Current Arb Happenings
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September 2012
Saturday, September 15th
- Arboretum Work Event - River Clean up
- Help clean up the Cannon River and Spring Creek!
- 9:00 am, Lower Arboretum Entrance near West Gym
October 2012
Friday, October 12th
- Lumberjack Fest - Fall Field Trip to the Arboretum
- The Carleton Student Naturalists will lead a field trip to the Arboretum. Enjoy the fall colors and eat pie afterwards!
- Arboretum Kiosk in front of the Recreation Center
Saturday, October 20th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help remove invading shrubs to restore the forests of the Upper Arboretum.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
November 2012
Saturday, November 17th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help protect newly planted oak trees from deer and rabbit damage!
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
December 2012
Saturday, December 15th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help improve the forests of the Upper Arb by removing buckthorn. Please pre-register for this event!
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
January 2013
Thursday, January 10th
- Little Birds on the Prairie
- A talk by Jared Beck '14 about the Carleton College Arboretum grassland breeding bird survey.
- 7:00 pm, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
Saturday, January 19th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help improve the forests of the Upper Arb by removing buckthorn. Please pre-register for this event!
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
February 2013
Friday, February 1st
- Owl Walk with the Student Naturalists
- Look and listen for Owls on an Arboretum hike with the Carleton Student Naturalists
- 4:00 pm, Arbooretum Kiosk in Front of the Rec Center
Saturday, February 16th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help improve the forests of the Upper Arb by removing buckthorn. Please pre-register for this event!
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
Tuesday, February 19th
- Movie Showing: Green Fire: ALdo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
- Movie showing - Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
- 7:00 pm, Weitz Center Cinema
Saturday, February 23rd
- Animal Tales: Winter Survival
- Kid friendly field trip to explore winter in the Arb!
- 10:00 am, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
April 2013
Saturday, April 20th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help restore the forests of the Upper Arboretum by removing non-native shrubs and trees.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Celebrate Earth Day in the Arb by helping get a new area ready for planting.
- 12:00 pm, Upper Arb - Meet Behind Recreation Center
May 2013
Saturday, May 18th
- Arboretum Annual Spring Bird Count
- Help conduct the annual spring Arb bird count - no experience required!
- 6:00 am, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help restore the forests of the Upper Arboretum by removing non-native trees and shrubs.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
July 2013
Saturday, July 20th
- Arboretum Volunteer Work Event
- Seed Collecting for the Arboretum Restoration Programs
- 9:00 am, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
August 2013
Saturday, August 17th
- Arboretum Volunteer Work Event
- Prairie Seed Collecting
- 9:00 am, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
Wednesday, August 21st
- Moonrise on the Prairie: Arboretum Field Trip
- 7:00 pm, Arboretum Office, 710 Three Oaks Drive
September 2013
Saturday, September 21st
- Arboretum Volunteer Work Event
- River Clean Up
- 9:00 am, Lower Arboreutm Entrance - Near West Gym
October 2013
Saturday, October 19th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help restore the forests of the Upper Arboretum by removing invasive shrubs.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
Friday, October 25th
- Fall Arb Walk
- Join the Carleton Student Naturalists for a tour of Fall in the Arboretum.
- 4:00 pm, Kiosk in front of the Recreation Center
November 2013
Saturday, November 2nd
- Forest Restoration in the Lower Arboretum
- Curious about the recent clearing in the Lower Arboretum? Learn about our work to make room for new native forest.
- 2:00 pm, Canada Avenue Parking lot, near the Iron Bridge
Saturday, November 9th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help protect young trees from winter deer browse.
- 1:30 pm, Upper Arboretum
January 2014
Wednesday, January 8th
- The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness
- Writer and professor Paul Bogard '89 speaks on his book "The End of Night: Preserving Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light"
- 7:00 pm, Boliou 104
Saturday, January 18th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help remove invasive shrubs from the forests of the Upper Arboretum
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
February 2014
Saturday, February 1st
- Luminary Night Ski
- Candlelight Ski to benefit the Northfield High School Cross Country Ski Team
- 6:00 pm, Behind Recreation Center - Upper Arboertum Trails
Saturday, February 15th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Activity to be announced.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
Friday, February 21st
- Student Naturalists Snowshoe Walk
- Visit the Arboretum with the Student Naturalists on snowshoes! Look for tracks of Bigfoot and other Arb critters.
- 3:30 pm, Kiosk in front of the Recreation Center
Tuesday, February 25th
- Snowshoe Walk Under the Stars -Cancelled!!
- Join Arboretum Director Nancy Braker and Astronomer Joel Weisberg for an Arb Snowshoe Walk Under the Stars.
- 6:45 pm, Carleton Recreation Center
March 2014
Saturday, March 15th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Help clear the forests of the Upper Arb of invasive trees and shrubs.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
April 2014
Saturday, April 12th
- Prescribed Burning on Private Lands Workshop
- A workshop to familiarize private landowners with prescribed burning in grasslands.
- 9:00 am, Arboretum Office
Saturday, April 26th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Celebrate Earth Day with Shrub planting along Spring Creek!
- 1:00 pm, Upper Arboretum
May 2014
Saturday, May 17th
- Arboretum Spring Bird Count
- Join the annual spring bird count to tally all birds seen and heard!
- 6:00 am, Arboretum Office
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Activity to be announced.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
July 2014
Saturday, July 19th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Activity to be announced.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
August 2014
Saturday, August 16th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Activity to be announced.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
September 2014
Saturday, September 20th
- Arboretum Volunteer Event
- Activity to be announced.
- 9:00 am, Upper Arboretum
