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Calendar of Events

Dig into Nature with us! Register below to attend virtual, on-campus and on-preserve events. Watch recordings under "Past Events." For questions, contact Kerry Wininger. Let’s learn new skills and deepen our understanding of the earth together!

  • Building Resilience - Discussions to foster climate resilience collaboration
  • Live from the Field - Conversations with field researchers worldwide
  • Naturalist Ed Series (At Osborn Preserve) - Hikes with local experts & a learning community of naturalist educators
  • And much more!
17 Apr | Friday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Apr 17, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

18 Apr | Saturday
hands holding paper with leaf photos
Osborn SOD Blitz

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, Apr 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

a group of hikers watch a sunset
Guided Public Hikes

Admission Fees: none

No registration necessary. Meet in the Osborn Preserve parking lot. Trail groups leave at 10 A.M.

Sat, Apr 18, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

19 Apr | Sunday
Bay leaves with symptoms of SOD
Galbreath SOD Blitz

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Admission Fees: none

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

21 Apr | Tuesday
Obi Kauffman Postcard
Water, Place, Responsibility, and Creative Attention

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Admission Fees: none

Tue, Apr 21, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
SSU Copeland Creek Corridor

24 Apr | Friday
Seawolves Dig In flyer 2026
Seawolves Dig In Campus Beautification Volunteer Day!

Join SSU students, staff, faculty and community members for this 4th annual campus beautification event to plant trees and native plants, remove weeds, do sustainable gardening, support biodiversit

Fri, Apr 24, 9:30 am – 11:30 am
SSU Main Campus Butterfly Garden

Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Fri, Apr 24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

25 Apr | Saturday
Los niños miran un libro y a través de binoculares
Excursión de Historia Natural

Tarifa de Admisión: Ninguna

Sat, Apr 25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

a group of hikers watch a sunset
Guided Public Hikes

Admission Fees: none

No registration necessary. Meet in the Osborn Preserve parking lot. Trail groups leave at 10 A.M.

Sat, Apr 25, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

2 May | Saturday
Replace lawn with native plants
Beyond the Lawn

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, May 2, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden & Creek Corridor

a group of hikers watch a sunset
Guided Public Hikes

Admission Fees: none

No registration necessary. Meet in the Osborn Preserve parking lot. Trail groups leave at 10 A.M.

Sat, May 2, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Tree in a forest
Nature as Medicine: Forest Immersion Experience

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, May 2, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

3 May | Sunday
Goldfields photograhed by Andy Balestracci
Nature’s Wild Garden

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Admission Fees: none

Sun, May 3, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

Willow Leaf Beetle
What's the Buzz?

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Sun, May 3, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

6 May | Wednesday
Gearing Up Group
Una Caminata Nocturna Bilingüe por la Naturaleza / Bilingual Nighttime Nature Hike

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Tarifa de Admisión: Ninguna

Wed, May 6, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

9 May | Saturday
scenic view of forest from mountain
Wild Honeybees at Galbreath Preserve

Admission Fees: $10
 

Sat, May 9, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

a group of hikers watch a sunset
Guided Public Hikes

Admission Fees: none

No registration necessary. Meet in the Osborn Preserve parking lot. Trail groups leave at 10 A.M.

Sat, May 9, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

10 May | Sunday
Two people takinga picture of an insect on the ground
iNaturalist: Intro and Beyond

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Sun, May 10, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

26 May | Tuesday
SSU's ETC building and Agroecology Garden
Spring 2026 SSU School Garden Days Tuesdays & Thursdays 1/29-5/26

Dates

Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00-2:00pm from January 29th through May 26th in the Agroecology Garden next to the ETC Building.

Tue, May 26, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SSU Agroecology Garden at the ETC Building

3 Jun | Wednesday
crowd of people in courtyard outside
Osborn Open House

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Admission Fees: none

Wed, Jun 3, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Fairfield Osborn Preserve

13 Jun | Saturday
Scotch Broom, (Cytisus scoparius) Photo 70985676, (c) Ina Siebert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) via iNaturalist
Weed Walk

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Admission Fees: none

Sat, Jun 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve