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.
Outdoor Foraging with Polk County Conservation
Join Polk County Naturalist Heidi Anderson for an exciting outdoor adventure. Learn about the abundance of wild edible plants in your landscape. Heidi will discuss wild edible plants in our...
Experience Nature’s Healing: Nature Meditation
Research proves that meditation in nature is a powerful and productive technique to improve your quality of life. Join us each Wednesday at 10am as Dennis Kelly, Founder of Meditation...
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...
Experience Nature’s Healing: Nature Meditation
Research proves that meditation in nature is a powerful and productive technique to improve your quality of life. Join us each Wednesday at 10am as Dennis Kelly, Founder of Meditation...
Family Night with the Fireflies
Bring the whole family for a beautiful night with the summer fireflies at The Brenton Arboretum. We'll meet at the Pavilion at 8:30pm and enjoy the sunset as we wait...