Citizen scientists and experts join forces to inventory species at the UW Botanic Gardens BioBlitz!

Send your preschooler on a week-long adventure, outside!

Don’t get stuck inside all winter. Get outside and explore our senses and learn a little bit about winter, trees, and even decomposers in our Winter Family Nature Classes.

Visit the UW Botanic Gardens this fall for to see some colorful leaves, and participate in some fun activities for families with kids 2-12 years old!

Reflections on the essence of Fiddleheads and experiential, nature-based learning.

The Liquidambar styraciflua, or Sweetgum, is one of autumn’s most brilliantly colored trees. See it in full glory at the Arboretum.

View plants bearing a variety of fruits, nuts, cones & seed pods during the Free Weekend Walks.

Explore the Washington Park Arboretum wetlands by kayak!

Avoid cabin fever and explore the Arboretum this winter! Learn about dinosaurs, science, turtles and more in our all new winter Parent/Child Classes.

What is 3 year old Alvin up to at the Fiddleheads Forest School?