FIELD | Five Sessions: Wednesdays, April 3 – May 8 (No Class April 10), 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. + (Hikes may go longer.) In this entirely field-based class led by Naturalist Scott Dean, you will learn to identify native mountain flora on the trail by training your eyes and using a non-technical dichotomous keying […]
ONSITE | Six Sessions: Fridays, April 5 – May 10, 9 – 10 a.m. The Arboretum’s Plants of Promise Garden, with its paved pathways and springtime palette, invites a slowing down to take in the deep peace and simple joys of this mindful meditation that is welcoming to all. Each practice begins with a series […]
ONSITE | Friday, May 10, 1 – 4 p.m. Gain a contemporary introduction to the art of Oshibana, a centuries-old tradition of making art with pressed plant materials. Discover Instructor Susan McChesney’s personal techniques of pressing, unpressing, storing, collaging and sealing plant material, with a focus on blooms from our area’s beautiful flower farms or […]
ONSITE | Friday, May 10, 6 – 8 p.m. Join us for this free event featuring poet, memoirist, and conservationist J. Drew Lanham. A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, Dr. Lanham is the author of the memoir The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, which received the Reed Award from the Southern […]