As the warm dry days and cool nights begin, Fall presents the perfect time to harvest native plant seeds, a sustainable practice that not only preserves seeds at the local level, but helps build lasting relationships to the land and the birds, butterflies, moths, and other animals that depend on native plants for survival. Join MBGNA Native Plant Horticulturist Calla Butler as we collect seed and learn the process for sustainable seed collection, care for seeds, and propagation plans to attract beautiful butterflies, birds, and other wildlife to your garden. This Wonder Walk has a registration of 30.  Please register to join.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays.  These walks are FREE, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. If we have a sizeable mixed-age group, we may separate into two sets to offer the same content at different levels of engagement.

Wednesday walks begin at 5:30 pm.  Sunday walks begin at 1:00 pm. We recommend gathering inside the lobby of Matthaei Botanical Gardens about 10 minutes before the start.