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Sunset Kayaking

Auburn Outdoors

Join Auburn Outdoors for an afternoon paddle and sunset viewing on one of Alabama’s most beautiful lakes. Departure from Auburn is at 3 p.m. to Lake Martin, where participants can enjoy a peaceful paddle around an island to watch the sunset. A $20 fee to <a href='https://recreation.auburn.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=5cda7c6c-92ad-4d77-a4cf-38a720ba5f08&semesterId=7ad80677-9caa-4791-b886-6cea561194e2'>register</a> includes transportation, instruction, and...

Birding App Workshop

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center , United States

This interactive birding how-to workshop, will show visitors how two essential birding apps -Bird and NestWatch-  are used to help protect birds and their native habitats around the world. Visitors will learn how to use apps on their mobile devices and get to go on a walk through the woods...

Bones & Boos: An Outdoor Skeleton Experience

Donald E. Davis Arboretum

The community is invited to explore the natural world at the second annual Bones and Boos event, a one-day outdoor exhibit of animal skeletons where guests can enjoy an up-close look at some of nature’s most interesting animals such as rhinoceros legs, whale ribs, tiger and bear skeletons, and more....

Town Creek Invasive Species Removal

Volunteers are invited to help remove invasive species along the creek side of the Historic Tree Trail. Participants are asked to park at the Wrights Mill Road end of the Historic Tree Trail by Margie Piper Bailey Park.Volunteers are asked to wear long pants and sturdy shoes and to bring...

Ho Ho Ho Hike

Kreher Preserve & Nature Center , United States

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....

Birding Field Trip at Opelika Wood Duck Heritage Preserve

Opelika Wood Duck Heritage Preserve

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...

Open Community Garden Work Day

West Samford Garden

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.

Compost Bootcamp

West Samford Garden

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...

Campus Sustainability Bike Tour

Auburn Outdoors

Take a break from the stresses of school and celebrate Earth Month by touring campus on a bicycle with Auburn Outdoors and the Office of Sustainability. Stops along the tour will highlight sustainability-related efforts around the university and opportunities for students to get involved. All bike equipment and bike instruction...

Campus Sustainability Bike Tour

Auburn Outdoors

Take a break from the stresses of school and celebrate Earth Month by touring campus on a bicycle with Auburn Outdoors and the Office of Sustainability. Stops along the tour will highlight sustainability-related efforts around the university and opportunities for students to get involved. All bike equipment and bike instruction...

Earth Strike for Climate Change

Alabama State Capitol

Activists from across the Auburn/East Alabama region will travel to the Alabama State Capitol and go on strike, demanding that immediate action be taken to combat climate change. This will be a strike - no school, no work, no business as usual, no buying of goods, etc. A strike, acting...

Bo Bikes Bama

Auburn Arena

In April 2011, a series of devastating tornadoes ripped through Alabama claiming hundreds of lives and destroying countless homes. As a native Alabamian, Bo Jackson wanted to help the recovery process and contribute to the construction of shelters for future natural disasters through Bo Bikes Bama. The ninth annual Bo...