The Wild Center has added to its winter programming with free snowshoe and kicksled rentals, guided ice fishing on its Greenleaf Pond and ice sculptures. These experiences – and more – are available Fridays through Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm with timed ticket reservations. [Read more…] about Snowshoeing, Kicksledding & Ice Fishing at The Wild Center
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Wild Lights Returning to The Wild Center
The Wild Center has announced the return of Wild Lights, a display of lights transforming The Wild Center’s 115-acre campus into a winter wonderland, with even more dates, displays and lights added this season.
Wild Lights will run on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning Saturday, November 27th. [Read more…] about Wild Lights Returning to The Wild Center
Wild Center Sending Delegation to U.N. Climate Talks
When world leaders convene in Scotland for critical climate change negotiations later this month, The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program will be there.
The Tupper Lake, NY organization is sending a nine-person delegation to Glasgow for COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties. The Wild Center’s delegates will have a front-row seat as representatives from 197 countries seek solutions to mitigate ongoing effects of climate change. [Read more…] about Wild Center Sending Delegation to U.N. Climate Talks
Stickwork Sculpture Now Open at The Wild Center
The Wild Center has unveiled the completed stickwork sculpture by Patrick Dougherty as its newest outdoor exhibit. After a three-week process, the final structure is now open to the public. [Read more…] about Stickwork Sculpture Now Open at The Wild Center
Building of Stickwork Sculpture Beginning at The Wild Center
Stick sculpture artist Patrick Dougherty will return to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, Franklin County, NY, for three weeks in August to create a sculpture featuring locally sourced saplings. The sculpture is expected to be completed and opened to the public by August 21st. [Read more…] about Building of Stickwork Sculpture Beginning at The Wild Center
Wild Center Indoor Exhibits Have Reopened
The Wild Center in Tupper Lake has reopened its indoor exhibits to the public. Visitors are welcome back inside the main museum building and invited to hike The Living River loop trail, a walking tour with 12 stops that take guests on a journey from the highest heights of the Adirondack Mountains all the way down to the bogs and marshes of the lowlands. [Read more…] about Wild Center Indoor Exhibits Have Reopened
Kiss the Ground Film Screening, Community Compost Discussion
The Wild Center and AdkAction’s Compost for Good Project have announced a virtual film screening of the new Kiss the Ground documentary and panel discussion, set for Tuesday, December 15th, from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. [Read more…] about Kiss the Ground Film Screening, Community Compost Discussion
New Wild Center Outdoor Winter Programming Includes Kicksledding
The Wild Center has announced Wild Lights, a new way to celebrate the holiday season featuring thousands of lights illuminating the campus all winter long, with nighttime viewing hours on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning Friday, December 11th. [Read more…] about New Wild Center Outdoor Winter Programming Includes Kicksledding
Wild Center Releases Rehabilitated River Otters
After five months of rehabilitation, The Wild Center has released two female North American river otters in the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station, a 15,000-acre biological field research station in the Western Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Wild Center Releases Rehabilitated River Otters
Dam History: The Proposed Oxbow Reservoir Project
The Raquette River, from Raquette Falls to the State Boat Launch on Tupper Lake, is one of the nicest stretches of flat-water anywhere in the Adirondacks. Paddling this river corridor under a clear cerulean blue sky, on a sunny autumn day with the riverbanks ablaze in orange and red, is exquisite. For me, though, the river’s history is as captivating as its natural beauty. [Read more…] about Dam History: The Proposed Oxbow Reservoir Project