125 Ways to Celebrate Nature

In honor of 125 years of Mass Audubon, we’ve compiled 125 nature ideas for you to enjoy and celebrate the amazing world around you! Share how you celebrate nature with us by tagging @massaudubon in your adventures online.

1. Sign up for a CSA
2. Walk, bike, or take public transport
3. Buy local syrup or honey
4. Sign up for Shave the Peak
5. Compost your food scraps
6. Choose meat-free Mondays
7. Go for a walk outdoors
8. Look for shapes in the clouds
9. Walk barefoot in the grass
10. Visit a farmer’s market
11. Close your eyes and listen to the birds
12. Source your energy renewably
13. Play nature bingo
14. Smell the flowers
15. Follow tracks
16. Play in the mud
17. Wear your Mass Audubon swag
18. Look for wildflowers
19. Paddle a canoe
20. Sketch your favorite nature scene
21. Check out the full moon
22. Meditate on a boardwalk
23. Walk on the beach
24. Watch birds at feeders
25. Go for a night hike
26. Play in the rain
27. Stargaze
28. Blow a dandelion
29. Make a sandcastle
30. Listen to a rainstorm
31. Go hiking
32. Talk to friends or family about climate change
33. Eat a plant-based meal
34. Listen to the howling wind
35. Go for a bike ride
36. Read a book outside
37. Learn about local land history
38. Support pesticide-free growers
39. Participate in a community science project
40. Make a donation to Mass Audubon
41. Recycle cans and bottles
42. Reduce your household water use
43. Feel the sand in between your toes
44. Search for fiddleheads
45. Learn how to forage
46. Make pine needle tea
47. Plant milkweed to support monarch butterflies
48. Learn how to identify frog calls
49. Take a Mass Audubon program
50. Look for fireflies
51. Go on a lunchtime walk
52. Protect a local vernal pool
53. Skip chemical fertilizers in your garden
54. Plant native plants
55. Remove invasive plant species
56. Climb a tree
57. Play outside
58. Pick up litter
59. Watch the sunrise
60. Watch the sunset
61. Swim in the ocean
62. Identify mushrooms and fungi
63. Start an herb garden
64. Visit a wildlife sanctuary
65. Practice mindfulness outdoors
66. Post a picture of your favorite spot outdoors
67. Ditch single-use plastic bottles
68. Volunteer with Mass Audubon
69. Make a biodegradable bird feeder
70. Visit Mass Audubon’s Advocacy Action Center
71. Drink sustainably-farmed coffee
72. Learn about the sheep-to-sweater process
73. Join a community garden
74. Take a deep breath of fresh air
75. Hike to the top of a hill, drumlin, or mountain
76. Learn how to mimic bird calls
77. Use low flow settings on your home water use
78. Go birdwatching
79. Utilize natural light instead of electricity
80. Go camping and leave no trace
81. Hold off on fallen leaf removal, and learn about critters that make their homes there
82. Try going zero-waste for a day
83. Collect rainwater for reuse
84. Re-sell, donate, or recycle old clothing
85. Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt
86. Paint outdoors
87. Make a magical home in the woods
88. Try geocaching
89. Take your yoga flow outdoors
90. Splash in puddles
91. Catch raindrops on your tongue
92. Open or roll down your windows for fresh air
93. Learn why bees are so important
94. Repurpose old fabrics into dish towels
95. Dry your clothes outside
96. Learn to identify trees by their buds
97. Press a wildflower in the pages of a book
98. Listen to nature sounds while falling asleep
99. Watch some ants going about their business
100. Draw a picture in the dirt with a stick
101. Turn off the engine instead of idling your car
102. Dip your toes in a local brook, stream, or river
103. Rollover logs to look for salamanders (and put back the log where you found it)
104. Learn about Indigenous land management
105. Shop for clothes secondhand
106. Have a picnic outdoors (and leave no trace)
107. Opt-out of junk mail to reduce paper waste
108. Use the iNaturalist app to identify wildlife
109. Gift a native plant to someone you love
110. Plant a tree
111. Visit an aquarium
112. Fly a kite
113. Climb rocks
114. Hug a tree
115. Watch a nature documentary
116. Dance outdoors
117. Build a shelter (and leave no trace)
118. Practice nature photography
119. Explore a new trail
120. Visit a sanctuary nature play area
121. Put out a hummingbird feeder
122. Howl at the moon
123. Look for sunbathing turtles
124. Make a water wall
125. Build a compost creature