Earth Day at The Wilderness Center April 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bring your entire family to celebrate Earth Day at The Wilderness Center on April 17th. You can help clean trails, remove invasive plants, browse and vote for your favorite pictures at FotoFest, attend a Backpacking Demonstration, learn about natural burial, attend an Environment Investigators class, enjoy an Astronomy program, enter the Subway Challenge run and much more!
The Wilderness Center
Earth Day 2010-April 17
Schedule of Events
Remember that The Wilderness Center is collecting old cell-phones for recycling. Please bring your old cell phones to be turned in on Earth Day, April 17!
Bird Walk 8 a.m.
Join TWC's Bird Club for a walk around the Pond Trail to look for birds. All ages. Free.
Backpacking Expo 9 a.m.-noon
Stop by and chat with members of TWC's Backpackers & Dayhikers Club. Gather information at the Prairie Shelter for your next dayhike or backpacking trip. Some of the subjects include backpacks and how to pack them, meals and water, tents, first aid and personal care, clothing, and Ultra-lite backpacking. Come and view various pieces of equipment and find out what is right for you. Free.
Earth Day Clean-Up 9 a.m.-4 p.m.-VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
Help clean up the TWC environment! Everyone is welcome! You, your family, or your group can adopt a trail or area to clean. We'll provide gloves, trash bags, and refreshments. Also help remove invasive species plants Free. Please email Vicki at vicki@wildernesscenter.org if you can help!
Go Green-Natural Burials in a Nature Cemetery 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Learn about natural burials. An economomical alternative to modern burials. Walk a cemetery with prairie and woodlands trails intead of a lawn and make your last act on earth a "green one." Visit The Wilderness Center's nature cemetery Foxfield Preserve. Free.
FotoFest-Sat., Apr. 17, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and
Sun., Apr. 18, 1-4:30 p.m.
"The Foto Fest's goal is to showcase outstanding nature photography for the general public's enjoyment."Fotofest (view beautiful photos of nature and vote on your favorite)
Enjoy the beauty of nature through these wonderful works of art! The Nature Photo Club is sponsoring the 16th Annual FotoFest.. Come and vote for your favorite nature photo! Free. For more information visit www.wildernesscenter.org Free.
Earth Day Run- Registration 11:30 Race begins: 12:45
Try the 3.4 mile Trail Run for $20 in advance; $25 that day.. All participants receive a race T-shirt; winners also receive awards. Check out our website for more information. Call TWC at 877-359-5235 for a mail-in registration form or register online at www.ohiochallengeseries.com For more information, call 877-359-5235 or visit online at www.wildernesscenter.org
11:30 a.m. Registration begins for Subway Challenge Race run. Register online.
12:00 p.m. Lunch for trail workers
12:45 p.m.
3.4 mile Run
3:00 p.m. Awards presentation for Run event - subs will be served to all entrants
