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Storytime Sprouts: Flap Your Wings

Apr 09, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes about our feathered friends. Watch birds at the feeders, then feed the geese at the lake. 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 charge for adults.

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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

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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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Breakfast with the Birds

Sep 14, 2024 9:30AM—11:00AM

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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. Join us with this additional event that is part of…

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Backyard Habitat Initiative Speaker: Lisa Rainsong, Gardening for a Concert

Sep 18, 2024 6:00PM—7:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Gardening for a Concert: Creating Concert Halls for Nature’s Music from Parks to Your Backyard From bird songs in the spring and summer to an evening chorus of crickets and katydids in later summer into fall, we can invite and welcome nature’s chorus into our yards and gardens. A large park may have a full-sized…

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Early Birds Bird Walk

Sep 14, 2024 9:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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FREE! Join us for a free bird walk around the ground 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…

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Environmental Investigators: Pond Critters

Jul 13, 2024 1:00PM—2:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Come explore what lives in and out of our small pond. Participants must be 8 years and older to pond dip. You can have the potential to catch tadpoles and macroinvertebrates. But we will make sure to also explore around the pond to look for dragonflies, birds, and frogs.   Environmental Investigators is geared for…

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Backyard Habitat Initiative Speaker: Lisa Rainsong, Gardening for a Concert

Jul 10, 2024 6:00PM—7:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Gardening for a Concert: Creating Concert Halls for Nature’s Music from Parks to Your Backyard From bird songs in the spring and summer to an evening chorus of crickets and katydids in later summer into fall, we can invite and welcome nature’s chorus into our yards and gardens. A large park may have a full-sized…

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TWC’s Woodcock Walk

Mar 28, 2024 7:30PM—8:30PM

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Join The Wilderness Center this Thursday March 28th for a captivating evening stroll to witness the mesmerizing courtship dance of the American Woodcock at The Wilderness Center! Experience nature’s spectacle as these elusive birds perform their intricate display. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the natural world and marvel at one of its…

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Environmental Investigators: Soaring Friends

May 11, 2024 1:00PM—2:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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  Birds are in the air and soaring right above us. In this family-friendly program you’ll learn about some of these feathered friends and what makes them unique. Includes fun activities where you’ll hunt like a bird and figure out what type of food a bird eats based on the type of beak it has. …

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