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Growing a Greener Auburn: Native Plants Take Root

By Emily Moore, Outreach Coordinator In February, the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction’s rain garden went from drab to fab. Although the Office of Sustainability typically hosts an annual tree-planting event at an off-campus natural area, we have always wanted to implement a similar project on Auburn’s campus. Hence,…

ContributorMarch 31, 2025

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The Importance of Planting Native Vegetation

by John Kush Anyone who has moved about Auburn in last few years has noticed the continued growth of our community. With this growth, we continue to lose valuable green space and tree canopy, which negatively impacts the ecological function of our local environment. Water filtration decreases with an increase…

ContributorJanuary 4, 2023

Spring Camellia Show

The Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities at Pebble Hill is partnering with the Auburn-Opelika Men's Camellia Club for their annual Spring Camellia Show. The event is open to the general public and will have a camellia exhibition and tutorials on planting, propagating, and care of camellias.

ContributorFebruary 2, 2022