Kreher Preserve & Nature Center

Introducing the new, weekly KPNC Scavenger Hunt! When you need to get outside and clear your mind, come and explore the KPNC with our new weekly scavenger hunt. Join us each week for a new scavenger hunt!

The Kreher Preserve & Nature Center will remain open. Governor Ivey’s stay-at-home order permits Alabama residents “to engage in outdoor activity.”

During Auburn University’s remote-instruction period, currently scheduled through May 9th, the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center will remain open to the public. Information about specific programs may be found below. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

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Join the KPNC and the Auburn Public Library on Monday, March 2nd from 3:30 – 5 PM, as we partner to celebrate “National Read Across America Day” with the National Education Center.

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You did it!

On Tiger Giving Day 2020, you were our heroes! You made our project not only a reality, but exceeded our project goal by over 25%! Because of you, our amazing, dedicated, and loyal patrons, we will be able to offer a new focus on water education to our community. You have given us the resources to build new features through which you will be able to emerge in the beauty and diversity of the Turtle Pond like never before!

!! THANK YOU !!

Follow the progress of the project at the Tiger Giving Day page.

Register now for the spring session of Forest Friends or Tree Tots.

These unique programs offer children 18 mos to 5 years old and their caregivers a fantastic and hands-on education focused on nature and appreciation for our natural world.

Read more on our website.

Become a birding volunteer at the KPNC! We need volunteers to help with all of our birding initiatives including cleaning and refilling bird feeders, monitoring nest boxes, assisting with birding workshops, and simply watching birds across the property. Orientations have been scheduled for 10:00 AM on Sat, Feb 8 and Sat, Feb 15 at the KPNC Pavilion. No pre-registration necessary – just show up and we’ll get you started with our birding volunteer program.

Registration is now open for our Spring Break Camps, our Summer Ecology Camps, and our new Summer Adventure Camp!

Register today because these camps fill up fast!

This holiday season, consider supporting conservation and environmental education by gifting a membership to the KPNC.

If you or someone in your life loves nature and wants to help protect it by promoting a sense of passion and stewardship for our environment, then consider supporting the KPNC. In addition to the many benefits of membership, from members-only programming to informational newsletters, you will also be helping in one of the most intense environmental education efforts in the region. Each year, the Nature Center inspires over 6000 students and 30000 visitors to see the beauty of nature and understand its fragility; ultimately leading to a more environmentally friendly future!

JOIN OR GIFT A MEMBERSHIP TODAY

Our FREE guided hikes in December will focus on birds and what they eat during the winter months. We will look for birds at our birding blind and throughout the nature center. Come and see how many you can find!

Family Discovery Hikes are hosted at 3:30 PM on the second Tuesday of each month and are for the whole family.

Nature Walks are hosted at 8:30 AM on the second Thursday of each month and are for adults only.

Come and help us find Santa in the Kreher Nature Center forest!!

Join us for this unique and fun, nature “Santa-hunt” where we hike the Preserve looking for animals, plants, and the elusive visitor in red.  Once you find him, you’ll have the opportunity to visit and discuss just what you hope to get on Christmas Day!  After the hike, return to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa around a warm fire.

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