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• Director’s Note, April 2021 March 30, 2021

  Over the past two-and-a-half years, Arboretum staff have been working on a new strategic plan, which is now posted on our website. While the… Read more

• Spring Welcome: New Staff at the Arboretum March 1, 2021

  The Arboretum is pleased to welcome three new staff members to its administrative, land care, and research units. Robin Zander started as the financial specialist… Read more

• Director's Note, March 2021 March 1, 2021

  For most of my career, a big part of my job was advising undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of conservation sciences. Every spring,… Read more

• Director’s Note, January 2021 January 6, 2021

  A query sent to our info@ email address brought up important issues about the history of the land that now comprises the Arboretum and the… Read more

• Director's Note, December 2020 December 1, 2020

  “These are hard times.” We hear this often. It is certainly true that COVID-19 continues to be a significant problem in the United States, and… Read more

• Arboretum and Partners Receive Major EPA Grant for Stormwater Outreach November 30, 2020

  With support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Arboretum and neighborhood, city, and county partners are pleased to embark on the WATER (Water… Read more

• Cheers to the 2019 Arboretum Research Fellows September 29, 2020

  Last fall, the Arboretum welcomed its first cohort of Arboretum Research Fellows. With fellowship support, five graduate students conducted projects in forest ecology,… Read more

• Director’s Note, October 2020 September 29, 2020

  To the UW–Madison Arboretum Community, Conserving as much global biodiversity as possible requires three key elements. First, conservation requires knowledge—we need to understand what is… Read more

• Reimagining Volunteer Engagement During COVID-19 July 1, 2020

  A typical spring at the Arboretum brings many volunteer activities. This year, most volunteers have been on furlough since mid-March due to coronavirus. During this time, employees and volunteers are planning safe ways to resume appropriate volunteer activities and envisioning new ways to engage volunteers in conservation work. Read more

• Volunteer Reading Group: Community and Connection June 1, 2020

  What happens when eager, knowledgeable volunteers from different organizations are cooped up all winter and can’t work in the dirt? Book lovers coordinate a garden… Read more

• Congratulations to Graduating Student Workers May 11, 2020

  Congratulations to the Arboretum student employees and volunteers who graduated with the UW–Madison class of 2020! We’d like to thank them for all their invaluable… Read more

• Director’s Note, May 2020 April 30, 2020

  To the UW–Madison Arboretum Community, I hope that you are safe and healthy, and that the hope and promise of this season and the natural… Read more

• Director's Note, April 2020 April 1, 2020

  To the UW–Madison Arboretum Community, The last few weeks have brought unprecedented changes to Arboretum operations. Our staff, students, and volunteers have responded with creative… Read more

• Director's Note, December 2019 November 30, 2019

  “Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.”— Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It To many people, the Arboretum represents… Read more

• Grassland Restoration Practitioners Gather at Arboretum for Annual Workshop September 30, 2019

  On August 20 and 21, the Arboretum hosted the Grassland Restoration Network (GRN) annual workshop. Begun in 2003 by The Nature Conservancy and other partners,… Read more

• Director’s Note, July 2019 July 1, 2019

  This month’s newsletter celebrates volunteers. I interact with volunteers every day that I’m at work and am constantly reminded that we could not do what… Read more

• Director’s Note, May 2019 April 29, 2019

  I am a fan of fortune cookies. I don’t really like the cookies themselves but have had surprisingly relevant fortunes over the years. In fact,… Read more

• Arboretum Research Fellowship Recipients Announced March 26, 2019

  The Arboretum is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of Research Fellowships. Five graduate students were granted fellowships for projects that range from botany… Read more

• To Spray or Not to Spray: Controlling Mosquitos Comes with a Cost March 25, 2019

  “When I moved to Madison from St. Paul, Minnesota, in the late summer of 2017, I was thrilled to see fireflies in my neighborhood, lots… Read more

• Student Ranger Places Second for Student Employee of the Year March 7, 2019

  This year, the UW–Madison Student Employment team hosted the first annual competition for a campus Student Employee of the Year. The Arboretum nominated assistant… Read more