Guided Field Trips

Kentucky Children's Garden Field Trips

Grades: K-2

Cost: $3 per person (including children and adults)

Time: 2 hours (Wednesdays from 10am-12pm during the spring and fall when the Kentucky Children's Garden is not open to the public)

Group Size: 50-115

Rotate through fun and educational stations throughout the Kentucky Children's Garden. For more information on the lessons we offer by grade and Kentucky Academic Standard alignment, please see our Field Trip Education Stations List. To register, contact us for available dates and fill out the Field Trip Request Form.

Tree Stewards

Grades: 6-12

Cost: $3 per person (including children and adults)

Time: 2 hours 

Group Size: 15-50

During this field trip, students will visit The Arboretum to learn how trees provide ecosystem services including how they can help reduce the effects of climate change. They will tour the grounds as well as use professional forestry tools to measure the amount of carbon stored by the trees at The Arboretum. To register, contact us using the information at the bottom of this page. 

Invasive Species Service Learning Project

Grades: 6-12

Cost: $3 per person (including children and adults)

Time: 2 hours 

Group Size: 15-50

During this field trip, students will visit The Arboretum to learn about invasive species. Students will learn about common characteristics of invasive species, go on a tour of The Arboretum Woods to learn about Winter Creeper, a major management issue in our region. Students will take action by completing a service learning project to help remove some Winter Creeper from trees in the woods. To register, contact us using the information at the bottom of this page. 

 Direct questions or event inquiries to arboretum@uky.edu.