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First Sunday Story Time at Audubon is June 4

On the first Sunday of each month, area residents can bring their 2-8 year old(s) to Audubon Community Nature Center for a free nature-based story time. Children’s books are powerful tools to connect children to nature and establish a strong foundation for their educational journey. ...

Night transforms the forest

In mid-April, I took a trip to visit my old stomping grounds in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania. There, I met up with former coworkers-turned-friends for a weekend in the woods. The education center we used to work at, and where we spent this weekend, is a beautiful place. We stayed in ...

Audubon Natural Investigators study pond life Saturday, May 27

The ponds at Audubon Community Nature Center are home to many creatures, both big and small. Adults and their 8 to 12-year-old(s) are invited to be Natural Investigators and study the creatures that live beneath the water’s surface at Audubon on Saturday, May 27, from 10 to 11:30 ...

Get-together at Audubon to form new birding group, Wednesday, May 24

A new birding group is in the works. Those who like birding, birds, or would like to learn more about either, are invited to a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to discuss a possible new birding group that could include former members of the RTPI (Roger Tory Peterson Institute) Ornithological ...

Making memories with nature

By Memories from my childhood tend to come in flashes and moments rather than complete stories. However, I do recall some of the seemingly insignificant moments of walking with my grandfather in the woods behind the house I grew up in. It seemed like he knew every tree in that forest. I was ...

Audubon to host annual plant exchange, sale on May 20

The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its 2023 Plant Exchange and Sale on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Those participating can trade their own potted plants in exchange for new ones or purchase plants outright. There will be a number of native plants, as well as annuals, ...