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!

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...

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...