Birds in the Hills Festival

Eclipse Company Store 11309 Jackson Dr, The Plains, OH, United States

Join Rural Action, Camp Oty’Okwa, and the Athens Area Birders for our family-friendly Birds in the Hills Festival May 8-10 at Eclipse Company Store in The Plains, Ohio. This affordable three-day festival will feature family-friendly activities as well as tours to local birding hotspots. We welcome anyone with even a remote interest in birds and... Read More

Virtual Passport to Fishing Workshop – Week 1: Habitat & Handling

Are you looking for a new activity to get your family outside and enjoying nature in a safe way? Are you interested in learning about fishing from the comfort of your  home?  Then join Rural Action as we take our annual  Passport to the Outdoors event online.  Starting Saturday, May 30, at 1 p.m.,  we... Read More

Free

The Jellyfish Garden

Ohio University Campus Recycling presents The Jellyfish Garden, a unique art installation that will be presented on campus during Pollution Prevention Week (September 21-27). The Jellyfish Garden highlights the importance of plastic bag reduction with displays of "flying" plastic jellyfish. These jellyfish have been crafted with used plastic bags by Ohio University students. Jellyfish Garden Dates +... Read More

Free

UpBEAT Food for Thought Program: History and stories from Homecoming Farm

Virtual

UpBEAT Food for Thought Program provides free health education workshops and presentations for adults ages 55 and older.  The Food for Thought Program continues to meet virtually. A once overworked and neglected land, Homecoming Farm now is a reclaimed lush land for sustainably grown produce and maple syrup production. The farm was in the beginning... Read More

Free

A Ride Through Time Self-Guided Bike Tour

Nelsonville Public Square Nelsonville, OH, United States

A Ride Through Time is a self-guided bike tour. Cyclist will receive a map of the 20 mile bike route with detailed historic points of interest through out the Little Cities of Black Diamonds. Gather your "quaranteam" to peddle through local history. Registration is $20, which includes a $10 food voucher to Mama Renie's Pizza in... Read More

$20

Virtual Sustainability Film Screenings Spring 2021

Ohio University Sustainability Film Series Spring 2021 (Virtual film screenings with virtual panel discussions) Register at http://athenacinema.com/sustainabilityseries/ Receive two links, one for the film and one for the panel discussion.  Films run Monday at 7 pm to Wednesday 7pm (48 hours) Panel Wednesday at 7 pm--- easy with Zoom! Dates of continuing films this semester:... Read More

Free

Program To-Go with Rural Action: Turkey Vultures

Athens County Public Libraries

If you could ask a Turkey Vulture one question, what would it be? Join us as we learn more about these fascinating and important members of the animal kingdom. Call ahead for a program to-go bag at any library on Thursday, 2/4, then tune in to the virtual field trip the next day. Register at... Read More

Sustainability Series: Into the Okavango

About the film  The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world’s largest population of African elephants, and significant populations of lions, cheetahs, and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once unspoiled oasis is now under siege due to increasing pressure from human activity. From National... Read More

Free

Sustainability Series: No Time To Waste

About the film  The story of a 99-year-old National Park Ranger described as “Bette Davis, Angela Davis, and Yoda, all rolled into one.” The great-granddaughter of a slave, Betty has lived a life filled with painful and often humiliating memories… yet she remains a defiant voice of hope. This documentary chronicles Betty’s urgent mission to... Read More

Free