Virtual Forest Bathing Walk

Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique virtual forest bathing opportunity. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to walk in the forest (or the space available to you) at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere…

ONLINE: 2020 Ecological Restoration Symposium

This event has been rescheduled from March 26, 2020 and is now being offered as an online webinar. In-person registrants will be contacted via email about refunds and online registration options. Ecological restoration practitioners are growing increasingly aware of the importance of acknowledging multiple trophic levels and employing community ecology theories into project goals and…

$80

Crows: The Avian Einsteins

UW Botanic Gardens, Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, United States

With their ability to hover in place, fly upside-down or backwards, cross seas without stopping, hummingbirds seem immune to the ordinary laws of physics. Their jewel-tone feathers flash in the sun brighter than rubies or emeralds. Their wings flap faster than the eye can see. Their courtship flights defy gravity. These tiny dynamos of the…

$22

ONLINE: Gardening with the Seasons: Summer

Summer brings an abundance of growth and blooms...and sometimes garden problems. Managing weeds and irrigation are prime targets for attention at this time of year. Time-saving tips for proactive garden care will help gardeners have more time to enjoy their gardens. Key topics will include care of seasonal containers, watering practices, potential weed and pest…

$28

Virtual Forest Bathing Walk

Join UW Botanic Gardens and Cascadia Forest Therapy for a unique virtual forest bathing opportunity. Forest bathing (or shinrin-yoku) has been popular in Japan for decades and is gaining momentum in the US. The practice encourages you to walk in the forest (or the space available to you) at a slower pace and take in the atmosphere…

$25

ONLINE: Creating a Child-Friendly Garden

In his book, Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv writes that “stress reduction, greater physical health, a deeper sense of spirit, more creativity, a sense of play…are the rewards that await a family when it invites more nature into their children’s’ lives.” If you are intrigued by the idea of making inviting and nurturing places…

$28

Recurring

Self-Guided Fall Color Tour at Seattle Arboretum

Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center 2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle, WA, United States

During the month of October, download a seasonal tour map featuring fall colors – Japanese maples, witch hazels, black gums, sorrel trees, buckeyes, strawberry trees, mountain ash – in the Washington Arboretum gardens. Use the map to take a weekend walk to enjoy seasonal color. Map: http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/docs/OctoberTreeTour.pdf. More info: https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/visit/seasonal-highlights/

Free

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Self-Guided Fall Color Tour at Seattle Arboretum

Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center 2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle, WA, United States

During the month of November, download a seasonal tour map featuring fall colors – Japanese maples, witch hazels, black gums, sorrel trees, buckeyes, strawberry trees, mountain ash – in the Washington Arboretum gardens. Use the map to take a weekend walk to enjoy seasonal color. Map: http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/docs/NovemberTreeTour.pdf. More info: https://botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/visit/seasonal-highlights/

Free

Are You Bird Ready for Winter?

Online Utilitarian Conferences Gathering, London

Winter is a testing time for birds, as they struggle to keep warm, dry, and fed. The challenge is especially difficult for youngest birds, the ones that hatched earlier this spring. You can make a big difference in their lives. Join master birder and nature author Connie Sidles as she explains how to winterize your…

$22