Guided Tours and Hikes
In addition to our regular Saturday tours of the Display Gardens and monthly tours of Coker Arboretum (see sidebar), we offer occasional guided hikes and walks to other special natural areas or campus locales. These hikes and tours are listed below. (If you would like to arrange for a special private tour of the Botanical Garden Grounds, Coker Arboretum, or Battle Park for your group, please see the Scheduling Tours page.)
Unless otherwise indicated, the following tours/hikes require pre-registration and cost a small fee. Please call 919-962-0522 to register. Tours and hikes are listed below in date order.
Peak of Autumn at Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 1 - 4 pm
Guide: Ed Harrison, Naturalist
Take a walk through the colorful fall landscape of this remnant 84-acre diabase glade and Piedmont prairie in northwest Durham, surrounded on three sides by the Eno River. Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, managed by the North Carolina Botanical Garden, encompasses mature forests as well as remnant prairies with numerous regionally rare plants. Early November is generally the peak of fall color season in the Piedmont. Ed Harrison, naturalist and Penny's Bend Management Committee member, is your guide. Fee: $8 (Botanical Garden members $6). You must pre-register by calling 962-0522; directions given when you register. (Please Note: Involves walking on uneven terrain.)
Return to the EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS page to find other public programs, such as Lectures, Classes and Workshops, Art in the Garden.
Last updated by Laura Cotterman on October 01, 2009 at 10:37:28 am.
