Places to go for Oct. 24-29: Garden classes, nature-friendly activities in DFW

▪ Join an extended adult morning hike beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the River Legacy Living Science Center, 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd. The hike is recommended for age 18 and older. RSVP to 817-860-6752, ext. 107; www.riverlegacy.org.

▪ Help the Arlington Garden Club work in the gardens at the Fielder House Museum, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday. Bring tools. The garden is at 1616 W. Abram St. Email: arlingtontxgardenclub@gmail.com or Facebook: garden club-arlington tx.

▪ The Fall Festival in the Japanese Garden, sponsored by the Fort Worth Botanical Society and Fort Worth Japanese Society, will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Koto music, taiko drumming, dance and sword demonstrations, tea ceremonies, arts and crafts and more will be offered. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 4-12 and free for children younger than 4. The garden is in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. 817-392-5510; www.fwbg.org

▪ Join an animal “meet and greet,” 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. From 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, bring the kids to hear a naturalist talk about bats. Both days’ activities are free with admission ($2-$5). Thursday, 5-7 p.m., is the refuge’s fifth annual Trails and Treats event. Kids in their Halloween costumes hike the trails for treats, listen to scary stories, make a craft and more. It’s free, and there is no admission charge to the refuge for the event. 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth. 817-392-7410; www.fwnaturecenter.org.

▪ The Little Sprouts program returns with a class on pumpkins, 1-1:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Backyard Vegetable Garden of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. The program is for kids ages 18 months to 3 years. It’s free; one child per caregiver. 817-392-5510; http://fwbg.org.

▪ Hear Ryan Crocker of Johnson’s Backyard Garden in Denton speak about Community Supported Agriculture at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Redbud Hall, Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. For more information, call 817-263-9322 or visit www.ogcfw.webs.com.

▪ Get your gardening questions answered with a call to the Tarrant County Master Gardener Association help desk, 817-884-1944. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

▪ Johnson County Master Gardeners also answer gardening questions and give advice 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. Call the Johnson County Extension Office at 817-556-6370 and ask to speak to a master gardener.

Mark your calendar …

▪ For an easy, educational hike with master naturalist Leigh Langford, 9:30 a.m. Oct. 31, at the Bob Jones Nature Center, 355 E. Bob Jones Road, Southlake. Topic: powering down for winter. 817-491-6333; www.bjnc.org.

▪ For the Bob Jones Nature Center’s fundraiser, Naturally Sweet, A Celebration Under the Stars, held 7-10 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Marriott Solana, Westlake. $75, $65 members. Tickets: http://bjnc.org/events-naturally-sweet.php.

This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 1:50 PM with the headline "Places to go for Oct. 24-29: Garden classes, nature-friendly activities in DFW."