red maple and sugar maple, not the imported Norway maple that lines many suburban streets. Norway maple supports far fewer caterpillar species than its native counterparts

- Elm — American elm was the dominant street tree for good reason. Disease-resistant cultivars are returning and bringing the caterpillar community with them

- Hickory — slow-growing and long-lived. The nuts feed mammals. The foliage feeds caterpillars. The caterpillars feed birds. A complete food web in one tree

- Native pine — the evergreen people assume supports nothing because it doesn't flower. Pine-specialist caterpillars are important food for birds in winter and early spring when deciduous trees are bare

The tree you choose determines what can eat, nest, and raise young within reach of it 🌿

12/02/2025

🍎Today, December 2nd, the museum will be closed due to snowy conditions making roads unsafe! Stay home and stay warm with your family today! 🍎 We plan to reopen tomorrow, December 3rd, weather permitting. Thank you!

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518 College Way
Urbana, OH
43078

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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