Pepper Jackson, Aldo Leopold, Jim Hale, and Mary Ellen Helgren after a controlled prairie burn at the Arboretum, ca. 1945. Photo: Aldo Leopold Foundation/UW–Madison Archives
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
In fall 1935, Norman Fassett, a botanist and UW–Madison professor, led a series of excursions to southern Wisconsin prairie remnants. John Thomson, a botany graduate student at the time, noted…
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Fall is a busy season at the Arboretum, especially during the colorful change of seasons. We’d like to take the opportunity to share some information and reminders about visiting and…
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Arboretum is now accepting artists’ proposals for 2027 exhibits in the Visitor Center’s Steinhauer Trust Gallery. The submission deadline is Sunday, October 11, 2026. A committee will review and…
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
“In Nature’s Light,” watercolor paintings by members of the Madison Watercolor Society, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in September and October.
Beauty is found in the…
