On Saturday, Jan. 24, plan for a day of fresh air and family fun at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for the annual Tree Talk Winter Walk. Admission is free at this event from 9 a.m. – 5 pm. Celebrate Texas trees while learning about tree care, browsing a selection of native trees for sale, taking a guided walk, and enjoying lots of really fun activities for kids such as climbing trees, building forts and much more.
During the day, there will be Scavenger Hunts for families, and TreeFolks is providing free native tree saplings to those who complete the scavenger hunt. Check out all of the other fun schedule for the day:
— Activities for Kids:
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Kids’ Tree Climb sponsored by They Might Be Monkeys! Texas Tree & Land Co.
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Fort Building
- 10 a.m. — Storytime by the fire pit
- 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt
- Discovery Tables (featuring trees, leaves, berries, bark, bird nests)
- Count Tree Rings
- What Comes from a Tree?
— Schedule of Walk & Talks:
- 10 a.m. — Urban Forests with Brad Hamel, Texas Forest Service
- 11 a.m. — Fire Ecology, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- 12 p.m. — Tree Planting Demonstration, TreeFolks
- 1 p.m. — Heritage Trees with Damon Waitt, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- 2 p.m. — Preparing Trees for Extreme Summer Heat with Don Gardener, Consulting Arborist
- 3 p.m. — Oak Wilt with Chris Dolan, City of Austin
— Tree & Shrub Sale:
Winter is a great time to plant trees. Please bring a wagon to load up your plants. (Cash or checks preferred.)
— The Store & Cafe:
- Thomas Koschmieder will be discussing and signing his Common Tree & Shrub Leaves of Central Texas Guide from 1 – 4 p.m.
- All tree books & walking sticks are 20% off on this day only.
- The Cafe will be in the Arboretum with hot beverages and snack for sale (cash only).
Have fun!
