February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2

(Please register for each program separately)

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics include looking for and identifying tracks in the snow, learning how plants survive the winter, visiting the bees at the apiary and more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2

(Please register for each program separately)

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics include looking for and identifying tracks in the snow, learning how plants survive the winter, visiting the bees at the apiary and more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2

(Please register for each program separately)

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics include looking for and identifying tracks in the snow, learning how plants survive the winter, visiting the bees at the apiary and more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

Yes, it’s the dead of winter, but that doesn’t prevent you from planning for (and even starting) an entire year of delicious edibles right from your own home & garden. Join us as Education Director, Dr. Mark Miller, examines tools and techniques to extend your edibles growing season from just summer to the whole year ‘round. Explore the wondrous world of seeds, find out which edibles can be grown indoors and learn which fruits and vegetables do best in our area. Let the eating begin!

Program Fee

Calling all adult Pittsburgh Botanic Garden members and volunteers! Join us at the Garden for a book club to discuss works on the wondrous and sometimes wacky world of plants, nature and the environment. Read the book ahead of time and come ready to share your point of view. Selections will vary and discussions are sure to be lively! Mingle with fellow members, discuss interesting ideas and form new friendships. Free to members and volunteers, but pre-registration is required.

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Friday, February 18  |  1:00 – 2:00pm

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature

Winner of the 2017 Southern Book Prize and the Reed Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center, finalist for the John Burroughs Medal, and named a “Best Scholarly Book of the Decade” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“In me, there is the red of miry clay, the brown of spring floods, the gold of ripening tobacco. I am, in the deepest sense, colored.” From these fertile soils—of love, land, identity, family, and race—emerges The Home Place, a big-hearted, unforgettable memoir by ornithologist J. Drew Lanham.

Winter is a wonderful time to get outdoors and experience geocaching. Learn the basics of geocaching and explore the Garden as you follow clues to find hidden caches. Bring your own device, or borrow one of ours. Each child (ages 8+) must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for Scouts BSA (as part of the Geocaching Badge) and Girl Scouts (Junior Geocacher Badge).

Program Fee

Members $10, Nonmembers $15

(One adult is included with each registration)

Registration may be limited to maintain social distancing. Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces.

February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2

(Please register for each program separately)

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics include looking for and identifying tracks in the snow, learning how plants survive the winter, visiting the bees at the apiary and more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

What makes a good nature photo? How can you make great photos even better? These are the basic questions that renowned photographer, Scott Goldsmith, will explore in the gardens and woodlands of Pittsburgh Botanic Garden in its uniquely beautiful winter splendor. Techniques described will include working in a blind and remote camera work – using your mind as an important tool will be emphasized over technical/equipment topics. Geared toward intermediate and advanced photographers. All attendees must bring a camera with a removable compact flash card or SD card (no smart phones). Dress for the weather as the class includes indoor instruction, outdoor field work and class critique.

Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces at the Garden.

Program Fee:

Members $65  |  Nonmembers $80

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Members: To receive your discount, make sure that you have registered for our website. Then Sign In (located in the upper right-hand corner) so that you receive your Membership discount when you check out.

February 2, 9, 16, 23 & March 2

(Please register for each program separately)

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics include looking for and identifying tracks in the snow, learning how plants survive the winter, visiting the bees at the apiary and more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

Have you ever wondered how glass art is made? Pittsburgh Glass Center is bringing their mobile kiln to the Garden for a day of furnace-fired fun as artists from PGC mold molten glass into works of art before your eyes. The Hot Wheels demonstrations will take place in the Peirce Courtyard Garden outside of the Welcome Center.

Program Fee

Included with admission

Second Nature, an exhibition of glass art by artists from Pittsburgh Glass Center, is on display starting November 11, 2021 in the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Welcome Center.

More info about Pittsburgh Glass Center:

pittsburghglasscenter.org/

One of the hottest trends in public horticulture is including attractive edible plants in annual plantings. Gone are the days when your fruits and vegetables were relegated to the back forty. Join us as Education Director, Dr. Mark Miller, examines best practices, pretty planting combinations, choosing beautiful edibles and companion planting, among other concepts. The lecture will be followed by a container planting demonstration.

Program Fee

Owls are amazing nocturnal birds that inhabit our woodlands. Learn about the types of owls found in western Pennsylvania, their habitat, and behavior. Join Shane Miller, Environmental Education Specialist with the PA Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources, and PBG Staff in a guided walk through the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden woodlands to listen for these birds. Accompanied children ages 8+ must have the ability to hike a mile, stand still and be very quiet. Suitable for Scouts.

Program Fee

Members: Adults $15, Children $8

Nonmembers: Adults $20, Children $12

Program suitable for children age 8-17.

Registration may be limited to maintain social distancing. Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces.

(Wednesdays) March 30 & April 6, 13, 20, 27

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics range from ephemeral flowers in the forest and the magic of leaves unfolding, to birds coming north to nest and much more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

(Wednesdays) March 30 & April 6, 13, 20, 27

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics range from ephemeral flowers in the forest and the magic of leaves unfolding, to birds coming north to nest and much more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

(Wednesdays) March 30 & April 6, 13, 20, 27

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics range from ephemeral flowers in the forest and the magic of leaves unfolding, to birds coming north to nest and much more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

Join Doug Oster from Gardening with Doug, and Keith S. Kaiser, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Executive Director, for a walk through our gardens and woodlands to view and learn about spring-blooming shrubs.

$35 Members | $45 Nonmembers

Program fee includes lunch and all-day Admission to the Garden.

Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Program registration may be limited to ensure proper social distancing.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Members: To receive your discount, make sure that you have registered for our website. Then Sign In (located in the upper right-hand corner) so that you receive your Membership discount when you check out.

(Wednesdays) March 30 & April 6, 13, 20, 27

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics range from ephemeral flowers in the forest and the magic of leaves unfolding, to birds coming north to nest and much more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

Young Artists in the Garden will provide activities like coloring, reading books, making a craft and playing games. Each week, a new garden-related theme will be explored. Join the fun in the Weisbrod Learning Pavilion, located in the Garden of the Five Senses.

Book: TBD

Activity: TBD

Program Fee:

This program is free for all visitors to the Garden with the price of regular daily admission.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Members: To receive your discount, make sure that you have registered for our website. Then Sign In (located in the upper right-hand corner) so that you receive your Membership discount when you check out.

(Wednesdays) March 30 & April 6, 13, 20, 27

Connecting with nature is essential to child development, sparking creativity and imagination – and winter is a terrific time to get outdoors and explore nature. Each week, a Pittsburgh Botanic Garden educator will lead a group outdoors in search of adventure examining a different winter theme! Topics range from ephemeral flowers in the forest and the magic of leaves unfolding, to birds coming north to nest and much more. Each visit will be outdoors and will include a story reading and time for free play.

Please provide appropriate outdoor gear including boots, jackets, and snow pants. Masks and social distancing are required while indoors. Program suitable for children ages 3-6, each child (including siblings) must be registered and one adult caregiver must be present per 3 children.

Program Fee

Join Doug Oster from Gardening with Doug, and Keith S. Kaiser, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Executive Director, for a walk through our gardens and woodlands to view and learn about herbaceous perennials of summer.

$35 Members | $45 Nonmembers

Program fee includes lunch and all-day Admission to the Garden.

Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Program registration may be limited to ensure proper social distancing.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Members: To receive your discount, make sure that you have registered for our website. Then Sign In (located in the upper right-hand corner) so that you receive your Membership discount when you check out.

Join Doug Oster from Gardening with Doug, and Keith S. Kaiser, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Executive Director, for a walk through our gardens and woodlands to view and learn about seasonal plants in the garden.

$35 Members | $45 Nonmembers

Program fee includes lunch and all-day Admission to the Garden.

Masks and social distancing are required in all indoor spaces at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Program registration may be limited to ensure proper social distancing.

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Members: To receive your discount, make sure that you have registered for our website. Then Sign In (located in the upper right-hand corner) so that you receive your Membership discount when you check out.