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Learn more at aub.ie/hohohohike.

Construction begins Monday on the new Kreher Preserve & Nature Center Environmental Education Building! To learn more about this incredible new resource for our community, please visit aub.ie/kpnc-eeb.

Construction will be ongoing until the summer of 2024, during which time a large portion of the KPNC’s main parking lot will be closed. The following diagram shows the suggested traffic flow through the portion of the parking lot that will remain open. All access to the KPNC will be routed down the gravel drive. Due to the increase in pedestrians, vehicle traffic down this drive will be limited to authorized vehicles, emergencies, and those with accessibility needs only.

In addition, our neighbors, Embrace Church, are partnering with us to provide additional parking. With fewer than half the normal parking spaces, you may find it easier to park at Embrace and walk down the powerline trail to the KPNC. Signs are in place to direct you to “additional parking.”

Please contact us if you have any questions or need help.

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October 27 & 28, 7:30 – 11 PM

Nature Nightmares is a haunted hike through the pitch-black forest of the KPNC – a hike like you’ve never experienced before. With evil creatures lurking in the shadows and frightening entities waiting for wary visitors, we dare you to come and conquer the darkness!

If you want to volunteer to be a scary actor or help coordinate the event, please sign up HERE.

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October 19, 20, & 21; 5:30 – 7 PM

This fun, family-friendly Halloween event takes you on a magical hike in our Enchanted Forest where you will be greeted by our costumed forest friends. These nature-inspired characters will entertain you on how they “trick or treat” other animals and plants in the forest.

Don your costumes and good walking shoes, and enjoy some early Halloween fun! Hot chocolate and s’mores kits will be available for sale. Remember to bring a flashlight.

Learn more at aub.ie/enchantedforest!

Come join us this coming Friday, September 15th, for an evening of family fun. Beginning at 4:30pm, we will have our AUsome Amphibians and Reptiles show where participants will have the opportunity to see and interact with these beautiful animals. Then at 6:30pm there will be a concert with Drü Be Stone. Drü Be Stone blends the familiarity of Americana and Folk with the groove of Soul and R&B to create modern music that evokes the songs of yesterday. Both events are $5 per person, tickets can be bought at the door. AUsome Amphibians and Reptiles tickets can also be purchased online through our Marketplace.

With September beginning, we are thinking about all things fall at the KPNC. Our fall programming includes:

• AUSome Amphibians and Reptiles: September 15, October 27, and November 17 at 4:30pm
• Fall session of Tree Tots and Forest Friends beginning September 7/8
• Science on Saturday, Hummingbirds: September 9 at 10:00am
• In the Garden with Cyndi: September 10 at 1:00pm
• Fall Camp: October 9, October 16, and November 10 8:00am-3:00pm
• Halloween Enchanted Forest: October 19-21 (Tickets on Sale Soon)
• Nature Nightmares: October 27-28 (Tickets on Sale Soon)

Tickets for these events can be found on our Marketplace

On Tuesday, August 1st at 8:00am, registration will open up for our fall programs including Fall Tree Tots, Fall Forest Friends, and Nature Explorers. In addition, we will open up registration to our members for our Science on Saturday: Hummingbird program on Sept 9. You can register for any and all of these on our Marketplace.

10:00am: Urban Trees with Dr. Georgios Arseniou

Urban forests include all trees, shrubs, and greenspaces in public and private areas in cities. Therefore, we are all surrounded by urban trees which affect the quality of our daily lives. Urban trees provide very important benefits to human communities e.g., biodiversity, shading, air pollutant uptake, recreation, water purification, beautification of neighborhoods etc. In this class students will learn about the value of urban trees through fun hands-on activities. More specifically, students will learn how trees provide habitat for animals and other plants.

Tickets are $5 ($4 for members), and available online or at the door.