Join Washoe County for a free educational talk co-hosted by the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and the Desert Research Institute. Learn about local research that aims to strengthen our understanding of wildfires.
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
Whether you want to add a few spring bulbs to your current landscape or you want to plant an entire blooming spring garden, this event will have everything you need.
Learn to document your gardening journey and enhance your connection with plants in new ways using 18th-century techniques with Kell Kittell.
Join Julie Baum for Forest Therapy Walks this fall! Julie is training to become a forest therapy guide, and is so excited to provide the people of Reno with this service.
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
Learn about some of the 220 species of woody plants located on the grounds of your arboretum.
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
Experience an early morning walk as Lauren Whitenack guides us in exploring the varied habitat in and around the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden, observing different bird species, wildlife and more.
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
Join us Tuesday mornings to explore the environment through stories, crafts, and some free exploration time!
The May Arboretum Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to the life, growth, and long term sustainability of the Wilbur D. May Arboretum, your arboretum, at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in beautiful downtown Reno. Events, education, lectures and workshops enrich our members, our city, and our society as a whole.
Wilbur D. May Arboretum Hours
Spring/Summer: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Fall (Day after Labor Day to fall time change): 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Winter (Fall time change to spring time change): 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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