Read Across the Preserve

Wednesday, March 2, from 3 to 5 PM

Join the KPNC and the Auburn Public Library as we partner to celebrate “National Read Across America Day” with the National Education Center.  National Read Across America Day coincides with Theodor Seuss Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss) birthday and across the country, we celebrate by bringing together kids, teens, and books!  At the KPNC, enjoy stories every 20 minutes at many locations around the Nature Center including the Nature Playground’s tree house, the campfire, the waterfall deck, Azalea Place, and among the trees on our trails.  Visitors will also get to hunt for each page of our “story walk,” a book whose pages are along a short walk in the woods.

Read Across the Preserve is free – donations are welcomed.  Cancelled in the event of rain – please watch our Facebook page for updates.

Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool

ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN

Enrollment is now open for the 2022/23 school year of Woodland Wonders Nature Preschool. Woodland Wonders is now offering a full-day option!

Woodland Wonders is Auburn’s first Nature Preschool – where we learn about nature, in nature, and for nature, embracing the great outdoors as our classroom.

Spring Break Camp

Registration opens for Spring Break Camps on Monday!

The theme for 2022 Spring Break Camp is KPNC: March Madness. We’ll explore various animals in the natural world and how they would match up against each other based on survival characteristics.

Spring Break Camps are offered during both Auburn and Opelika city school spring break holidays.

Forest Friends & Tree Tots Pop-ups

The last Forest Friends & Tree Tots pop-up classes are this week! Don’t miss your chance to spend the morning with your kids, outside, with some great nature education!!

ENROLL IN TREE TOTS

ENROLL IN FOREST FRIENDS

The Kreher Preserve & Nature Center’s Forest Friends Series offers early-childhood, nature-based education for children and their parents.  Each program is designed for specific developmental stages and works to integrate nature into the life of you and your child(ren) from the very beginning.

Forest Friends is for children aged 2 to 5 and Tree Tots is for children aged 1 (walking) to 3.  Each class is $12 per student.

Forest Friends & Tree Tots are sponsored by University Ace Hardware.

HoHoHo Hike

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Even the Holiday Spirit enjoys the fresh air!  Join us for this one-of-a-kind holiday hike!!

Hikers will visit stations along a well-marked trail to pick up and learn a little about some of nature’s beautiful treasures.  Hikers will use these items to create beautiful, custom art project for the holidays.  A fun holiday photo opportunity will be set up in the Nature Playground for you to take a family photo.  And children will be able to wave at Santa who will be safely nestled in his tree house workshop!  Covid-19 might change how we do things, but it can’t stop the fun!

Admission is $5/person ($4 for members); children 2 and under are free.  This event will be cancelled or postponed in the event of inclement weather – please watch our Facebook page for updates.

This program is held at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center located at 2222 N. College Street near the AU Fisheries and Hwy 280.  For more information, visit auburn.edu/preserve, email preserve@auburn.edu, or call 334-844-8091.

Forest Friends & Tree Tots Pop-up Classes

Forest Friends & Tree Tots are each offering 4 pop-up classes, 2 in November and 2 in December, including weekend options for working parents!

ENROLL IN TREE TOTS

ENROLL IN FOREST FRIENDS

The Kreher Preserve & Nature Center’s Forest Friends Series offers early-childhood, nature-based education for children and their parents.  Each program is designed for specific developmental stages and works to integrate nature into the life of you and your child(ren) from the very beginning.

Forest Friends is for children aged 2 to 5 and Tree Tots is for children aged 1 (walking) to 3.  Each class is $12 per student.

Forest Friends & Tree Tots are sponsored by University Ace Hardware.