ELOISE BUTLER Wildfower Garden & Bird Sanctuary

PROGRAMS

MINNEAPOLIS PARK & RECREATION BOARD

T H E O D O R E W I R T H P A R K

JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2019

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The Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden and Bird Sanctuary is 112 years old this year. In 1907, the Wildfower Garden was founded with a vision to create a dynamaic

and beautiful naturalistic, native plant focused garden for nature enthusiasts of all ages to enjoy. Te founder, Eloise Butler, was a school teacher who wanted to create a special sanctuary that students of nature could visit to learn about the intricacies and wonders of the native plants of our region. Now over a century later, her incredible legacy lives on.

Free public Wildfower Garden programs take place on the weekends and during the week. Find a date that works well for you on the calendar on pages 8-13. Te Nature Tots preschool programs are a great way for younger visitors to take delight in the Garden’s enchantment. Explore the Wildfower Garden at nightfall during one of the full moon and new moon hikes to see the Garden from a whole diferent perspective.

Wildfower Garden Naturalists will also be leading nature-focused tours April-October in Regional Parks across the city. See page 14 for more informa-tion on these opportunities.

If you are interested in scheduling a feld trip or guided tour, contact the Wildfower Garden’s Program Coordinator at 612-499-9244 or send an email to ebwg@minneapolisparks.org for more information.

Stay in touch with the latest happenings at the Wildfower Garden on Facebook and online at www.minneapolisparks.org/ebwg.

We look forward to seeing you at the Wildfower Garden this season. Enjoy!

Wildfower Garden Open April 1-October 15: 7 days a week October 15-31: weekends

Garden Hours: 7:30 am to one hour before sunset Visitor Shelter Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10am to one hour before sunset Sunday: noon to one hour before sunset

Family Fun! Adventure Back-packs flled with activities your family can do together are available to use while visiting the Garden. Stop in to the Visitor Shelter to borrow a backpack during your next visit. You can also borrow one of our Garden Scavenger Hunts for a fun way to explore the Garden with your family.

Forgot your binoculars? We have binoculars in the Visitor Shelter for you to borrow.

The Garden parking lot is a pay lot with a Pay and Display parking system. If you have a Minneapolis Parks Parking Permit sticker, you may park in any parking space. Non-permit holders may park in any space and use the pay box to pay for your parking ($1/hour, $4/ day). Payment receipts must be displayed on your car’s dashboard to be valid.

Thank you to Erin Hartman and Troy Johnson for providing the plant photos in this guide.

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NaturalistLed HIKES & TOURS

A Heroine’s History Join a Garden Naturalist on a tour of the Wildfower Garden and learn about the rich history of the nation’s oldest public wildfow-er garden and its founding mother and frst curator, Eloise Butler.

Berries, Drupes & Other Fruits Many visitors come to see the spring wild-fowers, yet in late summer that the fowers of spring have fully transformed into glorious fruits. Explore fascinating fruit topics includ-ing: fruit formation, edibility of native plant fruits, and uses by animals and humans.

Birding Basics Beginning birders will learn a few techniques and tips for success with binoculars and feld guides and will discover what to look for when identifying birds in the feld. Bring binoculars or borrow ours.

Birding Stroll Join a Garden Naturalist for a birding-focused stroll on the garden trails. Learn a few techniques and tips for success with binoculars to look for and identify birds in the garden. Bring binoculars or borrow ours.

Dragonfies and Butterfies Learn about the beautiful dragonfy, the ma-jestic butterfy, and other incredible insects. Join a Naturalist on an insect-flled tour of the Garden!

Early Birders New birders and those with a little more experience are welcome to join our Garden Naturalist Saturday mornings. We'll learn about bird identifcation, birding by ear, bird behavior and habitats. Bring binoculars and feld guide or borrow ours.

Fabulous Ferns Ferns are a fascinating group of plants that are one of the oldest types of plants still growing on Earth today! Take a guided hike out to Fern Glen and learn to better identify these fabulous ferns from one of our Garden Naturalists.

Family Garden Hike Meet up with other families on a hike led by a Garden Naturalist. Explore the Gar-den through movement, stories and play in a hike that is fun for the whole family.

Garden Storytime Families can join a Garden Naturalist each Wednesday or Saturday morning for a diferent nature themed story each week at a diferent spot in the Garden. Meet at the shelter.

Magic & Medicine of the Garden Discover the magic of the Summer Solstice as you explore the trails with a Garden Naturalist. Learn the folklore behind the traditional uses of wild medicinal plants.

*9OLJpQVnvyRz Forest Bathing Come to the Garden and try forest bathing. Soak up the sights, sounds, and smells of the Garden’s natural setting to promote physio-logical and psychological health. It will give you an opportunity to slow down, appreciate things that can only be heard or seen when moving slowly and take a break from the stress of everyday life. The program will be offered every other Tuesday morning, beginning June 18, throughout the summer. Meet at the Garden’s front gate. Cost: $5 per participant

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Prairie Wildfower Tour Tour the prairie and discover beautiful fowers and grasses. Learn about the histo-ry of prairies in Minnesota, how the prairie garden was created, and the methods used to maintain this lovely landscape.

Quaking Bog Tour Discover what makes a bog unique and what adaptations plants need to survive in this wetland environment. Meet at the Quaking Bog parking lot.

Wetland Wildfower Tour Join a Naturalist in the wetland to see the Showy Lady’s Slipper in bloom and to learn about the many species of wildfowers along the boardwalk trail.

Wildfower Walk Join a Garden Naturalist on a wildfower- focused walk in the Garden. Learn about and look for wildfowers of summer such as lady’s slipper, wild blue indigo, cone-fowers and more.

Citizen Science: Bumble Bee Surveys Free, family-friendly event 3 Saturdays this summer

Volunteer with Elaine Evans, an entomologist from the U of M's Bee Lab to gently catch,

identify, and release bumble bees. Find out how many bumble bee species are in the Wildfower Garden and search for the seldom seen rusty-patch bumble bee! No experi-ence necessary. Meet at the Visitor Shelter.

Saturdays: June 29, 1-2:30 pm + July 20, 10:30am - Noon + August 17, 1-2:30 pm

Family and Friends Day at the Wildfower Garden Sunday, June 9, 10am-4pm Come one, come all to see the Showy Lady’s Slipper in bloom! Enjoy lady’s slipper themed activities throughout the day including screen printing to create your own lady slipper poster with artists from La Luchadora from 10am-2pm. Tere will be a story time and a walk with author Phyllis Root at 10 and 11am, and a reading from her Plant a Pocket of Prairie and Searching for Minnesota's Native Wildfowers, plus so much more!

Tis Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board program is ofered with support from Garden volunteers and the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc.

La Luchadora is a paleta (poster)-inspired cart with an interactive mobile screen printer.

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In the Garden SPECIAL WALKS &EVENTS

Special Days at The Garden

SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION Friday, June 21 8-9:30pm

Welcome the arrival of summer with a bonfre and festive treats during a special evening event at the Garden! Bring a friend to revel in the earthy, evening air while searching for frefies in the prairie and learn more about this magical time of year.

4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Tursday, July 4

Celebrate Independence Day at the Garden with the family during our Family Garden Hike at 11am, learn a little history of the Garden with a Walking History Tour at 1pm, explore our Quaking Bog at 4 pm, or go for a Birding Stroll at 6pm.

ELOISE BUTLER BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Saturday, August 3 10am-6pm

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Join us as we celebrate the life of our founder, Eloise Butler! Walk the trails, listen to the birds and brush up on your history of early days of Minneapolis. Light refreshments will be served in the Visitor Shelter.

Full & New Moon Hikes

Hikes are led by Garden Naturalists Cost: $5/person

Enjoy a nighttime tour of the Wildfower Garden with Garden Naturalists. Meet at the Garden’s front gate. Advance registration is required. Find registration information on page 8.

FULL MOON GARDEN HIKE Sunday, June 16 8:45-9:45pm Full Strawberry Moon Hike

Monday, July 15 8:45-9:45pm Full Buck Moon Hike

Wednesday, August 14 8:15-9:15pm Full Sturgeon Moon Hike

Take a twilight tour of the Garden and discover the magic of being in our Sanctuary after the sun has set. We'll look for bats, listen for owls and see what other delights we can fnd under the glow of a full moon.

NEW MOON CREATURES OF THE NIGHT HIKE Monday, June 3 8:45-9:45pm

Tuesday, July 2 8:45-9:45pm

Wednesday, July 31 8:45-9:45pm

Friday, August 30 8-9pm

Experience the Garden at nightfall. Learn how to fne tune and use your senses while you discover the sights, sounds and smells of the Garden after dark. We’ll listen and look for bats, nighthawks, owls, insects, mushrooms that glow in the dark and more!

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In the Garde n CHILDREN & FAMILY PROGRAMS

Nature Tots Led by Garden Naturalists Cost: $5/per child, caregivers free

Bring your favorite adult along to explore nature with you. Nature Tots is appropriate for children ages 2 to 5 years old and will include an outdoor hike, activity and craft. Advance registra-tion is encouraged. Adults need not register. Find registration information on page 8.

TURTLE TALES Tuesday, June 4 10:30-11:30 am What makes turtles so unique? In this class, we’ll investigate these amphibious creatures with a hike through their habitat, a turtle craft, and we’ll even get to meet a turtle! We will also read the book Turtle Splash! by Cathryn Falwell.

LIFE OF THE LADY’S SLIPPER Tuesday, June 11 10:30-11:30 am Have you ever wondered what makes the Lady’s Slipper (Minnesota’s state fower) so special? We’ll learn why so many people get excited to see this unique fower, and then we’ll read Te Legend of the Ladyslipper by Lise Lunge-Larson and Margi Preus. We will also explore the garden for inspiration to make our own fowers.

SUNNY SUMMER SOLSTICE Tuesday, June 18 10:30-11:30 am Celebrate the summer solstice this week! We’ll do a sun-themed experiment, read about how cultures around the world celebrate the solstice, and play sun-themed games! We’ll use our imaginations to ob-serve shadows while hiking in the garden.

BUSY BEES Tuesday, June 25 10:30-11:30 am Find out what keeps bees so busy and learn why bees are important to our Garden. We’ll make a bee craft, go on a bee hike, do a bee dance and listen to a story by Eric Carle called Te Honeybee and the Robber.

FROGS AND TOADS Tuesday, July 2 10:30-11:30 am Leaping frogs and hopping toads can be found all over the Garden. We will look for these fun amphibians, make some of our own frog footprints and hear a story called A Frog Ting by Eric Drachman.

SIX-LEGGED FRIENDS Tuesday, July 9 10:30-11:30 am Do you like bugs? We’ll go to the prairie and look for all types of insects – dragonfies, butterfies, beetles, leaf bugs, stick bugs, and more. We will learn why insects are so im-portant for our fowers. You will make your own buzzing insect and listen to a story that is all about insects.

HOMESCHOOL DAYS Tursday, June 6, 1-3pm – Ornithology Tursday, Aug 1, 1-3pm – Quaking Bog

Homeschoolers ages 5-13 are invited to join a Garden Naturalist for an in-depth look at our favorite Garden topics. Homeschool days are for students and an adult. $5/student. Advance registration is encouraged (see page 8). Adults need not register, children only.

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FEATHERED FRIENDS Tuesday, July 16 10:30-11:30 am It’s high summer and time to get to know our feathered friends! Bring your keen eyes and ears on a hike to look and listen for birds with our very own decorated binocu-lars! We'll learn more about birds with a sto-ry and then take our binoculars on the trail for a bird hike. How many diferent birds do you think we’ll see? Join us to fnd out!

ANIMAL HOMES Tuesday, July 23 10:30-11:30 am From foxes and woodpeckers to turtles and dragonfies, this week we’ll explore all the diferent places that animals live! We’ll read a story about animal homes; use our senses to look up, down, and all around for animals at the Garden; and then make our own animal habitats.

SUPERB S-S-SNAKES Tuesday, July 30 10:30-11:30 am Whether you think snakes are super cool – or you’re not totally convinced yet – you’ll get to explore the lives of these reptiles this week at the garden. We’ll go on a hike while reading I Don’t Like Snakes by Nicola Davies, make a snake craft, and then (if you’d like), you’ll get to meet a snake!

RAINBOW IN THE GARDEN Tuesday, August 6 10:30-11:30 am Can you fnd all the colors of the rainbow at the Wildfower Garden? Tis week, we’ll try! Join us to see how many colorful plants and critters we can fnd! We’ll go for a rainbow hike, read the book Green, and do an art project using all the colors of the rainbow.

Nature Tots programs are appropriate for children ages 2 to 5 years old and include an outdoor hike, activity and craft. Space is limited for these popular programs, and advance registration is encouraged. Find registration information on page 8.

BEAUTIFUL BERRIES Tuesday, August 13 10:30-11:30 am Have you ever wondered why plants grow berries? Or what those berries look like on the inside? We’ll go for a hike to explore plants with berries, read a story about ber-ries, and make a tasty berry-themed craft!

MAJESTIC MONARCHS Tuesday, August 20 10:30-11:30 am Let’s learn all about our Minnesota state butterfy – the Monarch! Tese amazing insects start their lives as tiny eggs and transform themselves from hungry caterpil-lars to beautiful winged migrators. Explore the Garden looking for monarchs and a few of the other types of butterfies fitting about, and listen to a story called Are You a Butterfy? by Judy Allen.

ART IN THE GARDEN Tuesday, August 27 10:30-11:30 am We’ll spend our time drawing, painting, and photographing the landscape and plants of the Wildfower Garden. We’ll pause to read a story about other artists who were inspired by their own landscapes and then spend more time creating art in the garden.

hike. Come for one, or both! See pages the Garden with a naturalist-guided 11am and allows families to experience Our Family Garden Hike begins at every Saturday—and stay for a hike! for Garden Storytime at 10:30am Families can join a Garden Naturalist

Storytime and Family Hike

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Events in the Garden June 2019

Saturday, June 1 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Quaking Bog Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, June 2 1-2pm Fabulous Ferns 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Monday, June 3 8:45-9:45pm New Moon Creatures of the Night *$5 per person

Tuesday, June 4 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Turtle Tales *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, June 5 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, June 6 1-3pm Homeschool Day: Ornithology *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, June 8 8:30-10am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Wetland Wildfower Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, June 9 10am-4pm Family and Friends Day at the Wildfower Garden 1-2pm Wetland Wildfower Tour 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, June 11 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Life of the Lady’s Slipper *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

HOW TO REGISTER Pre-payment of fees for Nature Tots, Homeschool Days, Forest Bathing, Full Moon & New Moon tours are required. All other tours are free and we ask that you register for them in advance.

Online at www.minneapolisparks.org using ActiveNet (credit card payment)

In person at the Visitor Shelter in the Wildfower Garden (checks payable to Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden)

*Special class at the Garden—see descriptions on pages 5-7

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Wednesday, June 12 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, June 13 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, June 15 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Wetland Wildfower Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, June 16 1-2pm Magic and Medicine of the Garden 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk 8:45-9:45pm Full Strawberry Moon Hike *$5 per person

Tuesday, June 18 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Sunny Summer Solstice *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, June 19 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, June 20 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Friday, June 21 8-9:30pm Summer Solstice Celebration

Saturday, June 22 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Magic and Medicine of the Garden 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, June 23 1-2pm Birding Basics 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, June 25 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Busy Bees *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, June 26 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, June 27 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, June 29 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Fabulous Ferns 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, June 30 1-2pm Quaking Bog Tour 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

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July 2019

Tuesday, July 2 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Frogs and Toads *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk 8:45-9:45pm New Moon Creatures of the Night *$5 per person

Wednesday, July 3 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, July 4 Independence Day 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-2pm A Heroine’s History–Walking History Tour 4-5pm Quaking Bog Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, July 6 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Tremendous Trees 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, July 7 1-2pm Birding Basics 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, July 9 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Six-legged Friends *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, July 10 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, July 11 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, July 13 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Berries, Drupes and Other Fruits 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, July 14 1-2pm Fabulous Ferns 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

*Special class at the Garden—see descriptions on pages 5-7 See 'How to Register' on page 8.

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Monday, July 15 8:45-9:45pm Full Buck Moon Hike *$5 per person

Tuesday, July 16 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Feathered Friends *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, July 17 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, July 18 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, July 20 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Quaking Bog Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, July 21 1-2pm Birding Basics 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, July 23 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Animal Homes *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, July 24 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, July 25 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, July 27 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Berries, Drupes and Other Fruits 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, July 28 1-2pm Dragonfies and Butterfies 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, July 30 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Superb S-s-snakes *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, July 31 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 8:45-9:45pm New Moon Creatures of the Night Hike *$5 per person

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August 2019

Thursday, August 1 1-3pm 6-6:45pm

Homeschool Day: Quaking Bog *$5 per student, caregiver free Birding Stroll

Saturday, August 3 7:30-9am Early Birders 10am-6pm Eloise Butler Birthday Celebration 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm A Heroine’s History–A Walking History Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, August 4 1-2pm Birding Basics 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, August 6 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Rainbow in the Garden *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, August 7 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, August 8 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, August 10 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Dragonfies and Butterfies 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, August 11 1-2pm Quaking Bog Tour 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, August 13 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Beautiful Berries *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, August 14 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 8:15-9:15pm Full Sturgeon Moon Hike *$5 per person

Thursday, August 15 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

*Special class at the Garden—see descriptions on pages 5-7 See 'How to Register' on page 8.

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Saturday, August 17 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Prairie Wildfower Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, August 18 1-2pm Birding Basics 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, August 20 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Majestic Monarchs *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, August 21 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, August 22 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Saturday, August 24 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Dragonfies and Butterfies 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Sunday, August 25 1-2pm Prairie Wildfower Tour 4-4:45pm Family Garden Hike 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Tuesday, August 27 7:30-9am Forest Bathing *$5 per person 10:30-11:30am Nature Tots–Art in the Garden *$5 per child, caregiver free 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

Wednesday, August 28 10:30-11am Garden Storytime

Thursday, August 29 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll

Friday, August 30 8-9pm New Moon Creatures of the Night *$5 per person

Saturday, August 31 7:30-9am Early Birders 10:30-11am Garden Storytime 11-11:45am Family Garden Hike 1-1:45pm Wildfower Walk 4-5pm Prairie Wildfower Tour 6-6:45pm Birding Stroll 6-6:45pm Wildfower Walk

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Wetland Boardwalk Completed!

The beautiful boardwalk through the wetland garden area has been completed and visitors are enjoying the extended boardwalk experience. Dry feet and a slightly ele-vated view along with a wonderful space to sit and gather makes this new addition an already popular feature for many Wildfower Garden visitors. The boardwalk project was completed with signifcant fnancial support from the Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Thank you to the Friends and to everyone who helped to make this project possible through your generosity of spirit and resources.

Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden Florilegium on Display April 20 – October 31

Prints from the Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden Florilegium will be on display in the Martha Crone Visitors Shelter all season long. Stop by to see a rotating display of these beautiful works of art by artists from the MN School of Botanical Art. Each illustration portrays a plant from the Wildfower Garden’s plant collection and has been artfully painted to show scientifcally accurate features of the plant. More than 70 illustrations have now been created and gifted to the Minneapolis Park & Rec-reation Board from the artists involved with this legacy project. Tank you to everyone who has contributed and continues to work on these masterful pieces.

Join the Garden naturalists in the Minneapolis Regional Parks Join the Naturalists of the Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden in Minneapolis Regional Parks to learn about the birds, plants and natural history of our great urban green spaces.

TOURS AT ROBERTS BIRD SANCTUARY Roberts Bird Sanctuary is located in Lyndale Park. Te walks start at the wooden gazebo (above photo) adjacent to the parking lot of Roseway Road, ½ block northeast of Lake Harriet Parkway.

Join an interpretive naturalist on a walk through Roberts Bird Sanctuary to look for and learn about migratory and resident birds. Bring binoculars and a feld guide or borrow ours.

Wednesday on the Wing: a seasonal series of birding walks 6-7 pm, every third Wednesday from April-September

Summer dates: Wednesday, June 19, 6-7pm Wednesday, July 17, 6-7pm Wednesday, August 21, 6-7pm

TOURS AT MINNEHAHA REGIONAL PARK Meet at the bridge overlooking Minnehaha Falls across from SeaSalt restaurant. Naturalist will have a sign that reads “MPRB Regional Park Tour starts here.”

Marvelous Nature Mondays: a seasonal series of nature walks 5-6 pm, every frst Monday from April-October

Summer dates: Monday, June 3, 5-6pm – Wildfowers Monday, July 1, 5-6pm – Summer Tree ID Monday, August 5, 5-6pm – Geology of Minnehaha Falls

HOW TO REGISTER FOR REGIONAL PARKS TOURS Regional Tours are free although we ask that you register for them in advance.

E Register online at minneapolisparks.org.

E Call the Eloise Butler Wildfower Garden at 612.370.4903 to register.

E Simply show up! If the tour is full, priority will be given to advance registrations.

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No dogs or pets (service animals only)

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No trail running

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