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"Preserve" Art Installation Hosted at the Arboretum June 10, 2025
“The City of Madison Arts Commission is proud to announce the installation of Preserve, a temporary environmental art installation, which is now on display at… Read more
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Welcome Micah Kloppenburg June 2, 2025
The Arboretum is pleased to welcome Micah Kloppenburg as our new ecological restoration outreach coordinator. Micah most recently worked for the Xerces Society as the… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Sun to Shade May 1, 2025
Wisconsin spring is in full swing in May and change is everywhere – budding, germination, decomposition, emergence, migration, fresh new growth, and warmth. Read more
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A Big Year for Volunteers and the Arboretum April 3, 2025
What can a small group of committed individuals accomplish? A lot! What can a large group accomplish? Even more! When the group is 970 people… Read more
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Explore Citizen Science at the Arboretum April 3, 2025
Nature is giving hints of warmer days ahead, and the first signs of spring are emerging all around us. On Saturday, April 5, from 1… Read more
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Charting a New Path: Journey North Migrating to Monarch Joint Venture March 17, 2025
As we look toward spring and the arrival of cherished seasonal events such as migration and spring blooms, we are pleased to announce… Read more
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Marian Farrior: Restoration, Community, and Collaboration in Action February 4, 2025
For the last twenty-two years, Marian Farrior has dedicated her work – at the Arboretum and with other environmental organizations – to a clear… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Plants for a Garden Full of Life February 4, 2025
During February, winter’s grip begins to loosen. Although Madison’s average daily temperature for the month is in the mid-20s, the average high temperature… Read more
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Summer Education and Outreach Program Highlights September 3, 2024
Education and outreach programs at the Arboretum never really slow down, but summer is especially abuzz with activity! From long-standing programs to newer partnerships, we… Read more
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Tu Agua Project Builds on WATER Project’s Community Engagement Framework May 1, 2024
Situated near the low point of the Lake Wingra watershed, the Arboretum receives millions of gallons of stormwater each year from surrounding neighborhoods and commercial… Read more
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Arboretum Restoration Team Leader Program Serves as a Model for Participatory Leadership May 1, 2024
For more than three decades, the Arboretum’s drop-in restoration work parties have engaged hundreds of community volunteers each year in restoring and caring for Arboretum… Read more
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Appreciating the 2023 Volunteers April 1, 2024
The Arboretum is a gift from past generations to the present, and in the present we pass on this gift by stewarding the land for… 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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Arboretum Hosts "Madison Reads Leopold: Voices of a Land Ethic" to Celebrate Aldo Leopold Weekend, March 2–3 February 13, 2024
In honor of Aldo Leopold Weekend, the UW–Madison Arboretum will host a community reading of A Sand County Almanac and writings by other environmental thinkers… Read more
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Twilight Treks Offer More Access to Nature Programs July 20, 2023
Starting in August, the Arboretum will expand free public offerings with a new Twilight Treks series. Twilight Treks will highlight Arboretum ecosystems that are underused… Read more
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Arboretum and Community Partners Discuss Ways to Reduce Salt Contamination in Lake Wingra May 31, 2023
This spring, two meetings at the Arboretum brought together stakeholders from the Lake Wingra watershed with the overarching goal of reducing the amount of salt… Read more
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Vibrancy, Energy, Collaboration – Working with Volunteers April 3, 2023
Vibrancy, energy, welcoming, dedication, caring, and collaboration – these are all ways staff described working with volunteers again in 2022. In all, at least 738… Read more
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Celebrate Citizen Science Month April 3, 2023
April is Citizen Science Month! Join the UW–Madison Arboretum to celebrate citizen and community science projects and the volunteers who help create knowledge about our… Read more
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Kohler Fellows Host Three Art-Science Fusion Community Events at the Arboretum March 13, 2023
In April, Anna Gregory and Praveen Maripelly will lead three participatory events at the Arboretum called Wisconsin Landscapes: Art and Science Fusion Workshops. Held from… Read more
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Restoring Connections, Strengthening Communities November 1, 2022
It’s been a busy autumn for volunteer engagement, with numerous organizations from campus and the broader community sending groups out to do service projects in… Read more