Experience the arrival of Spring at the Brenton Arboretum!
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Brenton Arboretum, Dallas Center
www.thebrentonarboretum.org
The Brenton Arboretum is a 140-acre arboretum established in 1997 featuring 2,600 trees and shrubs. Most of the more than 175 species of trees and shrubs are organized by species to facilitate learning and to emphasize the importance of trees in our world. The event schedule for 2011 includes:
- Tour Spring Budding and Flowering Trees – May 1, 2011; 1-3 PM. Celebrate May Day with a walking tour of trees! View and identify flowering trees, emerging flower buds and leaves, and the cones of conifers. Celebrate the beginning of Spring color at the Arboretum.
- Watershed Walk – Saturday, June 11, 2011. What is a watershed? Follow a tiny trickle as it grows into a river tributary.
- Basic Botany – Saturday, July 23, 2011
- Bird Migration South – October 2011
- Leaf Collection Show – Sunday, October 22, 2011; 1 – 3 PM
- Looking for Trees to Plant in 2012 – November 2011
- Recognizing Evergreens – December 2011. Learn how to identify conifers.
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