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Members-Only Pup Club Activities
FWBG members can now purchase an exclusive membership add-on for their four-legged friends! With Pup Club, you and your pup can enjoy tail-wagging walks in the Garden every day. Join...
Dog Days: December
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on December 13-14. Dog...
Early Childhood Impact Series
Expand your science inquiry and outdoor learning skills as an Early Childhood Educator! This Impact Series brings together engaging guest speakers and interactive breakout sessions to deepen your understanding of...
Dog Days: December
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on December 13-14. Dog...
Dog Days: June
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on June 14-15. Dog...
Dog Days: July
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on July 12-13. Dog...
Dog Days: August
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on August 9-10. Dog...
Dog Days: September
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on September 13-14. Dog...
Dog Days: October
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on October 11-12. Dog...
Dog Days: November
This weekend is bound to be a doggone good time! Enjoy two full days of hanging out with your pup in the beauty of the Garden on November 8-9. Dog...
FAQs
Does the FWBG provide event staffing?
FWBG provides an Event Manager to act as your venue contact during the time leading up to your event and on the day of your event; however, they may oversee...
What about people who cannot afford to pay the admission fee?
The Garden works hard to enable individuals and families at all income levels can enjoy the Garden. The Garden also offers multiple free admission days every year. Lone Star Card...
How does pickup work?
Pickup for half-day camps is from 12:00 to 12:30 PM, and full-day camps from 3:00 to 3:30 PM. Each camper gets two unique ID cards. Bring one to your camper’s...
What if my child becomes sick?
For the safety of camp staff and participants, please keep your child home if they exhibit symptoms of illness such as fever or vomiting 24 hours before the program time....
What happens if there is bad weather?
The safety of our campers and staff is our top priority. In the event of rain or heat advisory, we will provide alternate indoor programming. In the case of severe...
What if my camper takes medication during the day?
Any medications sent must be self-administered by the camper. Camp staff cannot administer medications.
How can I stay updated on future homeschool programs?
Sign up for our “Education Family Events” email list by contacting our education staff at edu-programs@fwbg.org. You’ll receive seasonal updates, typically once every three months. To help avoid these being...
Can I walk around the Garden before or after class?
Adult education registration fees include complimentary general admission on the day of the class. Please inform staff at the Admissions Desk which class you are attending to enter the Garden....
Blog Posts
Discovery of a New Species of Fossil Tree Helps Paint Picture of Ancient African Forest
Discovery of a New Species of Fossil Tree Helps Paint Picture of Ancient African Forest The 21.73 million year old Astropanax eogetem was part of a lush tropical paradise surrounding...
XX International Botanical Congress
The XX International Botanical Congress was held Madrid, Spain from July 21 – 27, 2024. BRIT staff presented the following posters either physically or virtually: Download Download Download...
Xylarium
A xylarium, xylotheque, and xylothek are all words to describe a collection of wood (the Greek word for “wood” is xylon). In trees, the secondary xylem, the tissue that transports water from the roots...
Spring 2024 Goats In The Garden Interns
In the Spring of 2024, Taryn Mitchell and Sydney Lowenthal were selected for undergraduate student internships as part of the Goats In The Garden Project, supported and made possible by...
2023 Conservation & Collections Intern Experiences
In the Summer of 2023, Jade Affleck, Kate Morton, Gabrielle Perez, and Gabriela Wolfe took part in a 10-week Conservation & Collections Summer Internship program, led by co-mentors Tiana Rehman...
Sean Lahmeyer of the Huntington Herbarium
As part of the Library's Collection Lens series, BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, interviews Sean Lahmeyer of the Huntington Herbarium who discusses the history of the collection and its growth through the years.
Barbara Thiers: Funding Natural History Collections & the Extended Specimen Network
BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, interviews Barbara Thiers, Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden, who she discusses funding natural history collections and the Extended Specimen Network.
Pondering Poaceae Across Texas
Dan Caudle discusses his interest in grasses and grasslands, giving particular attention to his work with Meredith Ellis, a young rancher and committed conservationist in Cooke County, Texas.
John Atwood: The Bryophytes of the Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium & Library
BRIT Librarian, Brandy Watts, interviews John Atwood, Research Specialist at the Missouri Botanical Garden, who discusses the Herbarium's Bryophyte Collection and the Peter H. Raven Bryology Library.
Learning to “Bee” a Pollinator Supporter at the Pecan Creek Pollinative Prairie
This following is part of the “Where Are They Now?”series featuring guest posts from former interns, volunteers, staff, and friends of BRIT. This month’s post is from former BRIT intern,...
Collecting Collections; Tiana F. Rehman, BRIT Herbarium
Tiana F. Rehman, BRIT's Herbarium Collections Manager, tells us about the many collections that compose the Herbarium. This is the first interview of the Library's new Collection Lens series, which highlights collection managers from around the world across botanical libraries and herbaria as collections move into the future.
A Library Encircling A Herbarium
Imagine a herbarium of just under 400,000 plant specimens in cabinets with a corresponding botany library of 40,000 books lining the periphery, along the walls of the herbarium collection accessible to researchers working in the collection. This was the design of the SMU Herbarium and Library housed on the SMU campus before moving to BRIT in 1991.
Muir, Muir…In Our Halls
It was 1875, and John Muir was a busy man. He was already well-known for his journeys through central and northern California. His writing was published in newspapers and magazines around the...
Will the real four-leaf clover please stand up?!
There are many plant species bearing the iconic clover look in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The true lucky clover is believed to be the white clover of the legume family...
(En)TADA! The herbarium holds specimens of the LONGEST legumes in the world
The BRIT Philecology Herbarium is composed of a melting pot of several orphaned collections across the south and southeast. In addition to those large collections, we also receive specimens through...
Rows (and Rose) of Wood!
This summer the BRIT Herbarium began investigating and curating a unique collection of specimens comprised mostly from the Houston Public Museum (HPM) (now known as the Houston Museum of Natural History) collection acquired...
Back For More
his article was written by Serina Taluja, 2018 BRIT Summer Intern and student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Serina interned with Research Manager and Special Collections Librarian Alyssa Young working on aspects...
A Ferntastic Day with NLU
On Sunday, February 25th, BRIT staff had the pleasure of hosting members of the Southwestern Fern Society, our local chapter of the American Fern Society, for a volunteer day. Six...
Holiday Botany: Mistletoe
Mistletoe brings to mind a be-ribboned bouquet hung beneath doorways to catch unsuspecting party-goers in a kissing trap, but the evergreen plant has a long history in Western holiday tradition....
Curating the NLU Collection
The R. Dale Thomas Collection (NLU) officially completed its journey to BRIT in August 2017. However, this was only the beginning! Follow the NLU rescue team for the next year as they...
Bringing NLU to BRIT
In March 2017, the scientific community was ablaze with the news that the University of Louisiana at Monroe would no longer be able to care for its natural history collection, including...
Holiday Botany: Poinsettia
The poinsettia is a quintessential part of typical holiday decor. Its bright red, burgundy, or white foliage are common sights in locations both private and public throughout the winter months, from apartment balconies and church altars to bank lobbies and coffeehouses.
Books, Botany, and Bugs
This article was written by Sydney Jackson, 2017 BRIT Summer Intern and student at Austin College in Sherman, TX. This past summer, summer of 2017, I was a research intern...
Botanical Specimens with a Mysterious Past!
This article originally appeared in BRIT’s former newsletter publication, Iridos, Issue 16(1) 2005. “Wow!” is the most frequent comment from visitors viewing the two oldest plant specimens in the BRIT...
Frontera, Texas
Our “Cabinet Curiosities” series explores significant items in our Herbarium collection. Posts are contributed by staff, volunteers, and interns. In 1852, the former Republic of Texas was two years past...
My Time at Mile High
This is the first in a new “Where Are They Now?”series featuring guest posts from former interns, volunteers, staff, and friends of BRIT. This month’s post is from former BRIT...
The changing plant life of small islands in the Sea of Cortéz
This “Notes from the Field” post was written by BRIT Biodiversity Explorer Dr. Sula Vanderplank. Exploring the plant ecology of the Bahía de Los Angeles Island Archipelago, with staff and...
Grey Fox: Exploring an Ancient Maya Center
Over the past two summers (2015 & 2016), BRIT Resident Research Associate Dr. Grace Bascopé, a Medical and Environmental Anthropologist, worked with the Maya Research Program’s (MRP) Blue Creek Archaeological...
The Living Herbarium: Many Hands Make Godzilla
Article originally published in The Leaflet (May 2014) by Brian Witte, PhD, BRIT Research Associate There is a stereotype of the scientist as a lone genius, laboring in obscurity until their “Eureka!”...
Mary Sophie on the Move: Busted Freezer Gets Relocated, Repurposed
By Research Associate Will Godwin, PhD Adaptive reuse or re-purposing has become a popular method to achieve green or sustainable design. It even extends into the aesthetics of interior design...
