Squirrels

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Join us this Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2 pm to learn all about the different squirrel species in Louisiana and how and where they live, then take a short hike to look for some of our resident squirrels in the Arboretum.

The Arboretum Nature Center is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesday-Saturday. Beginning October 1st, 2019 it will be open Wednesday-Sunday. Trails can be accessed everyday from the old entrance at 4213 Chicot Park Rd. For more information call us at 337-363-6289 or email at arboretum@crt.la.gov

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Nature Programs for Sept. 21, 2019

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Saturday, Sept. 21  Nature for Kids at 10 am

Saturday, Sept. 21  Compass Scavenger Hunt at 2 pm

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Nature Programs for Sept. 14, 2019

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Saturday, Sept. 14  Bird Hike at 9 am

Saturday, Sept. 14  Hummingbirds at 2 pm

The Arboretum Nature Center is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesday-Saturday. Trails can be accessed everyday from the old entrance at 4213 Chicot Park Rd. For more information call us at 337-363-6289 or email at arboretum@crt.la.gov

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Nature Programs for August 24, 2019

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Saturday,  August 24  Guided Canoe Tour at Chicot from 9-11am (call 337-363-6289 to register)

Saturday, August 24  Nature Video at 2 pm at Arboretum Nature Center

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Nature Programs for August 17, 2019

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August, Tues-Sat.  Contemporary Fiber Arts Exhibit from 9am to 5pm

Saturday, August 17  Nature for Kids at 10 am

Saturday, August 17  Gardening for Butterflies and Moths at 2 pm

The Arboretum Nature Center is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesday-Saturday. Trails can be accessed everyday from the old entrance at 4213 Chicot Park Rd. For more information call us at 337-363-6289 or email at arboretum@crt.la.gov

 

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Nature Programs for August 10, 2019

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Saturday, August 10  Bird Hike at 9 am at the Arboretum Nature Center

Saturday, August 10  Nature Puppet Show at 2 pm at the Arboretum Nature Center

All of August, Tuesdays – Saturdays  CFAL Fiber Arts Exhibit  9am to 5pm

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Contemporary Fiber Arts Exhibit

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The Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana’s new exhibit “On the Nature of Poetry, On the Poetry of Nature” will be on display at the Arboretum Nature Center in August 2019.  The exhibit is free to the public and can be viewed Tues.-Sat. from 9am to 5pm. For more information please call 337-363-6289.

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Nature Programs for June 14-15, 2019

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Friday, June 14  Nature at Night:Owls at 8 pm

Saturday, June 15  Nature for Kids at 10 am

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Nature Programs for June 1, 2019

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Saturday, June 1  Become a Jr. Ranger at 10 am

Saturday, June 1  National Trails Day Hike at 2 pm

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Programs for Saturday, May 25, 2019

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Saturday, May 25  Turtles at 2 pm

The Arboretum Nature Center is open from 9am to 5pm Tuesday-Saturday. Trails can be accessed everyday from the old entrance at 4213 Chicot Park Rd. For more information call us at 337-363-6289 or email at arboretum@crt.la.gov

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