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  • Ales for Trails

    May 31, 2025 1:00PM—4:00PM

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

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    Join us for a craft beer tasting adventure at TWC! $35.00 TWC Member $40.00 Nonmember $10.00 Designated Driver *Ticket prices increase the day of the event, so secure your ticket in advance! $45.00 Day of for TWC Member $50.00 Day of for Nonmember $10.00 Day of Designated Driver Not a Member? Join Now! Support nature,…

  • Nature Fest & Foto Fest 2025

    Jun 07, 2025 9:00AM—4:00PM

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

    Mark your calendar now for Nature Fest & and the 31st Annual Foto Fest Saturday June 7, 2025 9 am – 3 pm Nature Fest & Foto Fest is a one-day only, rain or shine event that happens each summer at TWC. TWC hosts numerous local makers of nature-inspired items. The TWC Photo Club displays…

  • Firefly Festival

    Jun 28, 2025

    The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

    Mark your calendars now for The Wilderness Center’s 2nd Annual Firefly Festival! Event details and ticket pricing coming soon! Check back for more information. This family-friendly, summer evening event celebrates our shining friends, fireflies! Explore the magical world of fireflies and other nightly creatures, combining education, hands-on activities, and flashes of fun! We are excited…

Current & Upcoming

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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Planetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky

Jan 18, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Take a tour of the winter 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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Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Jan 03, 2025 8:00PM—9:30PM

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

THIS STAR WATCH IS CANCELED. 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…

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Star Watch with TWC Astronomy Club

Dec 06, 2024 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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Storytime Sprouts: Outer Space Adventures

Nov 19, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Venture into outer space with stories and songs about the Moon and stars. We’ll go to the Planetarium and have our own adventure in space watching Cocomong: A Space Adventure. Cocomong dreams of space travel. And then Halley, a kid from Saturn's Moon Titan, makes a crash landing in Cocomong's house. Halley has the last…

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Past | Archive

Members Only Hike at Lash’s Bog State Nature Preserve

May 19, 2025 6:00PM—8:00PM

Brewster , OH

Foxfield Preserve Guided Group Tour

May 17, 2025 1:00PM—2:30PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Planetarium Show: Chronicle of a Journey to Earth

May 17, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

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

Guided Wildflower Hike

May 17, 2025 1:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689

Backpackers’ and Dayhikers’ Club Meeting

May 16, 2025 7:00PM

The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689

Hike Our Trails Volunteer Series: Fox Creek Trail

May 16, 2025 12:00PM—2:30PM

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