Deepen your knowledge of tree and plant identification, learn botany, or hone your artistic skills in one of our hands-on classes. Or you can join a group hike, tai chi workshop, or forest bathing session to experience the arboretum in a whole new way.
Click on a class or activity below to learn more or to sign up. Hoyt Arboretum Friends’ members get a discount on all classes!
Upcoming Classes & Activities
Map and Compass Orienteering: Staying Found October 5, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Tai Chi (outside) October 7, 2024 at 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Qigong (outside) October 9, 2024 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Tree Connections: Mountain Ash, Maple, & Birch October 12, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tai Chi (outside) October 14, 2024 at 10:30 am - 11:30 am
FULL - The Science of Fall Colors: Exploring Secondary Pigments October 15, 2024 at 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Queer & Trans Community Forest Bathing October 16, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Fall Fruit at the Arboretum October 18, 2024 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Printmaking with Nature October 19, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Forest Bathing October 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Lichens and Moss of the PNW October 20, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi (outside) October 21, 2024 at 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Forest Bathing October 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fall Mushroom Discovery Walk with Noah Siegel October 25, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Nature & Art Retreat: Fall Magic October 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nature & Mixed-Media Workshop: Discovering Solace November 2, 2024 at 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Grief-focused Forest Bathing November 6, 2024 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Common Fall Mushrooms November 9, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Fall Mushroom Discovery Walk with Leah Bendlin November 9, 2024 at 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Hand-built Nature Mugs November 10, 2024 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Winter Plant ID November 10, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Healing Herbs of the Arboretum November 12, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Living Fossils of the Tree World November 15, 2024 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fall Mushroom Discovery Walk with Greg Hill November 16, 2024 at 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Forest Bathing November 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm