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Attracting Birds to Your Property

Learn how to support native bird populations through feeding techniques and bird houses. You will also learn how to attract certain species to your property through specific bird feeders and how to repel or eliminate invasive bird species.

About Honeybees

Interested in bees or beekeeping? Or perhaps you just want to learn more about the dramatic impact that honeybees have on the world around us and what you can do to help.

Native Legume Growing Workshop

Legumes play a special role in nature because they have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen. The arboretum's Naturalist will teach participants how to best grown legumes from seed.

Pruning 101 and Advanced Pruning Techniques (Two-Day Workshop)

The Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest is excited to host a two-day hands-on pruning workshop. George Brenn, owner of Four Seasons Landscaping in Valparaiso and Chairman of the Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Program, will guide participants through classroom instruction and field demonstrations.

Learn-N-Burn Prescribed Fire Workshop

Interested in learning more about how prescribed fire can be used to improve your property? Join Forestry and Wildlife professionals for an introduction to prescribed fire.

Volunteer Work Day

Join us every second Saturday to help us with restoring our native habitat, weeding in the garden or with mulching the trails.

Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Hike

Come join the naturalist at Gabis Arboretum and ID all the spring wildflowers we can find including trillium, bloodroot and many others.

Arbor Day Celebration

Join us for our 10th annual ceremonial tree planting, nature crafts, and a hike to learn about the arboretum’s tree collection.