Forest Bathing
Join us to learn about how forest bathing can help you de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way.
Join us to learn about how forest bathing can help you de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way.
Butterfly Release September 9, 2023, 2 pm Join us for a butterfly release in Awbury’s AdventureWoods! Monarch Butterflies emerge from their chrysalides in late summer and know they can’t stay long. You can see these amazing insects, discover the beauty found in every stage of their life cycle, help tag them, and then participate in […]
Let's Get Together All current members of Awbury Arboretum are warmly invited to attend this important gathering. It's a little bit business and a lot of fun! Come get the latest news. Help us usher in new board members. Join us in welcoming new friends. Enjoy local apples, ciders and seasonal treats. The kids are […]
Instability This collection of work by Philadelphia artist Laurie Beck Peterson examines the landscape and ecosystem. Through a variety of alternative processes and material choices, the cycles of nature are considered and elevated to create a higher sense of awareness. Instability will be on display from September 5 through October 30. The art reception will […]
Join us in Awbury Arboretum’s AdventureWoods for storytelling of Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis (by Robbin Gourley), in which the childhood roots of a revered African American chef’s appreciation for the bounties of nature is explored through the seasons.
Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Robin Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle […]
Connect with the new rhythm of early autumn through a weekly commitment to mindful movement. Enjoy an expertly-led yoga practice in the serene first floor parlor of the Francis Cope House at Awbury Arboretum. This is a slow-flow, mat-based yoga class in which breath and movement are brought into synchrony, calming the nervous system and […]
Next Sunday Funday – October 1, 2023 Free and family-friendly activities every first Sunday of the month from 1 – 4 pm. See the goats and chickens, take wellness classes, go on farm tours, get your hands dirty in gardening workshops, and stop by Awbury’s Farm Market for fresh, local produce. Sunday Funday on […]
Demonstrations and activities for all ages - come explore plant use in the 18th century with an emphasis on those grown or harvested for medicinal purposes.
In celebration of Awbury Arboretum's Year of Trees, join Tony Aiello for a tour of some of the oldest and most unusual trees of West Mount Airy. In his professional […]