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  • Overview
  • Events
  • Garden Accessibility
  • Garden Etiquette
  • Free Digital Guide
  • Book a Group Tour
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Science

  • Overview
  • Beal Seed Experiment
  • Invasive Plants
  • Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Education

  • Overview
  • Classes
  • Public Tours
  • Tour Request Form
  • Beal Scholars
  • Resources

< Nuture Your Roots

  • Overview
  • Rooting Stations
  • Nurturing Campus
  • Extending Roots
  • Meditation Map

< Plant Collections

  • Overview
  • Core Collections
  • Thematic Collections
  • Augmented Reality Collection
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Campus Arboretum

  • Overview
  • Exploration Map
  • Historic Woodlands of MSU
  • Campus Tree Tour
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Support

  • Make a Gift
  • Volunteer
  • Commemorative Trees and Benches
  • Land Use Plan
  • Donor Spotlights

< About

  • Overview
  • Mission & Strategic Plan
  • Land Use Plan
  • Our Team
  • Our Beal Scholars
  • Rewilding Beal
  • History
  • Resources
  • Media Coverage
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Halloweek Activities: Oak gall ink

October

28

Beal Botanical Garden, picnic tables

Halloweek Activities: Oak gall ink

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Collage of photos showing a pile of oak galls in cupped hands, several grey feathers in a row, and a feather quill.

Drop in at Beal for some Halloween week fun!

Our Beal Scholar August will be running a mini oak gall ink activity. Learn about these odd structures and how to use them to make one of the oldest forms of ink. You will also get to practice your penmanship with your own feather quill!

Meet at the picnic tables by the river trail.

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Outreach and Engagement

Date

October 28, 2026

Time

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location

Beal Botanical Garden, picnic tables

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WJBeal@msu.edu

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