The newly launched Canadian Chapter of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides is proud to hold one of its first high-profile walks in Canada at The Arboretum.

  Diversity is the emphasis of this full-day course. Grow your own native trees and shrubs. Characteristic seeds for the workshop will be collected while touring part of The Arboretum.

This workshop will help you identify migrating hawks, falcons, vultures, eagles and osprey.  Through a wide variety of hands-on activities, you'll learn about plumage, body shape, foraging techniques, flight patterns

  Learn fascinating life stories and identification tips about our most important invertebrate predators: spiders. We’ll venture outside for part of the day, learning how to discover and identify some of our amazing local arachno-fauna (be prepared for current weather). We’ll find outdoor “web-sites,” but also many free-ranging spiders that hunt like cats, wolves or

  Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an eight-week program that explores the principles of Ecopsychology and Eco Art Therapy. Walking through this program, participants gradually gain a deeper sense of self-value, one’s relationship with nature, and a desire to engage with nature as a trusted and valued aspect of one’s own life.

Guelph Bug Day is a fun, free, educational event for community members of all ages. Our goal is to cultivate a fascination for the very cool and very small world of insects!  

  Neither great trees nor a carpet of bloom, the often overlooked but ecologically important shrubs and vines in our landscape will be the focus of this workshop. Fresh specimens and an easy to use key for shrubs will be used. We will be outdoors for half of the day discovering southern Ontario's native and

  This program will refine your skills at identifying trees in Ontario. The focus will be on learning important identification characteristics. Difficult groups such as the cherry, oak and walnut families as well as the easier groups such as ash and maple will be explored. The afternoon will be spent outside, identifying trees in the

Discover and celebrate the biodiversity found in aquatic  environments like the Eramosa and Speed Rivers. Come out to catch, identify and study the plant and animal life we have in the Arboretum Creek! $2 per person. Free for children under 5. This week’s walk is running as part of the 2Rivers Festival. Check out their www.2riversfestival.org for

Learn new ways to photograph abstract patterns and create impressionist effects. Registration: Early bird pricing is $55 per person by  April 12. After April 12, pricing is $65 per person.

This workshop is designed as an introduction for beginners who want to learn how to better use and navigate their smartphone camera to capture nature, moments and memories. Registration: Early bird pricing is $75 per person by April 12. After April 12, pricing is $85 per person.

This workshop covers 15 less commonly seen southern Ontario warblers which are not covered in the Level I Warbler Workshop. Registration: Early bird pricing before April 3  is$75 per person ($125 for both Level I and Level II). After April 3, pricing is $85 per person.

Learn about the plumage, song and behaviour of warblers. Investigate habitat requirements and timing of migration. Registration: Early bird pricing before April 3 is $75 per person. Pricing after April 3 is $85 per person.  If you also register for the Warbler II workshop, the early bird pricing is $125 per person for both Level

As part of the Master of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Guelph, graduate students completing the thesis portion of their degree convey their research findings at the annual MLA conference.  All are welcome to attend this free event.

Knowing what to look for and where to find these hidden creatures makes cold-weather expeditions far more enjoyable. During this half-day program, we will search for goldenrod gallfly larvae and caterpillars that hide in burrs, learn how woolly bears forecast the severity of winter’s blast, and discover a great variety of other “bugs” that are

This half-day indoor/outdoor practical workshop will teach you the principles of easy and correct pruning in the home landscape. We will cover how to choose the correct equipment and how to keep it sharp and clean.  Pruning techniques will be shown and practised on a variety of shrubs and small trees. This is a very

Examine everyday phenomena, such as night and day, seasons and the motions of the Earth, planets and sun. Register by Feb. 25 to take advantage of the $125 early bird fee. After Feb. 25, registration is $140 per person. Maximum 30 adults per session. March 5, 19 and 26 April 2, 9 and 16

In this workshop, you will learn about the variety of tree features that are useful for winter identification of deciduous trees. From bark to buds to leaf scars, you will get hands-on experience in reading these winter clues to tree ID. We will focus on native Ontario trees, and we’ll spend part of the session

Please note this is one workshop that will take place on the two dates: you need to attend both the Feb. 9 and Feb. 23 sessions. Are you new to D-SLR photography? Are you unsure how to use the various settings and controls on a D-SLR camera? Then join us for these full-day workshops, where

Learn about the behaviour and adaptations of owls in the Guelph area. The introduction to this program will take place indoors, but dress warmly in preparation for a walk outdoors. This program is for adults and teens age 14+. Presented by guest naturalist Wild Ontario staff Fee:  $15 Registration Deadline: Jan. 25 Maximum 25 people