The Dawes Arboretum is a protected natural haven where everyday adventurers escape the ordinary.
Our Spring Plant Sale will be back on April 26 from 10am to 2pm for guests to shop plants for their landscapes! This event coincides with our annual Arbor Day Festival so attendees can enjoy the…
The 2025 History Center Exhibit, Dedicated, features stories of staff who helped cultivate the beautiful gardens, natural aresas and towering trees that dot our nearly 100-year-old landscape. Read…
This week, The Dawes Arboretum is proud to participate in Two Lights for Tomorrow, a commemorative event honoring the bravery of American patriots who rode on the eve of the revolution. While Paul…
Join us on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10am-2pm for The Dawes Arboretum's 32nd annual Arbor Day Festival & Spring Plant Sale. Admission is free all day thanks to our presenting sponsor…
The skin of salamanders is thin, filled with glands that secrete mucus to keep the skin moist, which is important for skin respiration and thermoregulation. The mucus barrier protects them from…
Written by Leslie Wagner, HistorianA trip to the Big Cypress Swamp in the Everglades likely reminded Beman of a letter from State Forester Edmund Seacrest in 1925 suggesting plantings of bald-cypress…
It's Salamander Season at Dawes! Don't miss out on your opportunity to learn more about this incredible phenomenon that occurs in our Cypress Swamp!The Great Mole Salamander Migration Program | Date…
Camp Dawes 2025 will be here in no time! Join us this summer to explore, learn and have fun on our grounds. We will have something for every age range (5-14) that will spark curiosity regarding the…
The Dawes Arboretum is best known for the trees planted on our grounds and the different collections we house that you might not see growing in your backyard. With that, different ecosystems are…
2024 has brought on many new challenges and new achievements at The Dawes Arboretum. We welcomed our new Executive Director Stephanie Crockatt, hosted David Rogers' traveling exhibit Big Bugs and…
