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Gardening with Native Plants: Winter Reading December 2, 2024
December is the first month of meteorological winter and brings the shortest days of the year, often with cold and snow. Gardens are quiet this… Read more
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Land Care Report: Severe Weather and Storm Damage July 1, 2024
On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19, I was stuck in the Arboretum maintenance building after the crew left for the day, waiting for what… Read more
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Research on Effective Community-Centered Environmental Outreach Informs UW Arboretum Programs March 18, 2024
Environmental outreach can help neighbors learn to address environmental issues, such as urban stormwater, that affect their communities. Residents who are well-respected within their social… Read more
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Monarch Winter 2022–2023 Population Numbers Released March 21, 2023
On March 21, 2023, the World Wildlife Fund-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance (WWF) and the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas in Mexico (CONANP),… Read more
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Monarch Winter 2021–22 Population Numbers Released June 1, 2022
On May 24, 2022, the World Wildlife Fund-Telmex Telcel Foundation Alliance (WWF) and the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas in Mexico (CONANP), released data… Read more
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Mid-October’s high temperatures come with a consequence for lilacs and other plants October 28, 2021
While Madison’s residents soaked up the above-average October temperatures, the heat has given some plants mixed signals. Instead of entering dormancy for the winter, some… Read more
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Climate change is playing havoc with Mexico’s monarch butterfly migration January 21, 2020
No one knows when millions of monarch butterflies began crisscrossing North America, spending their winters clustered on the same… Read more