Come learn about how celestial activity is the driving force for spring with Jeff Hutton, a dedicated FOC volunteer who shares his passion and knowledge for astronomy, along with our ecologist, John Abrams. Learn how a sundial works and how to make your own. Light refreshments will be served. All ages welcome!
Experience the beauty of the start of spring out at Anglin Falls...wildflowers will start blooming, birds will be returning, and the creek will be flowing! Join Wendy Warren, a soon-to-be certified guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, on an experience designed to relax and restore equilibrium to body and mind. This is …
The playscape is a year old now and could use some love...come help us tidy up and add new pieces and parts! Kids can build fairy houses, help collect natural materials, and bring their creativity and ideas!
Special Saturday hike! Meet us at Anglin Falls (student shuttle will be available from Alumni Circle at 12:45 pm) at 1:00 pm for a group hike. This hike is very weather dependent, the mud and the wind are important factors. Check our Facebook for updates. Directions to Anglin Falls: 842 Anglin Falls Rd. into a …
Join us to decorate rocks with joyful words, colorful patterns, or things inspired by nature. We will hide them around the lower forest and playscape area for folks to find and in preparation for a rock scavenger hunt on April 9th at 2:30 pm! We will be outdoors, cancelled in case of heavy rain.
Join us most Saturdays (weather dependent) for a group hike/walk! The destinations are decided by the group(s). You are welcome to come by whether you'd like to take a leisurely stroll with others or go up to an overlook. Meet at the Forestry Outreach Center building where there is a water filling station and restrooms …
Painted rocks will be hidden around the lower part of the forest and around the FOC building...we'll go on a hunt to find as many as we can and keep our eyes open for what we might find along the way! Cancelled in case of heavy rain.
Join soon-to-be-certified ANFT guide Wendy Warren as she guides a Nature and Forest Therapy experience designed to relax and restore equilibrium to body and mind. Dress for the weather, as we will be outdoors and moving slowly. Bring a water bottle, a snack, and something to sit on if you'd like. Meet at the FOC, …
Join us most Saturdays (weather dependent) for a group hike/walk! The destinations are decided by the group(s). You are welcome to come by whether you'd like to take a leisurely stroll with others or go up to an overlook. Meet at the Forestry Outreach Center building where there is a water filling station and restrooms …
Warmer weather means more metamorphosis! We'll leave the FOC at 2:30 to go to the nearby pond and look for tadpoles, frogs, and salamanders! Wear waterproof shoes and clothes you don't mind getting messy. Cancelled in case of heavy rain.
Join our ecologist, John, on a walk through the forest to find and identify wildflowers! Spring ephemeral wildflowers are some of the most interesting and beautiful things in our forest, but see them while you can...they aren't around for long! Meet at the FOC, leaving at 5:30 pm. Cancelled in case of heavy rain and/or …
A multi-day campus-wide celebration of Earth Day with Student Life and the Office of Sustainability! Sustain our Earth, sustain our communities, sustain ourselves. **stay tuned for a list of activities**