Light in the Forest logo and images from the event from previous years

Tickets on sale now!

Annual holiday lights event • Select dates this December

Great Blue Heron flying over water.

Help Us Restore Habitat to Protect the Future

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Photo of young girl holding a maple sap bucket, two young children with newts, and a young boy with muddy hands.

Upcoming Children's Drop-Off Programs

Registration is now open! 

Various art pieces by local artists inspired by the beauty of a walk in the wood.

A Walk in the Woods Art Exhibition

Saturday, November 18—Sunday, December 3, open daily 10 am-5 pm

Assorted images of families at the Nature Center.

Give Memories with a Membership!

And receive a voucher for a FREE ornament*

Various photographs from past Photo Contest winning submissions.

Enter Our 2024 Photo Contest

All ages are welcome! • Contest ends December 31

Two young raccoons stare at camera.

Become an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN)

Charley Harper print of various birds and wildlife

Woodland Wonders Art Show

Goat milk soap, candle, and Light in the Forest ornament.

New holiday exclusives each and every week!

Bumblebee on purple coneflower, by Brian Forschner

Enter Our 2023 Photo Contest!

Black and white assortment of printed wildlife.

Learn How to Print Like Charley Harper!

Cincinnati Nature Center Wins $1,500 Bonus Challenge!

Out of 122 nonprofits in Cincinnati, we WON the #GivingTuesday Cincinnati Gives Bonus Challenge for raising the most funds in ONE DAY! We are incredibly grateful for the support and the outpouring of donations from our nature heroes. This is just one of the many bonus challenges and has rewarded us with an additional $1,500.

But the competition isn't over—we still need your help to win the $10,000 grand prize!

Click below to donate before Thursday, December 7 at 5 pm!

Help Us Restore Habitat to Protect the Future. Donate Now through December 7 at 5 pm button.