Support and enjoy the Arboretum
The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens was founded to keep the city at the forefront of environmental and ecological issues. A leader of environmentally sound community development, the Arboretum is an educational, recreational and cultural resource for the Kansas City region.
About 85 percent of the property is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems. The remaining portion includes traditional botanical gardens, the Environmental Education Visitors Center (EEVC) and maintenance facilities.
Our Arboretum was selected by KC Parent Magazine as a Family-Friendly Grand Prize winner in the magazine's 2008 Family Favorites poll. Results were tabulated from more than 300 ballots.
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Featured Event
1/28/2012 Join R. Craig Hensley, a long-time naturalist and educator, as he focuses on the native winter sparrows that inhabit our fields, roadsides and woodland edges. Learn handy tips on sorting and identifying this sometimes frustrating group of songbirds through a lively presentation. This will be followed by a guided walk along the trails of the Arboretum to practice your newly learned skills. Bring your field guide & binoculars and dress for the weather. Craig's specialties include birds, butter
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1/28/2012 Flower photography at its finest! Everyone wants to take beautiful pictures when visiting the Arboretum or just in their own backyard. Carol Fowler and Dave Shackelford, local photographers and members of the FOTA Photography Committee, will focus on teaching the basics of composition, exposure and lighting, as well as other techniques to help you take interesting and beautiful flower photographs. Indoor classroom only. Register online at www.opabg.org click on 2012 Classes. No refunds for
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2/4/2012 Consider spending part of your leisure time volunteering at Overland Park's 300-acre Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. This hidden jewel at 179th and Antioch is a great place for people to get back in touch with nature, admire the beauty of numerous flower and water gardens and become a part of a wonderful volunteer experience. Volunteer opportunities include: gardening, greeters, prairie restoration, greenhouse operations, weddings, photography, birds special events and plant sales. Register o
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