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Diversity in the details

If I were to focus solely on temperature and weather, it would seem that summer has jumped the line and cut spring a little short. It is just plain hot outside and, as of the beginning of June, I am still waiting on rain, even though it seems to have no plans of appearing anytime soon. I ...

Audubon’s Biggest-Ever Dragons and Fairies Festival is June 17

Hidden dragon nests, a maze, unicorns, fairies, live music, great food, fairy tale story times and more surprises fill the trails at Audubon Community Nature Center’s Dragons and Fairies Festival. The event is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, and will transform the Audubon’s ...

Audubon Nature photo contest deadline approaching

The deadline is approaching for the Audubon Community Nature Center 2023 Nature Photography Contest. Submissions are due by July 2. A panel of judges will choose the Youth and Adult winners in the categories of Animals, Plants and Landscapes. In addition to their $200 cash prizes, all ...

Nature Apps

Last year, I remember enjoying the late spring evening from my backyard. Most trees had leafed out, creating a cozy, room-like feel to the backyard. I admired the few flowers blooming and listened to the sounds of a rural village: kids playing next door, a lawn mower in the distance, and the ...

Audubon Little Explorers get “Down In The Dirt” June 10

It’s easy to focus on the living things that are moving and changing outside, but what is going on in the ground? On Saturday, June 10, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers get “Down in the Dirt.” Three to 8-year-olds and their favorite adults are ...

Planting Native?

ACNC recently had a plant sale, and native plants flew off the tables. There could have been many reasons for this. Native plants could be in higher demand right now. Native plant gardeners could be happier in the rain, since it was a deluge that morning. More likely, it is simply harder to ...