Wilderness Center Inc

The wilderness center's education department is dedicated to fostering a deep connection between individuals & their natural environment. Through a diverse array of interpretive programs, we aim to inspire curiosity, instill environmental stewardship, and promote lifelong learning. Twc offers a variety of formal (schools, libraries, etc.) and non-formal (interpretive hikes, citizen science, etc.) educational classes to members & the public throughout the year. Twc served over 6,000 members and guests in total for the 2023 fiscal year. Over 2,500 of those were school-based and other youth-based programming offered on and off-site. Over 3,000 of those participants were those attending family friendly programs and activities as well as over 300 adult participants to various educationalprograms.

The wilderness center's facilities include an interpretive building containing classrooms, meeting rooms, exhibits, a wildlife observation room and a bookstore/gift shop. Twc's astronomy education building houses an observatory and the fred f. Silk planetarium. Twc offers 10 miles of hiking trails, picnic shelters and an observation tower for the public's enjoyment and enrichment. Twc is also home to a nature playscape and a native plant nursery.