This annual holiday hike is a fun, family-friendly event for all ages, guiding participants through the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center forest, stopping along the way at educational encounters with forest creatures and ending with a visit with Santa Claus. Holiday-themed crafts will be available before and after the hike....
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve...
<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Join the Office of Sustainability and the Longleaf Pine Stand Dynamics Laboratory in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences in planting trees to start a conversation about how climate change is directly related to an individual’s carbon footprint. Participants must wear closed-toed shoes and dress for the...
The Alabama Audubon is embarking on a birding field trip to two nature preserves in Auburn and Opelika. Attendees first will visit the Opelika Wood Duck Heritage Preserve, a 73-acre nutrient-rich intentional wetland owned by the city of Opelika. After lunch, participants will travel to Auburn’s Kreher Preserve and Nature...
The City of Auburn Tree Commission will host its annual Arbor Day Celebration by giving away dogwood, sourwood and apple tree seedlings to citizens free of charge while supplies last. Planting instructions will be included with the seedlings. The giveaways are located at Kroger on Dean Road, Publix at Moore’s Mill...
The Auburn Justice Coalition will host an event focused on criminal justice reform legislation coming up in the Alabama legislature this year. The legislative items, presented in collaboration with ACLU of Alabama, will be placed in context with an additional walking museum and panel of folks who interact with or...
Join members of the Community Garden for an open-to-the-public garden service day, where the garden's trained crew will be on hand to assist and provide tools to kick-start spring planting. The garden is located on West Samford Avenue just west of Wire Road and across from the Facilities Management complex.
Join Wild Science for the March Wild Science talk with Dr. Kelly Dunning! This talk focuses on Dr. Dunning's recent research in the Cayman Islands where the government plans to destroy an area the size of 10 football fields worth of pristine coral reefs. She will discuss how everyday people...
Active Auburn is hosting the 8th Annual Bark in the Park and 3K for pet owners and their dogs. Those who wish to run in the Tails and Trails 3K and don't have a dog have the option to borrow a furry friend through the Lee County Humane Society's Jog-a-Dog program;...
The Community Garden, partnering with the Organic Gardening Club and the Permaculture Tigers, will be hosting a hands-on learning opportunity for those interested in composting. Activities include building a compost bin so that attendees can learn about how to build their own at home as well as a discussion on...
The city of Auburn is hosting its first Ride and Seek event bicycle safety adventure. Registration for the event and a t-shirt ($10) will close March 20th, though a $5 day-of registration will be offered (without t-shirts). The event will feature stations covering various bike safety topics such as helmet...
<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Auburn University will host an online webinar, Solve Climate by 2030: </span><span style='font-weight: 400;'>National Power Dialog & Power Dialog for the State of Alabama, </span><span style='font-weight: 400;'>in support of the </span><a href='http://www.solveclimateby2030.org/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Solve Climate by 2030</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> project. In an effort to inject...
