Events Calendar

Let your imagination run wild as we create whimsical fairy houses together! Registration is required. 

School is closed today—what to do? How about an intimate encounter with a raptor? Meeting a bird of prey can be a transformative experience—inspiring awe, curiosity, and respect for the power and beauty of the natural world. Registration is required. 

Explore the many native plants and trees in the Natural Areas near the Wissahickon Creek on a guided tour. Free with general admission. 

From botanical illustrations and herbarium specimens to illustrated manuscripts and contemporary photographs, images shape how plants are named, understood, and valued. They also reveal deeper stories about exploration, colonialism, science, and whose knowledge is preserved. Join Tracy Qiu and Catherine Seavitt for an interactive lunchtime virtual conversation that uses four images to explore how botanical knowledge is created, shared, and challenged. Registration is required. 

The Tree Canopy Conference is an annual symposium that brings together a variety of green industry professionals and other stakeholders who work with and care about our region’s urban forest.  This year’s conference explores the vital relationship between trees and water, from the mechanics of tree physiology to the hydrologic history of our region and everything in between. Registration is required. 

Join us for a spooky storytime! Wear a costume and make your own scarecrow craft, just in time for Halloween! Free with general admission. 

Join an experienced Garden Educator in discovering and identifying the Mid-Atlantic oaks in the Morris’s extensive collection. Free with general admission. 

Join us in celebrating Bat Week with a special evening educational program about the important role bats play in Pennsylvania and what you can do to support bats in your yard and neighborhood. Registration is required.