GENERAL EVENTS

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Summer Brown Bag Lecture Series 

Welcome Back Bluebirds

Wednesday, June 7th|Noon-1pm

Location: Frances Plecker Education Center 

Gail Fisher, from the North American Bluebird Society, will explore why we care about bluebirds, a brief history of their decline and resurgence, some bluebird biology, predators and competitors, and ways you can help. Also included is a hand-out with resources for more information about bluebirds and the native plants that support them.

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Gardening with Native Plants

Wednesday, June 14th | Noon-1pm

Location: Frances Plecker Education Center 

 Anna Maria Johnson is part of the Headwaters Master Naturalists and the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society. She will be discussing ways you can use native plants in your home garden to help promote healthy ecology that benefits wildlife and people, too. She will share inspiring photos of plants and pollinators that she and her family have observed in recent years as part of their ecologically-minded home gardening projects. 

 

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Waterwise Gardening

Wednesday, June 21st| Noon-1pm

Gardens need water to survive, but water is increasingly a dwindling resource. Learn how to have a beautiful garden while saving and preserving this precious commodity. Mary Godinez from Cross Keys Farm will be here to present this workshop. 
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The Importance of Pollinators for Biodiversity

Wednesday, June 28th| Noon-1pm

Location: Frances Plecker Education Center

Through presentation and active outdoor learning, this brown bag emphasizes the importance of pollinators for ecosystem health and how pollinators can serve as teachers of biodiversity. 

 With special emphasis on butterflies and bumblebees, participants will observe a diversity of species in arboretum gardens and learn about pollinator behaviors, including use of habitats. In case of inclement weather, participants will engage in pollinator learning activities indoors. This program will be presented by Professor Amy Goodall, Professor of Geography at JMU. 

 

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A Presentation on Bonsai Trees

Wednesday, July 19th| Noon-1pm

Come join us as we explore nature in miniature! For this brown bag lecture series, Clark Driver will be presenting an introductory course on the art of bonsai and container grown trees. Clark will be giving a brief overview of the origins of the artform, fundamentals of bonsai display, and how bonsai can help connect you to your natural environment. He will also be discussing various techniques on how to create, train and refine your own bonsai. Please plan to attend!

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Harrisonburg Songtuary

Saturday June 24 and July 22

2:00-3:30PM

Harrisonburg Songtuary is a community song circle that seeks to propagate co-enchanting cohorts of contemplayful singers, sponsored by the Arts Council of the Valley and the Office of Creative Propulsion. 
 
At www.songtuary.org/events, you may find more details and RSVP for the upcoming gatherings; receive email updates, add to your calendar, or share on social media. We appreciate when you let us know you’re coming, and we hope the web RSVP is convenient for you as well!
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Summer Sound Bathing

Tuesday, June 6 5:30pm

Wednesday, July 11 5:30pm

Tuesday, August 8 5:30pm

Tuesday, Sept 12 5:30pm

 

Registration fee: $25 |Click here to register

 

Using gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls, voice, drums, shakers, and chimes, Connie Magee will take you on a sound journey that will relax and de-stress you and bring your whole being back into a state of harmony on all levels; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Connie Magee is a multi-modality massage therapist, medicine woman, Yoga Instructor, and meditation teacher.
Bring a yoga mat or chair, blanket, jacket and hat. This program will be held on the Ernst Tree Terrace
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Summer Forest Bathing

Thursday, July 16th | 10:00am-11:30 am with Tamera Helms

Meet at Pavilion| Free| Register Here 

Thursday, July 13th | 10:00am-11:30 with Annette Naber

Forest Bathing, or shinrin-yoku, was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a form of preventative medicine with many scientific studies confirming its beneficial impacts on our sense of well-being and physical health.  Experience some of the mindful and multi-sensory exercises that make forest bathing an enjoyable and beneficial nature therapy. Join Annette Naber of Emerald Mountain Sanctuary or Nature and Forest Therapy guide Tamera Helms in this guided walk.

 

ANNUAL EVENTS

February
Frances Litten Botanical Lecture & Invitiational Reception
Great Backyard Bird Count

March
Workshop and/or Wine & Cheese

April
Guided Bird Walks
Guided Wildflower Walks
Spring Celebration Plant Sale

May
Spring Celebration Plant Sale
Guided Wildflower Walks
Wine & Cheese on the Ernst Tree Terrace

June - August
Summer Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series

September
Wine & Cheese on the Ernst Tree Terrace
Fall Plant & Bulb Sale
Monarch Tagging Workshop

October
Remarkable Trees Field Trip

November
Workshop

December
Festive Greens Workshop

April - October | Private Greenhouse Shopping by Appointment
$50 Minimum purchase required, call (540)-568-3194 to schedule

View Annual Youth Programs Calendar

 

ANNUAL EVENTS

February
Frances Litten Botanical Lecture & Invitiational Reception
Great Backyard Bird Count

March
Workshop and/or Wine & Cheese

April
Guided Bird Walks
Guided Wildflower Walks
Spring Celebration Plant Sale

May
Spring Celebration Plant Sale
Guided Wildflower Walks
Wine & Cheese on the Ernst Tree Terrace

June - August
Summer Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series

September
Wine & Cheese on the Ernst Tree Terrace
Fall Plant & Bulb Sale
Monarch Tagging Workshop

October
Remarkable Trees Field Trip

November
Workshop

December
Festive Greens Workshop

April - October | Private Greenhouse Shopping by Appointment
$50 Minimum purchase required, call (540)-568-3194 to schedule

View Annual Youth Programs Calendar

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
780 University Blvd, MSC 3705
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

(540)-568-3194 | ejcarboretum@jmu.edu 
Grounds | Free to the public | Dawn to dusk | 365 days a year
Frances Plecker Education Center | Monday - Friday | 8 AM - 4 PM

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