Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an animal keeper? This program offers the experience of caring for our ambassador reptiles! Participants will learn about our Eastern box turtles and corn snake and will be trained how to safely handle them. Activities will include animal care and husbandry tasks such as diet preparation…

Join The Wilderness Center for a new, family-friendly evening summer event to celebrate our shining friends, fireflies! Explore the magical world of fireflies and other nightly creatures, combining education, hands-on activities, and flashes of fun! 🎵 Enjoy Stories and Campfire Songs, and Make & Take Crafts, while supplies last. ✨ Catch the ticketed Planetarium Show:…

Are you joining us for Firefly Festival? Enhance your festival experience by catching a planetarium show! Planetarium show tickets are in addition to the Firefly Festival entry fee.  Space in the planetarium is limited and show tickets are available for purchase now. Learn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer. …

Are you joining us for Firefly Festival? Enhance your festival experience by catching a planetarium show! Planetarium show tickets are in addition to the Firefly Festival entry fee.  Space in the planetarium is limited and show tickets are available for purchase now. Planetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer & The Night Sky Learn about the night…

We’ve got a lot of activities planned for the first-ever Firefly Festival at TWC and we need your help to make the event a success! We’ll need numerous volunteers to help with things such as: Wearing an Enchanted Forest firefly costume for photo opps with guests (3 volunteers needed) Helping guests get their photos taken with Enchanted…

Interested in learning more about conservation burial and environmentally friendly options for your final resting place? Join us for a guided tour of the Foxfield Preserve. A walking tour of the Prairie Crest, Lower Prairie, and Forest section will be offered, along with details about what natural burial is, how we serve families, and how you can…

In this session of Nature Explorers, we will focus on our counting skills to help us learn about insects. You will play games as well as go exploring through the prairie. We will focus on insects with visits from some of their friends like spiders and worms.   Nature Explorers is a new 3-7 year…

Join The Wilderness Center for our summer Jr. Naturalist Days, designed for young nature enthusiast ages 7-10. Over five exciting days, participants will delve into the fascinating world of nature, exploring topics like pollinators, conservation, mammals, freshwater ecosystems, and become FBI Investigators. Through hands-on activities, exploration, and games we will discover some of the skills…

Snakes are sensational! Celebrate these creepy crawlies with stories, songs, and a visit with a real, live snake. We’ll hunt for snakes outside in some of their favorite places.   Storytime Sprouts is an early childhood program for children 2-6 years old. Only register and pay for children actively participating in Sprouts. There is no…

Celebrate World Snake Day at TWC by learning about Zea, our corn snake animal ambassador!