Earth Day celebration at The Wilderness Center

The Wilderness Center (TWC) on April 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be having an Earth Day celebration. They have all kinds of fun filled events scheduled throughout the day. Here is the schedule of events: Ÿ Bird Walk at 8 a.m.: Join TWC’s Bird Club for a walk around the Pond Trail to look for birds. All ages.Ÿ Earth Day Clean-Up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. Help remove invasive species plants. Call if you can help.Ÿ Story Walk from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Walk a trail, read a story and meet a salamander.Ÿ Foto Fest from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, Apr. 21, from 1-4:30 p.m.The 18th Annual Foto Fest at the Wilderness Center. The beautiful photographs, entered in nine different categories (plus a special youth division), are sure to brighten your spirits and you can even have a little fun helping us pick the winners. Pick up a ballot at the door and then take your time meandering through the exhibit and voting for your favorites.Ÿ Backpacking/Hiking Demonstation from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: 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.Ÿ Go Green-Natural Burials in a Nature Cemetery: Learn about natural burials. An economical alternative to modern burials. Walk a cemetery with prairie and woodland trails intead of a lawn and make your last act on earth a green one. Visit The Wilderness Center’s nature cemetery, Foxfield Preserve.Ÿ Your Night Sky Planetarium Show at 2 p.m.: Join us for an update of astronomy in the news and a star show of tonight’s sky. The rest is up to you. Ask questions or bring up some astronomical topic you’d like to know more about. We’ll try to answer them that afternoon, but it’s a big universe. If we or others in the audience can’t answer right away, we’ll find out and follow up next month. All ages.Visit www.wildernesscenter.org or call 1-877-359-5235 for more information.