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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!
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
Choose Your Own Adventure

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

4 May | Monday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Mon, May 4, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

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

7 May | Thursday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Thu, May 7, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
SSU Native Plant Garden

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
Choose Your Own Adventure

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

11 May | Monday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Mon, May 11, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SSU Native Plant Garden

12 May | Tuesday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Tue, May 12, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
SSU Native Plant Garden

14 May | Thursday
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden

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Thu, May 14, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
SSU Native Plant Garden

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