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  • Golf Cart Tour – August 19, 2026

    Golf Cart Tour
    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    Join us on August 19, 2026, for a leisure drive through the Arboretum as the docent talks about the plants and animals that live at Gabis Arboretum.

    $10

  • Introduction to Wetland Ecology

    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    Join Valparaiso University Biology Department graduate Megan Wolf as she helps unravel this fascinating and often misunderstood ecosystem!

  • Prairie Walk

    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    Peak prairie season is upon us. Come get a guided tour and see the wildflowers blooming in the prairie. 

  • Golden Hour Railway Garden

    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    As the Golden Hour hits, the shadows of our dwarf conifers stretch across the tracks, and the sunlight glints off the brass railings of the G-gauge locomotives.

  • Bugging Out (Ages 2 to 4)

    Classes and Programs
    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    Kids and their parents join a Gabis Volunteer Naturalist to learn about nature with themed activities and stories geared for young children.

  • Campus Closed: Labor Day

    There will be no classes and the University will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 7.

  • Guided Hike with the Naturalist

    Hikes and Tours
    Gabis Arboretum 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN, United States

    The prairie is starting to die back for the season, and flowers are going to seed. Come see the late blooming fall flowers, such as asters, goldenrod and gentian. 

  • Campus Closed: Labor Day

    There will be no classes and the University will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6.