Head to Ohio History Center for Wild Ohio Weekend on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5 for a fun, family-friendly learning experience! Enjoy a weekend of natural history talks and activities and learn more about the plants and animals that call Ohio home.
Wild Ohio Weekend: Saturday, January 4
- Birding, Native Plants and Conservation with the Grange Insurance Audubon Center • 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Saving the Rainforest with Coffee • Noon – 12:30 p.m.
- How Climate Has Shaped Ohio’s Natural Environment • 12:30–1 p.m.
- Bird Conservation at the Flip of a Switch? • 2–2:30 p.m.
- Bird Feeding 101 • 2:30–3 p.m.
Ongoing activities
- Exploring Ice – The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Fossil Table
- Grange Insurance Audubon Center Table
- Ohio History Connection Hands-on Object Tables
- Craft Table: Create an Animal
Wild Ohio Weekend: Sunday, January 5
- Kids Sing Along with Michael Frogman! • 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Glaciers, Rocks, and Life during Ohio’s Ice Age • 11:30 a.m. – Noon
- Ohio’s Fossil Treasures • Noon–12:30 p.m.
- Clues from the Bones – Wildlife Forensics • 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
- Natural Hissstory with Shawnee State Park • 1 p.m.
- Wild Canids of North America • 2 p.m.
- Worms! with Franklin Park Conservatory • Ongoing
Learn about Mother Nature’s best recyclers—worms! Meet these amazing creatures firsthand and see how they affect your garden and our world for the better.
Ongoing activities
- Worms! With Franklin Park Conservatory
- Shawnee State Park Snake Table
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Fossil Table
- Grange Insurance Audubon Center Table
- Ohio School of Falconry Station
- Ohio History Connection Hands-on Object Tables
- Craft Table: Create an Animal
Don’t forget to pick up a special Ice Age themed Museum Quest scavenger hunt from the museum’s front desk!
Open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Included in general admission. Free parking. Plaza Cafe is open 11 a.m.–2 p.m. every day.
Ohio History Center
800 E. 17th Ave
Columbus, OH 43211
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