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  • Enchanted Forest Pumpkin Carving!

    Oct 04, 2023 12:00PM—4:00PM

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    Join us to carve our pumpkins to line our trails for this year’s Enchanted Forest! We will be carving 100 pumpkins to help create a fun atmosphere for Enchanted Forest. All carving supplies will be provided. Please email Maureen@WildernessCenter.org with any questions. Please register for this volunteer opportunity. 

  • Become an Enchanted Forest Volunteer

    Oct 04, 2023—Oct 07, 2023

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

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        On October 6 and 7, 2023, the trails of TWC will be transformed into The Enchanted Forest! Creating this one-of-a-kind, educational, and entertaining event is possible thanks to the time and talents of dozens of dedicated volunteers. If you've helped with this event before, then you know how much fun it can be!…

  • Enchanted Forest Pumpkin Carving!

    Oct 05, 2023 12:00PM—7:00PM

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    Join us to carve our pumpkins to line our trails for this year’s Enchanted Forest! We will be carving 100 pumpkins to help create a fun atmosphere for Enchanted Forest. All carving supplies will be provided. We will be carving from 12 until 7, came and stay as long as you can! Please email Maureen@WildernessCenter.org…

  • The Enchanted Forest

    Oct 06, 2023 6:30PM—Oct 07, 2023 8:30PM

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

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    The Wilderness Center is gearing up for the 2023 Enchanted Forest! Visitors will meet costumed volunteers such as Bat, Spider, Owl, and Possum as they are escorted along our pumpkin-lit trails. These friendly characters will sing, tell jokes and share stories of life in the woodlands. The experience is a fun, safe event for families.…

Current & Upcoming

Planetarium Show: Imagine the Moon

Oct 21, 2023 5:00PM—7:30PM

The Wilderness Center

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Explore how the Moon has inspired human creativity, learning, and exploration ever since we have looked to the sky.  Experience the first Apollo Moon landing and Neil Armstrong’s first words as he stepped on the Moon’s surface.  Learn the current scientific theory on how the Moon formed and why it looks the way it does…

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Planetarium Show: Moles: What Is Out There?

Aug 19, 2023 1:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

  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 does the Moon look different every night, what are the stars and…

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Star Watch With The Astronomy Club

Aug 04, 2023 10:00PM

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

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 our…

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Planetarium Show: Forward! To The Moon

Jun 17, 2023 1:00PM—2:00PM

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

In just a single lifetime we have moved from our first space rocket launch to using space technology in our everyday day life. The Apollo Moon landings of the last century were just the beginning. Be inspired by NASA’s Artemis program, named after the Greek Moon Goddess and twin to Apollo, our next chapter in…

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Planetarium Show: Imagine The Moon

Apr 07, 2023 8:00PM—9:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689 Planetarium in the Astronomy Education Building at TWC. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Explore how the Moon has inspired human creativity, learning, and exploration ever since we have looked to the sky.  Experience the first Apollo Moon landing and Neil Armstrong’s first words as he stepped on the Moon’s surface.  Learn the current scientific theory on how the Moon formed and why it looks the way it does…

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Past | Archive

Saturday Creature Feature!

Sep 23, 2023 12:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

Night Hike & Telescopes

Sep 22, 2023 7:00PM—9:00PM

Invasive Species Management @ TWC

Sep 21, 2023 9:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

TWC Nature Photo Club Meeting

Sep 16, 2023 9:30AM—12:00PM

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

Nature Photography

Sep 16, 2023 1:00PM—3:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

Bird Quest Guided Hike

Sep 16, 2023 9:00AM—10:00AM

The Wilderness Center