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  • Night Hike with Foxfield

    Sep 19, 2025 7:00PM—9:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    You may know Foxfield Preserve, our conservation cemetery, because of its beautiful meadow and forest trails many people enjoy during the day! Tonight we’ll explore these trails in a different light. Come learn about the importance of dark skies and how a green cemetery functions as an incredible habitat. Terrain: up to 1.5 miles; on…

  • The Enchanted Forest 2025

    Oct 10, 2025 6:30PM—Oct 11, 2025 8:30PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689

    REGISTER FOR ENCHANTED FOREST!

    On October 10th and 11th, the trails of The Wilderness Center (TWC) will be transformed into The Enchanted Forest! Friday, October 10th 6:30 – 8:30 pm & Saturday, October 11th 4:00 – 8:30 pm $12 / Person, Children age 2 and under are free. Timeslots begin at 6:30 pm on Friday, and 4:00 pm on…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 21, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 20, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 14, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 13, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 07, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Project Feederwatch

Nov 06, 2025 9:30AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join TWC staff and volunteers as part of a new Community Science project! During the winter months TWC will support Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s long-term bird studies by counting all birds that gather at the feeding stations outside the Interpretive Building viewing windows. A quick and easy orientation will be offered on the data collection…

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Bird Quest Guided Hike

Sep 13, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Join us for a free bird walk around the grounds and trails of The Wilderness Center! Fall migration is a great time to view both resident birds and species that are passing through. We will explore our woodland, prairie, and lake habitats looking for songbirds, waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors. All birding levels welcome. Please dress…

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Junior Naturalist: Winged Wonders

Jul 23, 2025 9:30AM—1:30PM

Cardinal Room, Interpretive Building, The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Join us this summer for our 6-part Jr. Naturalist series! This program is a 4-hour day camp for children ages 7-12. We’ll be exploring different aspects of TWC during each one, however, it is not required to attend all the sessions. We’re wrapping up this year’s Jr. Naturalist program with our eyes on the sky…

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TWC Bird Club’s Great Backyard Bird Count

Feb 15, 2025 9:00AM—2:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Join TWC's Bird Club in the Wildlife Observation Room for their Annual Great Backyard Bird Count! Bring your bins and cameras to see how many species and numbers we can get – the more eyes the better! An extra perk is seeing old birding friends or making new ones! Come for 15 minutes, an hour,…

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Breakfast with the Birds

Jan 11, 2025 9:00AM—11:30AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Join TWC’s Bird Club in the Bird Observation Room in our Interpretive Building and enjoy Breakfast with the Birds! The TWC Bird Club will host this morning event and will be on-site to help our bird viewers identify the birds in our Bird Observation Room. 

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Past | Archive

Wilderness Center Woodcarvers Club Meeting

Sep 13, 2025 9:30AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Nature as Inspiration

Sep 13, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM

The Gardens at Homestead 8226 OH 241 Fredericksburg, OH 44627

Bird Quest Guided Hike

Sep 13, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Fall Family Hike

Sep 11, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Nature Explorers: Terrific Trees

Sep 11, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

TWC Readers Book Chat

Sep 06, 2025 2:00PM—3:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689