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• Arboretum Accepting Proposals for Research Fellowships November 3, 2025

  The Arboretum is soliciting proposals from graduate student researchers for the 2026 Arboretum Research Fellowships. We invite research proposals in all areas relevant to our… Read more

• Nature/Culture Walks with Black Walnut Trees at Arboretum Borders: A Q&A with Research Fellow M Hamilton September 4, 2025

  Have you ever noticed a “volunteer” (not intentionally planted) tree in your neighborhood or a natural area and wondered how it got there, and if… Read more

• Welcoming Jared Beck August 12, 2025

  During the summer, the Arboretum welcomed Dr. Jared Beck as our new research ecologist. Jared brings a passion for plants and… Read more

• The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi July 16, 2025

  “Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home… Read more

• Announcing the 2025 Arboretum Research Fellowship Recipients April 30, 2025

  The Arboretum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Research Fellowships. Three UW–Madison graduate students have been granted fellowships for… Read more

• 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

• 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

• Understanding Spring Jumping Worm Populations June 3, 2024

  Since at least 2013, non-native invasive jumping worms (Amynthas species) have populated several Arboretum forests. Jumping worms alter forests by quickly consuming large amounts of… Read more

• 2024 Arboretum Research Fellows Announced June 3, 2024

  The UW–Madison Arboretum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Research Fellowships. Four graduate students have been granted fellowships for projects that… 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

• 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

• 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

• 2023 Arboretum Research Fellows Announced April 28, 2023

  The UW–Madison Arboretum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Research Fellowships. Four graduate students have been granted fellowships for projects that investigate… Read more

• 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

• Jumping Worm Research Enhanced by Student Researchers September 29, 2022

  Non-native invasive species can negatively affect the conservation of native species, restoration goals for natural areas, and general ecosystem health. At the Arboretum, we manage… Read more

• The Longenecker Horticultural Gardens Lilac Collection August 30, 2022

  The Longenecker Horticultural Gardens lilac collection dates to the Gardens’ inception in 1935 and remains one of the largest collections in North America. While numerous… Read more

• Director's Note: Migratory Monarchs Added to IUCN Red List as Endangered Species August 1, 2022

  I spent much of the last week of July talking to reporters about the recent announcement from the International Union for the Conservation of… Read more

• 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

• Citizen Science Spotlight: Wingra Springs Monitoring and Common Loon Migration March 31, 2022

  Spring beckons us to get outside. It’s an eventful time of year to observe nature with the reappearance of many plants and animals. And it’s… Read more

• Arboretum 2022 Research Fellowship Recipients Announced March 31, 2022

  The Arboretum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Research Fellowships. Four graduate students were granted fellowships for projects that investigate conservation… Read more