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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
RegisterHave 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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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
RegisterHave 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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Junior Naturalist: Scales & Tales
Jul 09, 2025 9:30AM—1:30PM
Cardinal Room, Interpretive Building, The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin 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. In this session we will explore herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. We…
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Animal Keeper for a Day
Jun 05, 2025 10:30AM—12:00PM
Cardinal Room, Interpretive Building, The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
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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Junior Naturalist Days: Reptile & Amphibian Adventure
Jun 05, 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…
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Environmental Investigators: Revealing Reptiles
Jul 08, 2023 11:00AM—12:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
Reptiles are fun animals to seek out while in natural areas. In this family-friendly program you’ll learn all about these fascinating, scaly creatures. Through fun activities you’ll learn about reptiles, specifically those found here in Ohio, and we’ll even go looking for reptiles in some of their favorite places. Lastly, we’ll meet our very own…
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