Citizen scientists and experts join forces to inventory species at the UW Botanic Gardens BioBlitz!
Read more »2016 Family Nature Classes Open for Registration
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.
Read more »Fall Family Fun!
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!
Read more »Fiddleheads Forest Grove Dispatch: Sunny Days, a New Science Unit, and an Exploration of Friendship
The sun is shining, mosquitoes are buzzing, and blossoms are bursting open everywhere we look; it could just as easily be June in Seattle, but the calendar still tells us it’s winter no matter how incongruous that may seem. Students at the Fiddleheads Forest School are taking full advantage of the seasonal changes. The warm weather has meant that we are continuing to discover lots of mushrooms and fungus in and around the forest grove classroom.
Read more »September Kayak Tours at the Arboretum
Explore the Washington Park Arboretum wetlands by kayak!
Read more »Fiddleheads Winter Series
Avoid cabin fever and explore the Arboretum this winter! Learn about dinosaurs, science, turtles and more in our all new winter Parent/Child Classes.
Read more »October Dispatches From the Fiddleheads Forest School
What is it about the autumn that generates so much nostalgia? A season evoking such emotion somehow always manages to pass in a blur. It marks the end of lackadaisical afternoons and the start of the annual decent into the cooler, more introspective months. The way I see it, fall is the natural steward of the New Year. We begin afresh: in school, in season, in time.
Read more »Kids' Photo Contest Winners!
Kids + Cameras = Some great pictures of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens! Come see the winners of the 2013 Kids Digital Photography Contest!
Read more »Spring Scavenger Hunt
If you and the kids are looking for a fun way to enjoy the sights and smells of the season, stop by the Graham Visitors Center and pick up a Spring Scavenger Hunt clue sheet
Read more »Leaves, Paint Swatches and Nature Connection: A Student Perspective
What do the pre-school kids do while attending the Fiddleheads Forest School at the Arboretum? UW student Mackenzie Urquhart reports on this exciting new education program.
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