Members Only Special Events

Enjoy special events & before or after hours access!

Early Bird Saturdays: year-round 

We offer special sunrise hours for our members and volunteers on the third Saturday of each month, as weather permits. Opening time is 7 a.m. Please bring your membership card for check-in at the front gate.

Early mornings are a wonderful time in our gardens, ideal for photography, birding, and quiet enjoyment of nature. If you would like to join us, become a member today!

Take a few minutes to listen to this lush soundscape, recorded at sunrise in our gardens by Campus Natural Reserve Manager Alex Jones.

Evening Hours in the gardens 

In appreciation of you, our Arboretum members, we were thrilled to invite all current members to enjoy another series of "Evening Hours in the garden" on the 3rd Thursdays of July, August, September and October, 2025, 5:30 to 8pm. 

By popular request, this special Members-only series gives you access to the gardens during the early evening when the angle of the sun is at its best for photography, birding and watching wildlife peruse for food before settling in for the night.  Bring binoculars, a camera, walking sticks or a picnic blanket & basket of your favorite summertime foods. Or simply bring yourself and enjoy the early evening calm and sunlight in the gardens.  After closing the Arboretum at 5pm we will reopen the front gate at 5:30pm. Please bring your current Arboretum Membership card to show a staff member at the Entrance. You can bring up to 2 friends who are not (yet) current members to Evening Hours in the Garden.