Field Trips
Field Trips are supported, in part, by Natural Grocers.
Field Trips
Self-Guided Field Trip
- $2 per student
- At your own pace
- Guided by tour pamphlet
- Walk your own group through the Garden using the provided map, tour pamphlet, and butterfly identification sheet to learn about each garden of our 12 themed gardens and points of interest. Subjects may cover: photosynthesis, types of vegetables, pollination, host & nectar plants, honeybees, native plants, and more.
Guided Field Trip
- $3 per student
- 90 minutes
- 1 – 2 classes
- Guided by tour guide
- Walk through our 12 themed Gardens and points of interest led by a tour guide. Subjects may cover: pollination, native plants, vegetable gardening, life cycles, host & nectar plants, honeybees, and more. If your tour is between May – September, you will visit the Butterfly House to see active butterflies.
Station Field Trip
- $5 per student
- 90 minutes
- 3 – 4 classes
- Classes will rotate through stations
- Rotate through different Environmental Science activities throughout the Garden. Subjects may cover: caterpillar camouflage, vegetable identification, animal habitats, freshwater resources, and more.
Butterfly Field Trip
- $6 per student
- 90 minutes
- 2 – 4 classes
- Classes will rotate through stations
- Rotate through different Environmental Science activities with one station being our Butterfly House. The Butterfly House station will cover the butterfly life cycle, host & nectar plants display, and a tour of the Butterfly House. Other subjects may cover: caterpillar camouflage, vegetable identification, animal habitats, and more.
Butterflies are active during the months of May – September.
Event Field Trips
Be Green Field Trips
- $8 per student
- 105 minutes
- Typically the week of Earth Day, mid to late April
- Up to 12 classes or more each session (Limited # of spots)
- One day with 2 sessions. The first session is geared for Kindergarten & 1st grade, and the second session is dedicated to 2nd & 3rd grade.
- Classes will rotate through community partner booths at the Garden
- Rotate through booths hosted by local environmental and children’s organizations, each featuring hands-on Earth Science activities.
Butterfly Days
Field Trips
- $8 per student
- 120 minutes
- Typically at the beginning of Fall, late September to early October
- Up to 5 classes each day (Limited # of spots)
- Four days with two days dedicated to 2nd grade and two days to 3rd grade.
- Classes will rotate through butterfly education stations
- Rotate through stations of different butterfly activities and visit the Butterfly
House. The Butterfly House station will cover the butterfly life cycle, host & nectar plants display, butterfly identification, and a tour of the Butterfly House. Other subjects may cover: monarch migration, butterfly defenses, moth or butterfly, caterpillar camouflage, and more
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