Self-Guided Programs
Audio Tours
Audio tours are available for two sites: The Pacific Connections Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum and the Center for Urban Horticulture.
Garden designers, curation staff, and others share their stories about the significance of each garden. Listen right now or rent pre-loaded MP3 players to listen while walking in the gardens.
Family Adventure Packs
Adventure Packs are backpacks supplied with field guides, scavenger hunts, magnifying lenses and activity ideas for children in grades K-6.
- Wetland Wonders: Experience Foster Island with binoculars, field guides, family games and activities
- Family Tree: Explore the Arboretum at your own pace with field equipment, maps, and activities
- Family Adventure Packs are for groups of 5 or less. $7 rental fee for two hrs
- To reserve a Family Pack, call (206)543-8801, email uwbgeduc@u.washington.edu or stop by the Graham Visitor Center
Seasonal Scavenger Hunts
Each season we offer a fun, all-ages scavenger hunt highlighting a different area of the Arboretum, a type of wildlife or a series of seasonal plants. Pick up clue sheets at the Graham Visitor Center (GV) between 10am and 4pm or print the clue sheet from here (see below for current scavenger hunt). Return completed clue sheets to the GVC or mail them to us to receive a prize!
Summer 2012 – Coming soon! Check back in July.
Spring 2012 – Bird-themed scavenger hunt highlighting our wetlands, the relationship between birds and plants, and human impacts on the landscape.
Fall 2011 – Fall harvest scavenger hunt with 9 gourds hidden throughout the Arboretum
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Thursday, 24-May-2012 15:01:56 PDT