• Contemplative Photography & The Enveloping Landscape in Spring

    Deepen your intimacy with your surroundings and the natural world through photography. Award-winning documentary photographer Susan Patrice offers a heartfelt photography workshop that combines contemplative practices with ways to document a closer and more intimate focus on nature and your surroundings. Through this simple photographic practice, a nearby green space can become an oasis of […]

  • Silent Hike & Forest Qigong

    Let’s enjoy a quiet, mindful stroll through the woods together. A silent hike takes us to scenic treasures on the arboretum property where we will do a restorative qigong practice. Qigong is a series of simple movements that supports the body’s natural healing processes, promotes healthy circulation, invites inner calm, and releases tension from the […]

  • Re-Visioning Your Home Landscape

    The process of transforming a landscape into a sustainable, ecologically-sound garden that you love is a rewarding aspect of being a gardener.Β  Understanding plants and their inter-relationships is key to creating a landscape that’s a joy, not a chore. In this class, Lisa Wagner will help you better understand how to learn how to observe […]

  • All About Corvids

    What a difference one letter makes! Take a closer look at Corvids, the highly intelligent and inquisitive family of birds that includes over 120 species, including crows, ravens, magpies and blue jays. Birding expert Aaron Steed sifts through confusion, sets aside stereotypes and stirs our curiosity with information on the birds that hold important roles […]