Walking tour: Trees of Forest Home
About this Event
Step off the beaten path and discover Forest Home’s remarkable trees. On this guided walk, learn to identify trees by their leaves, bark, seeds and shape while exploring some of the oldest and most unusual trees on the grounds. Discover how they shape the beauty and ecology of Forest Home’s nearly 200-acre arboretum.
Please note: The day of this tour, the Lincoln Avenue entrance will be closed for installation of our new green infrastructure. Please enter at Forest Home Avenue and follow signs to the office. You will meet your guide outside Halls of History.
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE
Sally Kubly is a guide with a passion for trees. With a Master Gardener Certification, board service with the Boerner Botanical Gardens and membership with a local garden club, she enjoys tree identification and has a special fondness for Forest Home, with numerous family member burials here. She has a background in Clinical Social Work and currently works as a Career Coach in private practice. Past professional work includes serving as an Adjunct Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
PLEASE READ
This 1.5-mile walking tour moves at a brisk pace over uneven cemetery roads and grounds. Please wear comfortable footwear and watch your step! Our tour guides have a lot to share but are on a tight timeline, so please try to stick together.
This tour will run rain or shine and will only be canceled in the event of a dangerous weather event. Tickets are non-refundable.
Please arrive about 10 minutes before your tour. Meet under the canopy outside Halls of History, across from the chapel and next to the main office.
Parking is free and available throughout the cemetery.
Proceeds from all tours and events help preserve and enhance the historical and natural elements of the cemetery.
ABOUT FOREST HOME CEMETERY & ARBORETUM
Established in 1850, Forest Home Cemetery is Milwaukee’s oldest operating cemetery, open to all since its inception. Forest Home Cemetery is on the National Registry of Historic Places and is the finest example of a Victorian-era rural garden cemetery in the Upper Midwest.
In 2021, Forest Home became the city’s first accredited arboretum, Milwaukee’s largest green space with more 2,600 trees on nearly 200 acres.
Our 189 acres are open daily to the public. Leashed dogs, jogging, strollers and bicycles are welcome. Each year, we host public and private historical and nature-based tours and wellness events, birding opportunities, Doors Open, a Memorial Day event, a Dia de los Muertos 5K and festival and our new Spirits of the Silent City after-dark historical tours. Sign up for our newsletter on the website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram (use #foresthomecemetery) so you don’t miss any of our tours and events!
If you enjoy our beautiful space, stay longer! Stop in the office Monday-Friday 8-4:30 and Saturday 10-3:30 or call a counselor (414) 645-2632 to find out about our many memorial options.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 10.00
