Simple Ways to Spend More Time in Nature This August

Summer can pass us by quickly. Our 31 days of ideas for more time in nature in August is a great way to encourage a little more outdoor time. It allows you to appreciate the beauty of nearby nature and your local area before summer ends and fall and colder weather arrive.

Make it a fun August challenge with loved ones. Use the calendar to encourage you to go outside and appreciate the beauty around you. Or use the calendar for ideas for things to do. It’s entirely up to you. The printable calendar is at the foot of the article.

• Visit a botanical garden.
• Visit a lake or river nearby.
• Have your morning coffee outdoors.
• Wake up for sunrise and journal after that.
• Take photos of nature around you.
• Create a nature-inspired scrapbook.
• Watch the sunset from a viewpoint.
• Go camping and make s’mores.
• Hike to a waterfall or go to the beach.
• Listen to nature sounds.
• Have your lunch in a park or outside.
• Visit an aquarium after work.
• Sign up for a tree identification class.
• Get a plant for your home.
• Go for a bike ride in the park.
• Try an outdoor workout class.
• Journal outdoors during sunset.
• Volunteer at an animal shelter.
• Write a short nature-inspired poem.
• Put a bench in the backyard or any outdoor space you have.
• DIY a bird feeder.
• Go bird-watching.
• Try a water sport or any outdoor sport.
• Sign up for a river or park cleanup.
• Go on a photography walk in a scenic spot.
• Paint a landscape painting outside.
• Go for a picnic in a park.
• Take photos in a field of wildflowers or any other flowers.
• Go fruit-picking.
• Visit a butterfly farm.
• Stargaze from your backyard or a scenic spot.

Get the August ‘more time in nature’ calendar printable here.