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Planetarium Show: Moles: What is Out There?

Aug 16, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Children will meet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma.  With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why the Moon looks different every night, what are the stars and…

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Animal Keeper for a Day

Aug 14, 2025 10:30AM—12:00PM

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

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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…

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Storytime Sprouts: Rainbow of Colors

Aug 06, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

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

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There’s always a rainbow of colors at TWC! Listen to stories about colors, sing a rainbow song, then go outside to look for all the colors of the rainbow. 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…

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Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Aug 01, 2025 10:00PM—11:00PM

Observatory in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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The night sky is full of wonders! Find inspiration in 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 fun for the whole family. Explore our dark skies through…

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Animal Keeper for a Day

Jul 30, 2025 10:30AM—12:00PM

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

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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…

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Nature Explorers: Can You See Me?

Jul 12, 2025 1:00PM—2:00PM

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

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This session of Nature Explorers focuses on camouflage! Learn some of the different tricks and traits animals use to blend in or stand out in nature and how this helps them survive. See if you can make your own camouflaged creature and hide it in nature. Nature Explorers is a seasonal early childhood program for…

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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

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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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Storytime Sprouts: Going on a Bug Hunt

Jul 22, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

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

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Where are those bugs? We’ll read bug stories and try to be a bug. Then explore to find bugs everywhere! 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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Dark Skies Matter

Jul 19, 2025 1:00PM—2:00PM

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

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What do indigo buntings and dung beetles have in common? Learn the answer to this intriguing question as we explore how light pollution affects animals that begin their day when the Sun sets. We’ll also look at how light pollution affects plants, people, and climate change.  Having a dark sky does not mean we have…

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Planetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky

Jul 19, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Take a tour of the summer night sky with Robin, our Astronomy Education Specialist. Learn what constellations and bright stars are in the night sky this time of year and what planets we can see. Experience some of the incredible deep sky objects this sky has to offer including galaxies, star clusters, and more. And…

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