The Audubon Community Nature Center invites children to ring in spring away from school with fun, fresh air, and mud. Spaces are filling up fast for Mud Camps on Tuesday, April 4, and Wednesday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children ages 4 to 12 can enjoy a day of Audubon activities as ...

The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its next Natural Investigators session at 10 a.m. Saturday with a focus on microscopic nature. The program is designed for children between the ages of 8 and 12. Some animals hide underground or are camouflaged. Some plants live only below the ...

Public Engagement Specialist I start many days at Audubon with a quick hike to the Blue Heron Overlook. It’s a fast hike that I can do in a few minutes, but it centers me and lets me focus on the day ahead. Sometimes there is amazing wildlife on the trails: otters, swans, and cranes; ...

There will be a moon walk on Monday. It has nothing to do with backward-moving dance moves popular in the 1980s. The Allegheny National Forest is holding its third interpretive Full Moon Walk from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 6. A forest ranger will lead those who attend along the ...

When I venture outdoors, I usually end up in forests. I find myself meandering through evergreens in the winter, walking by flowing creeks in the spring and crunching through colorful leaves in the fall. Whatever the terrain, there are usually a variety of forests along the way. But every so ...

During March, Environmental Education Specialist Emily Hunt will be holding four educational programs. “With the changing of the seasons comes great opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature,” Hunt said. “When I think of Spring, I think of amphibians, birds, and wildflowers. Chapman ...