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Brenton Arboretum Offers Class About Amazing Lives of Plants

July 20, 2011 by Tania Marien

Now at Classes Near You > Iowa:


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 ease learning and to emphasize the importance of trees in our world. The event schedule for 2011 includes:

  • Those Amazing Plants – Saturday, July 23, 2011; 9 AM – 12 PM. Learn about the amazing lives of plants during this Botany 101 workshop with Tom Rosberg, botany professor at Drake University. Students will learn how to decipher plant names, how plants reproduce and other exciting topics! Pre-registration required. Cost: $5 members, $10 non-members. Fee can be paid on day of class. For more information, contact the Arboretum by email or call (515) 992-4211.
  • Leaf Collection Identification Workshop – Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Drop-in between 2:00- 4:30 PM
  • Make A Leaf Collection Book
    Saturday, September 21, 2011; 9-11 AM.
  • Second Annual Leaf Collection Exhibition
    Sunday, November 6, 2011; 1-3 PM.


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