Kreher Preserve & Nature Center

Join us for the grand opening of our community’s newest sensory resource, the KPNC Sensory Forest!

We are celebrating with a Sensory Forest Day event, where many local businesses and nonprofits will be setting up sensory-engaging activities. Our presenting sponsor, Auburn TLC, as well as other experts from the community, will be available to offer advice and instruction.

The KPNC Sensory Forest (https://aub.ie/sensoryforest) has a series of experiences along an accessible trail that are designed to engage all 7 senses and immerse us in a multi-sensory journey.

This event is free and open to everyone! With food vendors and lots of fun activities for the whole family, come and spend the day with us!!

The Secret World of Salamanders

Come learn about some of Alabama’s most secretive and interesting animals! Join herpetologist Kayla Wilson, on March 26th, as she educates us on what makes a salamander a salamander, and what makes them so special! This is a fun program for all ages and we’ll have live specimens of some of Alabama’s coolest salamanders!

This is a one-hour, lecture-style program that will provide the opportunity to see and interact with live animals. Admission is $5 ($4 for members); children 3 and under are free. You may purchase tickets in advance or pay at the door. Cancelled in the event of rain.

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Saturday, March 19th, 1 to 3 PM.

Come enjoy the outdoors at the KPNC through art! No matter the age you can have fun with art while learning to improve. During this class you will learn about many different watercolor techniques while creating your own masterpiece. We will start with simple techniques and work our way up. We will do an instructed lesson on how to paint a leaf, then you will get the chance to paint whatever inspires you. This will be a great opportunity to have some family fun while enjoying nature and art!

Why do we band birds? What does it tell us about their lives and the environment? How do we catch birds for banding? Come and find out!

Saturday and Sunday, March 12th & 13th, from 8 AM to noon, the Banding Coalition of the Americas will be setting up mist nets at the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center to offer visitors a demonstration on bird banding. Look for the nets at the main pavilion and at the bird viewing area on the powerline.

Join us Friday night, March 4th, between 6 and 8 PM at Kiesel Park to gaze through some very powerful telescopes and learn about some of the wonders of the universe.

We welcome the Auburn Astronomical Society who will be brining their experience, knowledge, and a variety of telescopes for you to gaze through. The event will also feature a short astronomy program, educational space movie, and some out-of-this-world snacks.

Remember to bring a flashlight and dress warmly.  Please be aware, this program is not recommended for children under 6.  Admission is $5 ($4 for members) – pay when you arrive.

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.

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Campfire Cooking 2 continues where the first class left off. We’ll explore kabobs and Dutch oven cooking with some great demonstration and excellent food!

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.

Astronomy Night has been rescheduled to Friday, March 4th due to the extreme cold temperatures scheduled for this weekend.

Summer Ecology Camp: Sessions throughout the month of June. Available for rising 1^st-7^th graders.

Summer Adventure Camp: July 18-20. Available for rising 5^th-8^th graders.

Young Explorers Camp: Sessions throughout June and July. Available for 3yr olds to rising Kindergarteners.