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  • Nature as Inspiration

    Sep 13, 2025 5:00PM—8:00PM

    The Gardens at Homestead 8226 OH 241 Fredericksburg, OH 44627

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    We are delighted to invite you to our Nature as Inspiration, fundraising event.  Please join us at The Gardens at Homestead for an evening celebrating Nature as Inspiration as we work to generate critical support for TWC’s mission-driven work focused on educating people of all ages to inspire a love of nature and conserving natural…

  • Bird Quest Guided Hike

    Sep 13, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    Join us for a free bird walk around the grounds 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 dress…

  • Night Hike with Foxfield

    Sep 19, 2025 7:00PM—9:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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    You may know Foxfield Preserve, our conservation cemetery, because of its beautiful meadow and forest trails many people enjoy during the day! Tonight we’ll explore these trails in a different light. Come learn about the importance of dark skies and how a green cemetery functions as an incredible habitat. Terrain: up to 1.5 miles; on…

  • The Enchanted Forest 2025

    Oct 10, 2025 6:30PM—Oct 11, 2025 8:30PM

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

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    On October 10th and 11th, the trails of The Wilderness Center (TWC) will be transformed into The Enchanted Forest! Friday, October 10th 6:30 – 8:30 pm & Saturday, October 11th 4:00 – 8:30 pm $12 / Person, Children age 2 and under are free. Timeslots begin at 6:30 pm on Friday, and 4:00 pm on…

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Storytime Sprouts: The Stars at Night

Nov 18, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Enjoy the night sky with stories and songs about the stars. This month, we’ll go to the planetarium and pretend it’s night under the stars. 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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Storytime Sprouts: The Stars at Night

Nov 05, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

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Enjoy the night sky with stories and songs about the stars. This month, we’ll go to the planetarium and pretend it’s night under the stars. 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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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

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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Planetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer

Jun 21, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Learn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer.  Our cowboy will tell us about stars, their properties, their motion, and seasonal changes in the sky.  You’ll learn about constellations and some of the other objects in the night sky like the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy, nebulae, and supernovas…

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Planetarium Show: Astronomy- 3000 Years of Stargazing

Mar 08, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Join us as we learn about our first and oldest science – Astronomy! From our earliest ancestors and throughout time, humans have been fascinated by the sky, and it has inspired wonder and curiosity. Be amazed by what the earliest astronomers learned about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the motion of the stars using only…

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Planetarium Show: Astronomy- 3000 Years of Stargazing

Mar 07, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM

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

Join us as we learn about our first and oldest science – Astronomy! From our earliest ancestors and throughout time, humans have been fascinated by the sky, and it has inspired wonder and curiosity. Be amazed by what the earliest astronomers learned about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the motion of the stars using only…

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Stories of the Wintertime Stars

Feb 28, 2025 7:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Join TWC Astronomy Club for Stones of the Wintertime Stars presented by Dave Gill. Registration required.

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Planetarium Show: Spark- The Universe in Us

Feb 07, 2025 7:00PM—8:00PM

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

Where did the building blocks of life come from?  From the oxygen we breath to the iron in our blood to the water we drink to the uranium that warm’s Earth core, we owe it all to the stars.  Journey across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have…

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Planetarium Show: Spark- The Universe in Us

Feb 08, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Where did the building blocks of life come from?  From the oxygen we breath to the iron in our blood to the water we drink to the uranium that warm’s Earth core, we owe it all to the stars.  Journey across space and time to discover the celestial origins of the elements we all have…

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Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Feb 07, 2025 8:00PM—9:30PM

Astronomy Education Building at TWC 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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Past | Archive

Fall Family Hike

Sep 11, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Nature Explorers: Terrific Trees

Sep 11, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

TWC Readers Book Chat

Sep 06, 2025 2:00PM—3:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Planetarium Show: Explore

Sep 06, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Sep 05, 2025 9:00PM—10:30PM

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

Planetarium Show: Explore

Sep 05, 2025 8:00PM—9:00PM

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