Birds of a Feather … Build Nests Together!
Spring is just around the corner at the Arboretum, and many of our native birds are actively collecting nesting materials. While they are perfectly capable of finding their own supplies, there are fun ways that you can help them out and engage your students or families. Common Features of Nests While some birds, like…
Texas Native Plants Abound
You probably know about our premiere outdoor laboratory, the Rory Meyer’s Children’s Adventure Garden, and the plethora of public and school programming that takes place there, but you may be surprised by one of our newest educational spaces: the Texas Native Plant Lab. This new space is an outdoor learning laboratory that allows students to…
Letting Students Get Wild about Zimbabwean Art & Nature at Summer Camp
Dallas Arboretum educators led seven weeks of summer campers through lessons about animals all over the world and the wonder of Zimbabwean stone sculpture, ZimSculpt. How can you effectively use a traveling exhibit as a vehicle for scientific discovery and summer adventure? We capitalized on having two artists in residence, making them the centerpiece of…