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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…
Haiku Hike

Jul 12, 2024 11:00AM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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Join us for a haiku hike! Participants will learn how to write a haiku poem. We will then take a hike and find inspiration from nature to write our own. Bring your own journal or use paper and pens provided by TWC.
Firefly Festival

Jul 20, 2024 4:00PM—9:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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 with TWC’s Education Team, and Make & Take Crafts, while supplies last. ✨ Catch…
Backyard Habitat Initiative Speaker: Chelsea Gottfried, Mysterious Moths

Jul 27, 2024 8:00PM—10:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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Though seldom seen due to their nocturnal nature, moths are every bit as beautiful and charismatic as their butterfly cousins. Their role as pollinators is essential to the survival of many of our plants, especially orchids. Most importantly, moths and their caterpillars are food for birds, bats, and countless other animals. We will take a…
Night Hike and Telescopes

Aug 09, 2024 9:30PM—11:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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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. Bring your red-light flashlight…

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Junior Naturalist Days: Mammal Mania

Jul 03, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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…

Featured

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

Jul 10, 2024 6:00PM—7:00PM

Haiku Hike

Jul 12, 2024 11:00AM

Firefly Festival

Jul 20, 2024 4:00PM—9:00PM

Backyard Habitat Initiative Speaker: Chelsea Gottfried, Mysterious Moths

Jul 27, 2024 8:00PM—10:30PM

Night Hike and Telescopes

Aug 09, 2024 9:30PM—11:30PM

Current & Upcoming

Junior Naturalist Days: Mammal Mania

Jul 03, 2024 10:00AM—1:00PM

Past | Archive

Junior Naturalist Days: Mammal Mania

Members’ Only Guided Hike at Doughty Gorge

Night Wings: Mothing Survey (Sigrist Woods)

Saturday Creature Feature!

Planetarium Show: Exoplanets- Discovering New Worlds

Environmental Investigators: Party with Pollinators