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Guided Fire Tower Tour & Hike

Fire Tower Trailhead Parking 2075 Clermont Rd., Clermont, KY, United States

Visit Bernheim’s Historic Fire Tower with volunteer naturalists and learn about the tower and the surrounding forest. Then enjoy a short, easy hike through the spring woods to look for […]

Forest Homeschool Hike

Meet at Silo Stage

Habitats! A habitat is a home. Come explore a variety of habitats and discover how animals adapt and survive in the places they call home. Designed for families with K–5 […]

Accessible Arboretum Tour

Meet at Visitor Center

Ride along on a guided tram tour of Arboretum Loop with Bernheim’s Plant Records Coordinator. Discover notable trees, unique plant collections, and the living stories rooted throughout the Arboretum. Bernheim […]

Arts in Nature Tour: Health/Care Network

Meet at Garden Pavilion

Join Arts in Nature Curator Jenny Zeller and a Volunteer Naturalist for a guided walking tour of seven distinctive trees that inspired Heath/Care Network by 2024 Artist in Residence Michele Pollock. Along the way, you’ll discover each tree’s unique characteristics and how they shaped the artwork, with the tour concluding at the installation in the […]

Event Series Open Artist Studio

Open Air Studio

Meet at Parking Lot A (formerly Garden Pavilion Parking) 2075 Clermont Rd., Clermont, KY, United States

Bring your art materials and settle into the landscape. Paint, sketch, or journal while surrounded by the beauty of Bernheim Forest and Arboretum. This program gathers artists who enjoy working outdoors and deepening their plein air practice alongside others. There’s no formal instruction, just time and space to explore. Each session begins with a short […]

Plants and People: Horticulture and Infrastructure

Meet at Visitor Center

Explore Bernheim’s central spaces on a guided tour and see how thoughtful plantings and design bring people and nature together in functional, living landscapes. Bernheim members $15; Non-members $20 Registration […]

Creatures of the Night: In Search of the Blue Ghost

Garden Pavilion

Join a Bernheim Naturalist in search of the fascinating and rare Blue Ghost firefly. Active from May through June, these remarkable insects emit a steady, blue-green glow rather than the […]

Full “Blue” Moon Night Hike

Meet at Garden Pavilion

“Blue Moon of Kentucky, keep on shining!” Join our Volunteer Naturalists for an evening celebrating the fascinating folklore of the Full Moon, followed by a leisurely walk around Lake Nevin. […]

Event Series Firefly Friday

Firefly Friday

Meet at Parking Lot D (formerly Education Center Parking)

If you grew up in Kentucky or anywhere across the middle of the southeastern U.S., you may remember warm summer nights spent watching, catching, and releasing fireflies. Their flickering lights […]

Backcountry Discovery Hike & Tour

Meet at Sensory Garden 2075 Clermont Rd., Clermont, KY, United States

Go beyond the familiar and discover Bernheim’s backcountry on a guided van tour led by our Volunteer Naturalists. Travel along Bernheim’s gravel backroads to explore remote areas of the forest, […]

First Sunday Nature Hike: Tales from the Trees

Meet at Visitor Center

Join Bernheim Volunteer Naturalists for an engaging nature hike on the first Sunday of each month. These hikes go a bit further than our ECO Kids Hike of the Day and are […]