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Ten people in outdoor work clothes pose with full garbage bags and a truck in a natural area.

Team leaders and work party volunteers in the Grady Tract (Photo: Micah Kloppenburg)

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Volunteers Engage for the Good of the Community

April brings National Volunteer Week (April 19–25) and Earth Day (April 22) – a concentrated recognition of action by, and appreciation for, volunteers who care for our planet. This month,…

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Magnolias blooming

Spring Visits: Etiquette and Road Safety

Spring is a busy time of year, especially when the spectacular flowering trees bloom in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens. We’d like to take the opportunity to share some information and reminders…

What's in Bloom?

This page offers bloom updates for popular trees and shrubs in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens and native plants in the Wisconsin Native Plant Garden and natural areas.…

A stalk with dangling white v-shaped white flowers.

Gardening with Native Plants: Wisconsin Turns Green

In April, shades of green usually return to the muted Wisconsin landscape, transforming it. Yellow-green, pale green, gray-green tinted with pink, bright green, and many other hues appear and change…

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