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May 10, 2013
National Public Gardens Day
National Public Gardens Day is an annual celebration of the nation’s public gardens to raise awareness of the important role botanical gardens and arboreta play in promoting environmental stewardship, plant and water conservation, green spaces, and education in communities nationwide.
Taltree will offer garden tours, instructional demonstrations, and more!
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Have you ever wondered how arborists care for trees 80-100 feet in the canopies of our trees? Come watch Matt McBain, Certified Arborist, do a climbing demo and educate you on how he cares for the trees in the arboretum. If you have a gardening question, the Porter County Master Gardeners will be on site to give you answers. Say “Hello” to spring with a new plant. We will have a plant sale in addition to arts and crafts for children. Come check out all our great new merchandise in the store and grab a bite to eat (weather permitting). And of course you can’t visit Taltree without seeing the different gardens. Enjoy a guided tour and learn a little more about Taltree’s past, present, and future.
Thanks to our 2013 Annual Events Sponsors!
May 1, 2013
Fairy House Exhibit Opens
April 20, 2013
Earth Day Celebration: Monarch Conservation!
Welcome Monarchs!
Come to Taltree Arboretum & Gardens April 20 and learn about the Monarch butterfly and its migration from Mexico. With stops along their way through the U.S. throughout the spring and summer, they need places to reproduce and feed, and we have an opportunity to assist in keeping this beautiful butterfly alive.
From 10 am to 3 pm April 20, Taltree’s AmeriCorps volunteers will read stories, lead crafts, discuss the lifecycle of a Monarch, and give tours of our gardens, including the Monarch Waystation in the Native Plant Garden.
Monarch larvae rely solely on milkweed plants to feed upon and produce young. Taltree’s Monarch Waystation contains species of milkweed as well as nectar plants for adult Monarchs and other butterflies.
Monarch butterflies are a very important species to Taltree because their populations are declining due to habitat destruction in both their summer and winter habitats.
Taltree will offer milkweed plants for visitors to plant in their own gardens, enabling them to contribute to the conservation of this precious species.
Clean-up Day
Clean-up Day is an annual tradition at Taltree. In honor of Earth Day, come out and help the horticulture staff clean away the leaves and cut back the perennials to make way for new shoots and buds. All levels of garden savvy welcome. This activity is open to families as well! Contact Stephanie Heyer to sign up!
March 30, 2013
How to Start a Veggie Garden
Dreaming about vegetables? Interested in starting your own backyard garden? Come out and learn the tricks of starting a vegetable garden from our lead gardener, Patty! She will guide you through the types of soil to use, when to plant certain seeds, how Taltree manages their garden, and what to do when pests come.
March 26, 2013
NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Would you like to learn new skills? Are you looking for a way to give back to the community? Consider volunteering at the Arboretum! Join our team of over 100 volunteers and join our efforts toward conservation, education, and learning innovative ways to help the environment!
New Volunteer Orientation 2013
Orientation will be presented on two Tuesday mornings, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 19 and 26 (Attendance is required at both sessions). The two-session orientation program includes an overview and history of the Arboretum as well as information about the various volunteer opportunities. Additional training days are required for certain volunteer positions. You must register for this event by calling 219-462-0025.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE.
March 19, 2013
NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
Do you enjoy meeting new people? Would you like to learn new skills? Are you looking for a way to give back to the community? Consider volunteering at the Arboretum! Join our team of over 100 volunteers and join our efforts toward conservation, education, and learning innovative ways to help the environment!
New Volunteer Orientation 2013
Orientation will be presented on two Tuesday mornings, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 19 and 26 (Attendance is required at both sessions). The two-session orientation program includes an overview and history of the Arboretum as well as information about the various volunteer opportunities. Additional training days are required for certain volunteer positions. You must register for this event by calling 219-462-0025.
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE.
March 16, 2013
Project Learning Tree
Students will learn about tree identification, participate in environmental education activities that focus on trees, and will learn how to present these activities.
Project Learning Tree uses the forest as a “window to the world,” helping young people gain an awareness and knowledge of the world around them and their place within it. PLT activities are hands-on interdisciplinary lessons that integrate easily into all subject areas. They are correlated to both state and national educational standards, useful to formal and non-formal educators from preschool through high school. Participants will receive the PLT Pre-K to 8th grade curriculum guide and supplementary materials.
Bring/wear: Sturdy Shoes, Camera, Field Guides, Warm Layer, Water Bottle, Pencil, Paper, Rain Coat, lunch.
This class is the botany section of the Master Naturalist Program, but Project Learning Tree can be taken as a stand-alone class as well.
For Docents:
The program is free for new and already-certified Taltree docents. New docents must take the Master Naturalist class and others offered through Taltree to become a docent. For more information, e-mail mgrimm@taltree.org.
March 2, 2013
Starting Seeds
Never started seeds before or tried and failed? Learn the basics to starting seeds indoors in your own home. It’s not as expensive as you might think! Whether you’re interested in flowers or vegetables or both, this class will teach you what you need to get started, and with prices soaring, who couldn’t use a do-it-yourself way to cut your household costs? This class will start in the classroom, then move to the greenhouse for examples and hands-on learning.
February 23, 2013
Tool Time! Dewinterizing Your Lawn Care Tools
Stop paying someone else to do it! Learn how easy it is to do basic maintenance on all your motorized home lawn care equipment. (more…)
February 2, 2013
Firebuilding/Winter Survival Class
Have you ever tried to start a campfire without a match? Wondered about strategies of wilderness survival? Come out and learn wilderness tricks from experienced wilderness instructors Maddie and Steven Grimm.
