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• Land Care Report: UW Prescribed Fire Class April 29, 2019

  This spring, the Arboretum has been a partner in an exciting new initiative offering UW–Madison students wildland fire training. The training was incorporated into the… Read more

• Summer Camp: Enriching Nature Experiences August 30, 2018

  The Arboretum was abuzz with more than bees this summer. Thousands of visitors walked the trails, admired blooming plants, watched insects flit among the flowers,… Read more

• UW–Madison Arboretum Hosts Native Gardening Conference August 8, 2018

  Promoting Sustainable Gardening Practices and the Use of Native Plants in Home Landscapes The Arboretum will host its 2018 Native Gardening Conference, “Native by Design:… Read more

• Being Outside—Happiness, Health, and Hazards August 2, 2018

  Director’s Note I’m happiest when I’m outside. I love hiking and biking in natural areas, learning new plant and animal species, recognizing those I already… Read more

• Research Update: Bluebird Restoration May 31, 2018

  In the early 1900s, Eastern bluebird populations in North America were dwindling. Several factors contributed to their decline: ice storms in their wintering grounds, a… Read more

• UW Arboretum Celebrates 50 Years of Winter Lectures, Fellowship February 23, 2018

  Warmed by a wood stove in an old Civilian Conservation Corps barracks, a group of Madison-area naturalists gathered in the winter of 1968 on the… Read more

• Land Care Report: UW Students Work the Land in Summer August 30, 2017

  In summer, the Arboretum hires UW–Madison students to assist the land care crew with the outdoor work that needs to be done during the busy… Read more

• Earth Focus Day Camp: Nurturing a Love of Nature July 28, 2017

  Almost anyone who spent countless hours of summertime outdoors as a child has fond memories of exploration, investigation, discovery, and exhilaration. These are experiences the… Read more

• New Staff: Gail Epping Overholt July 28, 2017

  The Arboretum’s new outreach and education coordinator, Gail Epping Overholt, began working at the Arboretum January 11—Aldo Leopold’s birthday—and has already brought enthusiasm and fresh… Read more