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The Dawes Arboretum is closed on November 26, 2020.
Turkey Trail Challenge
Visit The Arboretum on November 27 to participate in our Turkey Trail Challenge! Visitors who walk 2,500, 5,000 or 10,000 steps at The Arboretum will receive a prize! Bring your own pedometer, count your steps out on the trails and stop by the Visitors Center Deck to report your number and claim your prize, while…
Closed
The Dawes Arboretum is closed on December 25, 2020.
Virtual Girl Scout Cadette Snowy Owl Kit
After an introduction to owls and their adaptations, watch a Dawes Arboretum educator lead you through the process of needle felting a fuzzy owl! Materials included. Pick up your kit from The Arboretum on Saturday, January 23 between 12 PM and 5 PM or select the delivery option. Make the owl at home while following…
Girl Scout Family Maple Syruping Tour
Main Shelter HouseDuring this 40-minute program, travel along the maple trail to discover the many ways of making syrup throughout history and peek inside the Log Cabin. Before you go, taste a sample of this all-natural treat! All participants will receive a patch. Arboretum daily admission is included with program registration. Due to health and safety…
Girl Scout Brownie: Be a Gnomon
Without a phone or clock, how can you tell the time? With a sundial! Stop by The Arboretum anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 to pick up your pocket sundial craft kit from our educator. Follow the self-guided trail to our large sundial to see how it won’t work without YOU.
Preschool Storybook Science
Explore quality children’s literature in a natural setting as only The Dawes Arboretum can provide
Touring the Tombstones
Learn how gravestone symbology reflected the ideals of the time and how the meaning and interpretation still holds true today.
Family Tree and Me: Fall Leaves
Work as a family to craft your own family tree using real fall leaves!
Welcoming the Winter Birds
Learn some basic bird identification skills, what we do to promote quality bird habitat in our Bird Watching Garden, and what you can do to attract birds to your own feeders.