Welcome to the pine hollow arboretum
Pine Hollow Arboretum highlights the diversity of the world’s forests on our 22 acre property, 365 days a year!
Arboretum News and Events
The Pine Hollow Arboretum is excited to introduce our Wildly Together Series with educator and author, Anita Sanchez. These 1-hour long programs are geared towards families. Click the Register button below for descriptions about each program. Please select all the programs you would like to attend and the number of people you are registering for. Suggested donation is $5/person per program.
Questions? Email pinehollowarb@gmail.com
These programs have been made possible by the Bethlehem Garden Club.
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Thanks to our amazing sponsors, McSharry & Associates Realty, we are excited to introduce the MushLove Series with Luke Sarrantonio as part of the Pine Hollow Arboretum's Program Lineup for 2025. These programs are FREE to the public and advanced registration is required. Luke will be joining us 3x's this season to talk all things ecology and mushrooms. Below you will find Luke's biography and a description of the 3 programs. All programs will take place at the Pine Hollow Arboretum. For more information and to register, click the button below.
In celebration of the Summer Solstice, Sandy Wilson will lead a guided mindful walk at Pine Hollow Arboretum from 10am – 12:30pm on June 22. The solstice is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky and marks the moment when the days cease to get longer.
During this group walk, you will have time for private communion with nature and an opportunity to express your experience with the group. Sandy will offer a series of mindfulness invitations that will help you focus your awareness on your senses. Tea will be served after a mindful sit spot, prior to leaving the forest. Feel free to bring a notebook and pen.
Sandy will guide our group to engage with nature in the present moment, as we experience it through all of our senses, to appreciate the complex wonders we often don’t notice when we are rushed or distracted. During this walk, we will be sauntering slowly on gently rolling forested trails.
What to expect & what to bring
This event will include periods of slow walking, mostly on trails, as well as periods of standing and sitting in the woods. Please remember to dress in weather-appropriate layers. We walk slowly and take time to sit and linger on these walks. Bring water and a snack. No experience necessary — beginners are very welcome.
About the outing leader
Sandy Wilson is a certified Kripalu Mindfulness Outdoor Guide and owner of Spirit of Dragonflies, LLC. She has led many mindful nature walks over the past few years.
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Join us at the Pine Hollow Arboretum for Cake & Conversations on Saturday, June 14th at 6pm, presented by PHA and Linda Kindlon Cary, formerly of Bake For You. Enjoy an evening of cake, conversation and community in a beautiful setting at Pine Hollow Arboretum. Water and tea complimentary.
Similar to the viral Cake Picnic, we are excited to put our spin on this fun event. We do ask you please register in advance because space is limited. $20 suggested donation along with your cake. This event supports the Pine Hollow Arboretum.
Cake & Conversations will take place indoors at the Pine Hollow Arboretum Visitor Center (34 Pine Hollow Rd. Slingerlands, NY 12159).
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Summer Storytime in the Arboretum
Come read, explore and play outdoors with nature play facilitator Mary Duryea!
Join us this summer for a magical nature-based Storytime Series designed to spark wonder, imagination and a love for the great outdoors. Children and their caregivers are invited to gather among the trees at Pine Hollow Arboretum to listen to beautifully illustrated picture books that celebrate the natural world. Following the story, we'll take a short nature walk and kids will enjoy hands-on play-based activities.
Let's read, explore and play together at Pine Hollow Arboretum!
Ideal for ages 2-8. If child is under 2, no need to register. Space for both children and adults is LIMITED.
Suggested donation of $10/ per child, per program. This donation directly supports the Pine Hollow Arboretum, a free public arboretum open 365 days a year.
June 24 at 10 am - Frogs
July 25 at 10 am - Bugs
August 13 at 10 am - Night Sky
For a 2nd year in a row, the Pine Hollow Arboretum (PHA) is excited to introduce our Monarch Monday's program to the Capital Region! This FREE program has something for all ages, as PHA staff educates the public about this endangered butterfly. This year, PHA will have an outdoor enclosure near our children's area, so the public can check-in on the Monarch's life cycle all season long.
Explore the world of Monarchs (& other butterflies and insects), their life cycle, role they play in our ecosystem, migratory patterns and importance of gardening for pollinators! Talk with experts and educators in the field of lepidoptery, horticulture and arboriculture. These programs are suitable for all ages. We ask that you please register, but it is not required. Parking is limited, so please consider carpooling.
Click the Register button for more information about these programs.
