Field Trips at the Arboretum

Come to the Arboretum for a seasonal learning experience in our gardens.

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School group at Spring Peeper Meadow, photo by Vienna Volante

Self-Guided Visits for student groups

Mon-Fri • April 15-Oct.31
Available Monday-Friday from April-Oct.
Free with accompanying school-year Field Trip/$35 all other bookings
Green Grocery Field Trip, photo by Vianna Volante, APS

(Grades 1-3) Green Grocery Field Trip at the Arb: “Did You Eat a Plant Today?”

Nov. 13-Dec. 9, 2025
$235/class
Plants and their Habitats Field Trip, photo by Vienna Volante, Arboretum Photographer's Society.

(Grades 2-6) Plants & Their Habitats Field Trip at the Arb

Jan. 29-Feb. 20, 2026
$235/class
Sprout Field Trip at the Arb, photo by Arb Staff

(Grades PreK-1) Sprout! Field Trip at the Arb

Feb. 17-26, 2026
$235/class
maple field trip at the Arb, photo by Megan Goeke

(Grades 1-6) Maple Syrup Trail: Field Trip at the Arb

Feb. 27-March 31, 2026 • 9:30 or 11 a.m.
$235/class
Ready, Set, Grow Field Trip at the Arboretum, Photo by Ausf/Shutterstock

(Grades PreK-1) Ready, Set, Grow! Field Trip at the Arb

April 15-May 29, 2026
$235/class.
Honey bee on purple flower

(Grades 2 - 6) Pollination Investigation Field Trip at the Arb

April 22-May 29, 2026
$235/class


The Arboretum is committed to making its educational opportunities accessible for all school audiences. With the generous support of the foundations and donors, we are pleased to offer a menu of scholarship opportunities for our schools.

School Programs sponsored by

International Paper logo

​Support for the Arboretum's School Programs generously provided by
International Paper Foundation
Karen A. Nelson
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation