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.
- Sign up for a CSA
- Walk, bike, or take public transport
- Buy local syrup or honey
- Sign up for Shave the Peak
- Compost your food scraps
- Choose meat-free Mondays
- Go for a walk outdoors
- Look for shapes in the clouds
- Walk barefoot in the grass
- Visit a farmer’s market
- Close your eyes and listen to the birds
- Source your energy renewably
- Play nature bingo
- Smell the flowers
- Follow tracks
- Play in the mud
- Wear your Mass Audubon swag
- Look for wildflowers
- Paddle a canoe
- Sketch your favorite nature scene
- Check out the full moon
- Meditate on a boardwalk
- Walk on the beach
- Watch birds at feeders
- Go for a night hike
- Play in the rain
- Stargaze
- Blow a dandelion
- Make a sandcastle
- Listen to a rainstorm
- Go hiking
- Talk to friends or family about climate change
- Eat a plant-based meal
- Listen to the howling wind
- Go for a bike ride
- Read a book outside
- Learn about local land history
- Support pesticide-free growers
- Participate in a community science project
- Make a donation to Mass Audubon
- Recycle cans and bottles
- Reduce your household water use
- Feel the sand in between your toes
- Search for fiddleheads
- Learn how to forage
- Make pine needle tea
- Plant milkweed to support monarch butterflies
- Learn how to identify frog calls
- Take a Mass Audubon program
- Look for fireflies
- Go on a lunchtime walk
- Protect a local vernal pool
- Skip chemical fertilizers in your garden
- Plant native plants
- Remove invasive plant species
- Climb a tree
- Play outside
- Pick up litter
- Watch the sunrise
- Watch the sunset
- Swim in the ocean
- Identify mushrooms and fungi
- Start an herb garden
- Visit a wildlife sanctuary
- Practice mindfulness outdoors
- Post a picture of your favorite spot outdoors
- Ditch single-use plastic bottles
- Volunteer with Mass Audubon
- Make a biodegradable bird feeder
- Visit Mass Audubon’s Advocacy Action Center
- Drink sustainably-farmed coffee
- Learn about the sheep-to-sweater process
- Join a community garden
- Take a deep breath of fresh air
- Hike to the top of a hill, drumlin, or mountain
- Learn how to mimic bird calls
- Use low flow settings on your home water use
- Go birdwatching
- Utilize natural light instead of electricity
- Go camping and leave no trace
- Hold off on fallen leaf removal, and learn about critters that make their homes there
- Try going zero-waste for a day
- Collect rainwater for reuse
- Re-sell, donate, or recycle old clothing
- Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt
- Paint outdoors
- Make a magical home in the woods
- Try geocaching
- Take your yoga flow outdoors
- Splash in puddles
- Catch raindrops on your tongue
- Open or roll down your windows for fresh air
- Learn why bees are so important
- Repurpose old fabrics into dish towels
- Dry your clothes outside
- Learn to identify trees by their buds
- Press a wildflower in the pages of a book
- Listen to nature sounds while falling asleep
- Watch some ants going about their business
- Draw a picture in the dirt with a stick
- Turn off the engine instead of idling your car
- Dip your toes in a local brook, stream, or river
- Rollover logs to look for salamanders (and put back the log where you found it)
- Learn about Indigenous land management
- Shop for clothes secondhand
- Have a picnic outdoors (and leave no trace)
- Opt-out of junk mail to reduce paper waste
- Use the iNaturalist app to identify wildlife
- Gift a native plant to someone you love
- Plant a tree
- Visit an aquarium
- Fly a kite
- Climb rocks
- Hug a tree
- Watch a nature documentary
- Dance outdoors
- Build a shelter (and leave no trace)
- Practice nature photography
- Explore a new trail
- Visit a sanctuary nature play area
- Put out a hummingbird feeder
- Howl at the moon
- Look for sunbathing turtles
- Make a water wall
- Build a compost creature