Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Journey through space and time as we explore the co-evolution of life and our planet. Discover the ways life has transformed Earth’s surface and atmosphere over billions of years making our planet livable. Then contemplate what life might look like and where it may…

    Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace. Journey through space and time as we explore the co-evolution of life and our planet. Discover the ways life has transformed Earth’s surface and atmosphere over billions of years making our planet livable. Then contemplate what life might look like and where it may…

Join Save Ohio Bees™ founder, Tracy Teuscher for a family-friendly presentation about native bees and how to help them thrive in your own backyard, school, or urban garden. Tracy is a certified ecotherapist and an Ohio certified volunteer naturalist. Please register for this free program. Visit Save Ohio Bees’ booth at Nature Fest on Saturday,…

Join us for some family-friendly fun! Meet a TWC ambassador animal at our free Saturday programs. Programs are EVERY SATURDAY at 12:30 in the Cardinal Room of the Interpretive Building. Multiple topics featuring Zea, Barnaby, Gus, the honeybees, and the wildlife visible from the bird viewing room. Join us to learn about who they are and…

  Whether earthly or alien, all life leaves a trace.  Journey through space and time as we explore the co-evolution of life and our planet.  Discover the ways life has transformed Earth’s surface and atmosphere over billions of years making our planet livable.  Then contemplate what life might look like and where it may be…

  The night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family.  Explore…

Peep! Ribbit! Croak! Jump in with us as we explore the eggs, tadpoles and frogs of the TWC pond. We’ll have stories, songs and movement activities to get your little tadpoles interested in amphibians from spring peepers to toads to bullfrogs.  FREE Event for Members!!! Preschool ages 2 – 6

Join us for some family-friendly fun! Meet a TWC ambassador animal at our free Saturday programs. Programs are EVERY SATURDAY at 12:30 in the Cardinal Room of the Interpretive Building. Multiple topics featuring Zea, Barnaby, Gus, the honeybees, and the wildlife visible from the bird viewing room. Join us to learn about who they are and…

Join us for some family-friendly fun! Meet a TWC ambassador animal at our free Saturday programs. Programs are EVERY SATURDAY at 12:30 in the Cardinal Room of the Interpretive Building. Multiple topics featuring Zea, Barnaby, Gus, the honeybees, and the wildlife visible from the bird viewing room. Join us to learn about who they are and…

The night is alive at The Wilderness Center! Observe nocturnal wildlife undisturbed as we visit different habitats, experiencing the night with nature-friendly nightlights. Learn the importance of the dark sky to wildlife and humans alike as you reconnect with nature on a roughly 1-mile hike that engages your lesser used senses.  Following the hike, observe…