There are tons of fun events going on this weekend all around Birmingham to celebrate Earth Day! Here are a couple FREE events that caught my eye:
Earth Day at Oak Mountain State Park – Gross Out Day
Join Oak Mountain State Park interpreters and Fresh Air Family to celebrate Earth Day by getting a fun day filled with adventure.
Gross Out Day is a just a small sample of Fresh Air Family’s Gross Out Camps! This is open to the public and free with admission into Oak Mountain State Park! Info below!
Schedule of events:10am – 10:45am
Scales & Tails
LIVE Animal program at the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
11am – 12pm
Plant Hike
Plant and tree identification hike on the Treetop Nature Trail. Meet at the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
1pm – 1:30pm
Know your H2O!
Interactive Water Quality Program with the Enviroscape at the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
1:45pm – 2:15pm
Birds on the Boardwalk
Guided tour of the Treetop Nature Trail Birds of Prey. Meet at the Beach Access Parking Lot.
2:30pm – 3pm
Turtle Takeover Game & Turtle Encounter
A game about species population and troubles they face with box turtle encounter.
3pm – 4pm
Fairy House Adventure Hike
Build your very own Fairy House, flip logs, and play in the creek for a fun adventure starting at the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
Drive Thru Recycling
Come to Oak Mountain Amphitheatre to clean out your recycling for free! Come on out and bring your cardboard and aluminum cans to the park office where Live Nation will be set up to receive your items! They will handle it from there!
Date: April 22nd, 2023
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: OMSP Park Office
