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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

• Director's Note, November 2024 November 4, 2024

  I am delighted to send out this first communication through ArbNews as the new director of the UW Arboretum. It is a tremendous honor to… Read more

• Art on View: Good Intentions October 22, 2024

  “Good Intentions,” an interactive outdoor sculpture by UW–Madison art student Mariah Skenandore, is on view in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens October 21 through November 18. The… Read more

• Brad Herrick, UW Arboretum Ecologist and Research Program Manager, Selected to Lead Lakeshore Nature Preserve October 2, 2024

  After seventeen years as the Arboretum ecologist and research program manager, Brad Herrick is stepping down to become the director of the UW–Madison Lakeshore Nature… Read more

• Longenecker Horticultural Garden Intern Digs into Garden Operations October 2, 2024

  As summer fades into fall, we are saying goodbye to Longenecker Horticultural Gardens’ (LHG) dynamic intern Jacinda Goldsby. Hailing from Marshall, Wisconsin, Jacinda contacted the… Read more

• Ecologist and former University of Central Florida Arboretum director named UW Arboretum director August 20, 2024

  Patrick Bohlen Patrick Bohlen, a professor of biology at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has been selected as the new director of the UW Arboretum. Read more

• Arboretum Launches Longenecker Horticultural Gardens Online Collections July 31, 2024

  We frequently hear some variation of this question from visitors: “How do I find [describes a tree or bench] in the gardens?” Sometimes people are… Read more

• Summer Volunteer Groups: Myriad Motivations, Many Rewards July 30, 2024

  Summer is a busy time for volunteer groups at the Arboretum, with at least one service project each week from June through August. Corporate groups,… Read more

• Arboretum Director Finalists Announced, Will Visit Campus for Public Talks May 23, 2024

  We are delighted to share the announcement of four finalists for Arboretum director. Candidates will visit the UW–Madison campus to give public presentations, which can… Read more

• 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

• 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

• Art on View: Driftless Prairie Visions May 1, 2024

  “Driftless Prairie Visions,” a multimedia exhibit by the five-artist group Prairie Imaginarium, will be on view in the Arboretum Visitor Center in May and June. Read more

• 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

• April Is Citizen Science Month! April 1, 2024

  Are you curious about the natural world? Do you want to make valuable collective contributions that advance scientific discovery and support initiatives locally and globally?… Read more

• Winter Introductions: New Staff and New Roles November 30, 2023

  Over the past several months, the Arboretum has welcomed three new staff members and had two staff members transition into new roles. Read more

• Director’s Note: A Season of Change October 31, 2023

  October and early November always feel to me like a grand finale after the lushness of summer. It’s bittersweet to bid goodbye to the insects,… Read more

• Land Care Report: Summer Students October 30, 2023

  Each summer, the Arboretum natural areas and Longenecker Horticultural Gardens benefit from college students who work alongside the land care staff. In 2023, two students… Read more

• UW Arboretum Director Karen Oberhauser Announces Retirement October 26, 2023

  Karen Oberhauser, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum since October 2017, has announced that she will retire from the Arboretum and the university in… Read more

• 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

• 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