Volunteer meet and greet with Megan
Are you interested in volunteering with the arboretum? Please come to our open house meet and greet with our volunteer manager Megan Webster! Come anytime during the open house to meet Megan and get your name on a list of various volunteer interests. There will be cookies and refreshments available!
Nature Club Kids: Intro to Birds
For ages 6-10: Become more familiar with our feathered friends inside and out.
Nature Club Tots: Intro to Birds
For ages 2-5: Become more familiar with our feathered friends inside and out.
Nature Club Teens: Intro to Birds
For ages 11-15: Become more familiar with our feathered friends inside and out.
Creature Comforts
Creature Comforts Program: Dispel any illusions or anxieties you may have about some of the creatures in Iowa that are crucial to our ecology. Let's become more at ease and begin to appreciate the bats, opossums, insects, apex predators, and other creatures that we coexist with in our surroundings. This one our program will help...
Nature Club Kids: Wetland Ecosystem and Pond Dip
For ages 6-10: Let's dip into Lake Homestead and learn about wetland ecosystems.
Nature Club Tots: Wetland Ecosystem and Pond Dip
For ages 2-5: Let's dip into Lake Homestead and learn about wetland ecosystems.
Nature Club Teens: Wetland Ecosystem and Pond Dip
For ages 11-15: Let's dip into Lake Homestead and learn about wetland ecosystems.
Earth Day with The Brenton Arboretum
Join The Brenton Arboretum in celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 22, 2023 from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tree planting with Director of Horticulture & General Manager Andy Schmitz 12:30 PM (no charge) Coffee and cookies with Arboretum founder Buz Brenton 12:00-1:00 PM (drop in, no charge) Iowa DNR hands on fur display 11:00...
Nature Club Kids: Prairie Ecosystem
For ages 6-10: Explore how diversity creates an amazing world in prairies.
Nature Club Tots: Prairie Ecosystem
For ages 2-5: Explore how diversity makes an exciting world in prairies.
Nature Club Teens: Prairie Ecosystems
For ages 11-15: Explore how diversity makes an exciting world in prairies.