Welcome Visitors
Before planning your EJC Arboretum visit, please see our guidelines.
New Monthly Photo Contest — February Voting
View the February submissions and cast your vote!
The arboretum is seeking photographers of all ages to participate in our monthly, seasonal pictures photo contest.
Upcoming Events
Frances Litten Botanical Lecture:
Seeing Trees: Discovering The Extraordinary
Secret Lives of Everyday Trees
Click the video on the left to see swimming sperms in the pollen chamber of the ginkgo seed:
Click here for the handout for "Seeing Trees" lecture, including suggested legacy trees to plant.
Bonsai Gardening in the Arboretum Workshop
March 5, 12 and 19, 2013, noon - 1 pm
Whether you're a beginner or returning for continuing guidance at the final session, Arboretum Grounds Manager and Bonsai Master, Michael Hott, will lead a workshop on bonsai gardening where you can personally learn and practice skills that will enable you to grow and train a "wee tree."
More information.
Delta Gamma 5k Walk/Run
March 16, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Come out to walk and run with Delta Gamma. Free parking at Convo lots F &and G. $20 registration and receive am evemt T-shirt. Proceeds benefit the Delta Gamma Foundation Service for Sight. Register online at: anchordash2013.eventbrite.com/
St. Patrick's Day Dinner Lecture
March 17, 2013, 1-3 pm
Enjoy Irish cuisine and brew, and a virtual botanical tour to a new region of the globe with a guest lecturer each year. A per person cost each year covers 3-course dinner, tax, tip, beverages, and a libation of choice. Advanced reservations required seven days in advance.
More information.
St. Patrick's Live Highland Pipes
March 17, 2013, 3-4 pm
Free public performance. Live performance on the the lawn area of the arboretum by piper Fred Holbrook of Massanetta Springs Conference Center.
More information.
Small Mammals Lecture and Slide Show
Mar. 21, 2013, noon to 1:30 pm
James Madison University Biology professor Katrina Gobetz presents an overview of 'nuisance' mammals, especially burrowing species, at the EJC Arboretum. Gobetz studies the behavior of burrowing mammals such as chipmunks, which becomes a concern for researchers and gardeners alike as the weather grows warmer.
More information.
Easter Egg Hunt
March 23, 2013, 11 am
The Theta Nu Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta presents their annual Easter Egg Hunt at the arboretum for young children. The egg hunt will start in the Pavilion. Cost per child information available at registration at Theta Nu website.
More information.
Birding Workshop and Guided Bird Walk
March 27, 2013, noon-1:30 pm
In partnership with the Rockingham Bird Club, an avifauna notable and photographer of Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valley avian species Diane Lepkowski, lectures on songbirds to raptors, giving an annual spring lecture and forum discussion in the Frances Plecker Education Center. Come to learn "how-tos" of equipment and technique, and hear Lepkowski recount humorous and insightful experiences of bird watching for enjoyment, including highlights of bird watching at the Arboretum.
More information.
Guided Bird Walk with Greg Moyers
April 6, 2013, 8:00 am
Take a guided bird walk at the EJC Arboretum led by birding expert and photographer Greg Moyers, April 6th, at 8:00 am, starting from the arboretum Pavilion.
More information.
More Programs and Events
For a complete list of EJC Arboretum programs and events, browse our Annual Calendar of Events.
New Arboretum Features to See
The arboretum thanks our donors for new features, the Robert and Frances Plecker Pond Loop accessible trail, and the Ernst Terrace. Also, the arboretum thanks architectural and engineering firms, Sease and Associates P.C., and Blackwell Engineering for their donated design support. Click here to see the new features: accessibility trail and the terrace.
