Events Calendar

Our knowledgeable guides will design a tour around the interests of the attendees. Every tour is different so come back as many times as you’d like.  Free with general admission.

Registration is NOW OPEN!  This year's theme is From 1776 to the Future: Celebrating the 70s Across Time. From the 1770s to the 1970s to the 2070s and beyond, this year’s theme invites you to explore any decade ending in “70.” Create a scarecrow inspired by Revolutionary War patriots, disco dancers, futuristic explorers, and beyond. Registration is required. 

Investigate the smaller specimen trees at Morris that make a big impact. Free with general admission. 

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger follows three friends as they travel through the forest, collecting leaves of all different shapes, sizes, and colors! Come along for a leaf hunt of our very own and create a craft to celebrate! Free with general admission. 

Join us for self-directed activities as the weather turns and we transition into fall. Explore hidden gems around the Morris and see something you haven't seen yet! Free with general admission. 

In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of hand papermaking, creating sheets from locally-grown materials. Registration is required. 

Join knowledgeable guides for a walking tour highlighting garden features not often discovered on an average visit. Free with general admission. 

Trees are the basis of a lot of life in a forest—and that doesn’t stop when they die. Following the fall of an oak tree, Doug Wechsler explains how the tree is broken down by animals, insects, and fungi over the course of fifty years. Along the way, explore parts of a tree, insect life cycles, and the magic of mycelia. Registration is required.