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TODAY'S HOURS: 8 AM – 6 PM

*Last entry is an hour before closing

Botany & Nature

Explore the fields of plant science, conservation, and ecology. Our unique learning experiences will enhance your understanding of our natural world. Classes such as native American plant uses, the botany of vanilla, and our popular birding walks allow you to learn from both enthusiasts and experts.

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

October 2024

BRIT Reads Book Club: The Well-Gardened Mind (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener offers an inspiring and consoling work about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster […]

Oct 21 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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BRIT Reads Book Club: The Well-Gardened Mind (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener offers an inspiring and consoling work about the healing effects of gardening and its ability to decrease stress and foster […]

Oct 21 2024

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Bubbling Cauldrons Soiree

Click here to register now. Dress to impress – but not to kill – and join us at the Garden for an unforgettable Halloween event discovering the world of poisonous plants! BRIT botanist and messenger of death, Barney Lipscomb, will deliver a dramatic and engaging presentation on the cultural, historical, and mythological aspects of poisonous […]

Oct 25 2024

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bubbling Cauldrons Soiree

Click here to register now. Dress to impress – but not to kill – and join us at the Garden for an unforgettable Halloween event discovering the world of poisonous plants! BRIT botanist and messenger of death, Barney Lipscomb, will deliver a dramatic and engaging presentation on the cultural, historical, and mythological aspects of poisonous […]

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Fall Birding Walk with Fort Worth Audubon Society

Click here to register now. Join us and our partners from the Fort Worth Audubon Society to see, listen to and discover more about our feathered friends in their natural habitat. We will briefly cover recommended gear, then spend most of our time walking the Garden’s trails and paths. Learn how to identify birds by […]

Oct 26 2024

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Fall Birding Walk with Fort Worth Audubon Society

Click here to register now. Join us and our partners from the Fort Worth Audubon Society to see, listen to and discover more about our feathered friends in their natural habitat. We will briefly cover recommended gear, then spend most of our time walking the Garden’s trails and paths. Learn how to identify birds by […]

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December 2024

BRIT Reads Book Club: The Big Burn (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds […]

Dec 16 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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BRIT Reads Book Club: The Big Burn (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds […]

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Past Classes and Workshops

August 2024

BRIT Reads Book Club: The Botanist’s Daughter (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower … […]

Aug 19 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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BRIT Reads Book Club: The Botanist’s Daughter (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower … […]

Aug 19 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Armchair Botany Forum: ¡Celebremos los helechos de México!

Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! This month’s forum is part of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s ¡Celebremos! event! Our special guest, Dr. Ana Gabriela Martinez, will be presenting all about ferns and her sharing her work on […]

Aug 15 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum: ¡Celebremos los helechos de México!

Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! This month’s forum is part of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s ¡Celebremos! event! Our special guest, Dr. Ana Gabriela Martinez, will be presenting all about ferns and her sharing her work on […]

Aug 15 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum: Texas Botanists in Madrid

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WGLpelZo33g Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! What happens when over 3,000 botanists from around the world gather together? Join us on Thursday, August […]

Aug 15 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum: Texas Botanists in Madrid

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WGLpelZo33g Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! What happens when over 3,000 botanists from around the world gather together? Join us on Thursday, August […]

Aug 15 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

July 2024

Silphium albiflorum

Armchair Botany Forum: Summer Internship – Silphium albiflorum & Hexalectris orchids

Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us on Thursday, July 18th at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a presentation by this summer’s Conservation & Collections interns. They’ll share about their experiences and research projects in the […]

Jul 18 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Silphium albiflorum

Armchair Botany Forum: Summer Internship – Silphium albiflorum & Hexalectris orchids

Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us on Thursday, July 18th at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a presentation by this summer’s Conservation & Collections interns. They’ll share about their experiences and research projects in the […]

Jul 18 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

June 2024

BRIT Reads Book Club: The Invention of Nature (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand […]

Jun 17 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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BRIT Reads Book Club: The Invention of Nature (hybrid)

Note: this event will be offered in person and online. Join the book club meeting in person at the Oak Conference Room in the BRIT building or over Zoom! Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand […]

Jun 17 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Armchair Botany Forum: Mapping the Plants of Texas

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel : https://youtu.be/K8FL7Y3fXFs Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us on Thursday, June 13 at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a presentation by […]

Jun 13 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum: Mapping the Plants of Texas

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel : https://youtu.be/K8FL7Y3fXFs Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us on Thursday, June 13 at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a presentation by […]

Jun 13 2024

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Point of Contact

Michelle Schmidlkofer
Adult Education Manager
mschmidlkofer@fwbg.org
(817) 332-4441 x270

Cassandra Renard
Adult Education Program Assistant
crenard@fwbg.org

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