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...
Full/ Registration Closed: Free homeschool field trip day
Visit The Brenton Arboretum for an opportunity to participate in our three station rotation field trip that includes a pond exploration, insect safari, and tree house investigation.
Trees as Herbs
Join The Brenton Arboretum's Executive Director, Melissa Burdick for a one hour discovery of Trees as Herbs. Melissa will share the many benefits of trees and how they can be used in a variety of ways to benefit your life. This program will take place in the Vista Room. Suitable for ages 14 and older.
Fall Sunset Hike
Come Solo or bring the family out to welcome the evening sky. Please RSVP number of kids and adults.
Cancelled: Coffee and learn: The Living Urban Oasis
Join The Brenton Arboretum Education Manager, Penny Perkins for our annual coffee and learn program. Come and explore the potential of piecing together ecological components within a thriving metropolis. Learn how to turn your piece of land into an Urban Oasis. Tickets are $5.00 per person. Coffee will be provided.
Feb 1: Nature Club- Who Is Hibernating?
Some critters migrate and some hibernate. Come explore some of the critters that are tucked in for Iowa's winter. Nature Club Kids- Ages 7 and up 9:00-10:00am Nature Club Tots- Ages 2-6 10:30-11:30am