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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

• Arboretum Accepting Proposals for Research Fellowships November 4, 2024

  The Arboretum is soliciting proposals from graduate student researchers for the 2025 Arboretum Research Fellowships. We invite research proposals in all areas relevant to our… 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

• Twenty-third Arboretum Research Symposium Highlights Graduate and Undergraduate Student Fellows March 31, 2022

  The twenty-third Arboretum Research Symposium was held on February 17 to an appreciative and inquisitive virtual audience. The graduate student presenters were current or former… Read more

• Journey North Publishes Monarch Butterfly and Hummingbird Data Packages March 2, 2022

  For over twenty-five years, Journey North has tracked arrivals and departures of migratory species. And now, this volunteer-generated data is more accessible to researchers than… Read more

• Research Update: Lost City Invasive Shrub Management January 28, 2022

  Invasive plant species are prevalent in southern Wisconsin. Two common non-native invasive shrubs are buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.) and honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.). Landowners and managers allocate… Read more

• UW Arboretum Launches Community-based Research Survey on Jumping Worms September 27, 2021

  Jumping worms are a group of non-native invasive earthworms that are invading forests, gardens, and landscaped areas throughout the United States. The first confirmed population… Read more