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Williamsburg Botanical Garden 2012 Program Schedule
3rd Saturday of every month from February thru November
All programs start at 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – (except for June )
Children – 5-15 yrs old
The WBG does not charge for Walk and Talk events.
All persons will be admitted free.
May 19th – Macro-Invertebrates for children with Virginia's Watershed Academy
- Virginia's Watershed Academy will conduct a hands-on Macro invertebrates class for children ages 8 - 12.
- Children will learn what Macro invertebrates are, what their presence means in identifying healthy water and actually get to find real Macro invertebrates and identify them.
- Held in the Freedom Park Interpretive Center
- Cost: Free - Minimum 15 Max 50
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
May 19th – The Savvy Gardener
- With the James City County Williamsburg Master Gardeners Barrels and Bins Team.
- This educational program is for the “savvy gardener” who enjoys sustainable and environmentally friendly projects to grow healthy, delicious, fresh vegetables, herbs, and more!
- A demo will show you how to build your own rain barrel and utilize the rain water for your garden.
- Learn how to make your own composter by using readily available material to enrich the soil already in your garden.
- And a “Do It Yourself” self watering container to grow great crops year after year.
- Barrels and Bins will also be available for sale.
- At the botanical garden.
- Free, no registration
June 16th – Children’s “Art in the Garden” with Linda Miller
- Led by Linda Miller, Artist and Certified Master Naturalist.
- Come to the garden and create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from a cutting that you select.
- Miller will lead this fun workshop where the children learn to see the wonders of flora in the summer season.
- All materials are provided.
- Saturday 9 am to 10:30 am. (note the different times for this event only!)
- For children, 7 and older.
- Cost: Free:
- Class - Min. 4-Max: 15
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
July 21st – Children’s educational program on “Recycling and Reusing Natural Materials”
- With Barb Dunbar, York County MG and certified Mater Naturalist.
- At the end of this class, children will make clothing items using leaves and plant materials easily found in the garden.
- Children will model their fashion project to show the adults.
- Free, no registration
- At the Botanical Garden
August 18th – “Garden Detective’s” Children’s Workshop
- With Barb Dunbar and Linda Miller, Certified Virginia Master Naturalists.
- Come to the garden and bring your detective skills.
- The Williamsburg Botanical Garden team has put together a fun morning of exploration and learning.
- With a visual guide, walk around the garden and count the petals, learn about good bug ~ bad bugs and the micro habitats featured in the garden.
- For children 4 and older accompanied by an adult.
- Cost: Free
- Class - Min. 4 – Max. 20
- Registration Required--Go to Registration Page
September 15th– “Searching the garden for life stages of a butterfly”.
- Butterfly program with Barb Dunbar, teacher -
- Free, no registration
October 20th – Release and tagging of the Monarch butterflies at the garden –
- Program with Barb Dunbar and Angela Cingale.
- Watch the Monarchs begin their epic journey to Mexico for the winter!
- Free, no registration
November 17th – The garden speaks, “There’s a fungus among us”!
- With Barbara Dunbar
- Children and adults program.
- Free, no registration
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