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The University of Wisconsin Botany Greenhouse welcomes visitors to participate in educational tours. Here are some important steps to a meaningful facility visit.
- Please allow 4 weeks to schedule the tour and arrange for the appropriate tour guide(s) to be assigned.
- Tours are limited to groups of 15 or less and are scheduled during the following times based on availability:
Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 am
- One adult chaperone should accompany every 3 children who are between 2 and 10 years of age.
- One adult chaperone should accompany every 5 children/students who are between 10 and 12 years of age.
- Greenhouse tours start at the main entrance of Birge Hall (Botany Department) on Lincoln Drive. The building is wheelchair accessible.
- Parking is generally available in the public ramps at Lake or Francis streets. For more information, please check Campus Map and Visitor Guide.
- Please note that the greenhouse is a working teaching and research facility. As such, some hazards such as wet floors, hard bench edges, and spiny or poisonous plants may be present.
Please take these facility rules seriously:
- Look at the plants, but do not touch them.
- Move carefully in the greenhouses.
- Stay on the walkways.
- Keep doors closed! Birds and other animals may escape if doors are left open.
- Please stress the importance of these facility rules to students and chaperones before the visit.
Teachers/chaperones are responsible for the behavior of their children/students. If your class has special requirements, please contact us in advance of your visit.
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