To join the competition, download the iNaturalist app and select Troy University.
For a second season, Troy University is competing against other universities across the state in the 2026 Marble Bowl, a statewide iNaturalist competition where Alabama universities face off in a biodiversity challenge.
From September 5 through November 29, Team TROY is calling on students, faculty, alumni and nature enthusiasts across Alabama to help capture the state’s incredible…
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public.
The community is invited to get up close and personal with the creatures of the night during a special “Backyard Bat” event at the Troy University Arboretum on Friday, April 24.
Supported by a Wiregrass Resource Conservation and Development grant awarded to Troy University student Ethan Jones, the event will feature an educational lecture from Dr. Matt…
The event is from 3-6 p.m. and is free to the public.
On Friday, April 10, the Troy University Naturalist Club will present Gopher Tortoise Day at the Troy University Arboretum, a family-fun event designed to teach students about gopher tortoises and their environmental significance.
Sponsored by the Gopher Tortoise Day Grant from the Gopher Tortoise Council (GTC), the event will feature face painting, an interactive gopher tortoise…
The work is made possible thanks to grants from Wiregrass RC&D and Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
The Troy University Arboretum is buzzing with new activity thanks to two major initiatives aimed at education, conservation and hands-on student learning.
Made possible with the support of a $5,000 grant from Wiregrass Resource, Conservation and Development Council (Wiregrass RC&D), the arboretum will soon be installing a honeybee observation hive.
“Like most of what we do, this…
