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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

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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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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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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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

May 2024

Armchair Botany Forum: Find the Parts! Native Wildflower Morphology

This event has now passed. You can view a recording of this meeting on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/oMx7jhuwl5w 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, May 2nd at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a […]

May 09 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum: Find the Parts! Native Wildflower Morphology

This event has now passed. You can view a recording of this meeting on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/oMx7jhuwl5w 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, May 2nd at 12 PM CT via Zoom for a […]

May 09 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Birding Walk with Fort Worth Audubon Society

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botany & Nature class soon! Birds are a fascinating part of the natural world, and the Garden is the perfect place to engage with many species that call Fort Worth “home.” Join us and our partners at the Fort Worth Audubon Society […]

May 04 2024

8:00 am - 9:30 am

Birding Walk with Fort Worth Audubon Society

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botany & Nature class soon! Birds are a fascinating part of the natural world, and the Garden is the perfect place to engage with many species that call Fort Worth “home.” Join us and our partners at the Fort Worth Audubon Society […]

May 04 2024

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8:00 am - 9:30 am

April 2024

Colorful front cover of the book "Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Dallas-Fort Worth" by Amy Martin. Features images of pecans, crabapples, cotton, an armadillo, a bluebonnet, a bird flying in front of the sun, a steer, and Reunion Tower in the background.

BRIT Reads Book Club: Wild DFW with author Amy Martin (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! This book club session will be facilitated by Amy Martin, the author of Wild DFW. In Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth by […]

Apr 15 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Colorful front cover of the book "Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature In and Around Dallas-Fort Worth" by Amy Martin. Features images of pecans, crabapples, cotton, an armadillo, a bluebonnet, a bird flying in front of the sun, a steer, and Reunion Tower in the background.

BRIT Reads Book Club: Wild DFW with author Amy Martin (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! This book club session will be facilitated by Amy Martin, the author of Wild DFW. In Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth by […]

Apr 15 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Armchair Botany Forum – Eclipse in the Garden

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording here: https://youtu.be/rxSteARqiX8 Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! The Herbarium team is excited to present a recap of data collected for the total eclipse at the Eclipse in the […]

Apr 11 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum – Eclipse in the Garden

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording here: https://youtu.be/rxSteARqiX8 Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! The Herbarium team is excited to present a recap of data collected for the total eclipse at the Eclipse in the […]

Apr 11 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

March 2024

Armchair Botany Forum – Imaging and Imagining the Sherwin Carlquist Collection

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/3QO0G207f8c Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us and the Sherwin Carlquist Imaging Team (Sam Ekberg, Digitization Technician and Krishna Shenoy, Project Archivist) on Thursday, March 14th […]

Mar 14 2024

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Armchair Botany Forum – Imaging and Imagining the Sherwin Carlquist Collection

This forum has now passed. You can view the recording on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/3QO0G207f8c Our Armchair Botany events are forums for presentation and discussion about botany, herbarium specimens, and collections – and an invitation to get involved! Join us and the Sherwin Carlquist Imaging Team (Sam Ekberg, Digitization Technician and Krishna Shenoy, Project Archivist) on Thursday, March 14th […]

Mar 14 2024

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

February 2024

Native Bee Homes

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botany & Nature class soon! Who are our native bees? How may we encourage these important ecosystem partners to visit (and nest in) our yard, and why do we want them there? Come learn about many of our native Texan bees, […]

Feb 17 2024

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Native Bee Homes

Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botany & Nature class soon! Who are our native bees? How may we encourage these important ecosystem partners to visit (and nest in) our yard, and why do we want them there? Come learn about many of our native Texan bees, […]

Feb 17 2024

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10:00 am - 11:30 am

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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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