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• Science Day: Highlighting Student Research February 25, 2018

  Students and researchers from UW–Madison, Edgewood College, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shared ten presentations and posters at the 18th-annual Science Day research… Read more

• Research Update: What Are We Learning about Jumping Worms? January 31, 2018

  Invasive jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) continue to be a hot topic in the media, at local garden clubs and plant sales, and in the research… Read more

• Director’s Note, February 2018 January 31, 2018

  My daily walk to work takes me through pines planted by Aldo Leopold and the first restored prairie in the world—which was established out of… Read more

• No damage to vegetation by jumping worms shown yet, but invasion is still new January 19, 2018

  There’s no known way to eradicate the invasive species called “jumping worms” when they make their way into a large area, a UW–Madison Arboretum ecologist… Read more

• Invasive Worms Spreading in Arboretum Forests, Limited Effects So Far January 12, 2018

  Despite Asian jumping worms’ known appetite for leaf litter and tendency to change soil nutrients, researchers found limited evidence of changes to vegetation in areas… Read more

• Research Update: Monitoring the Vegetation of Greene Prairie August 30, 2017

  The Arboretum’s Greene Prairie is a 47-acre restoration that lies along the southern boundary of the Grady Tract, south of the Beltline. Renowned botanist Dr. Read more

• UW Arboretum Workshop Tracks Endangered Bees with Photos July 21, 2017

  “With a trained eye and quick finger stabbing the air, University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum native plant gardener Susan Carpenter counts off the bumble bees… Read more

• Bee Alert: Bumble Bees Are Struggling, but Still Alive in the UW Arboretum July 6, 2017

  “We’ve heard a lot about how habitat loss and pesticide use is affecting honey bee and monarch butterfly populations, but wild bee populations are feeling… Read more

• Research Update: Jumping Worms and Sleeping Cocoons May 31, 2017

  The embrace of warm spring weather has many people asking about the “jumping worms” (Amynthas species) that were found inhabiting the Arboretum in fall 2013. Read more

• Stories in the Land: Tales of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum March 31, 2017

  The Arboretum is rich in history, research, and beauty. Liz Anna Kozik, a graduate student in Design Studies, has created visual stories of Arboretum past… Read more

• Endangered Bumble Bee Gets Help from Citizen Scientists March 23, 2017

  The rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday, March 21. Citizen science projects contributed high… Read more

• Science Day Spotlights Research at the Arboretum March 1, 2017

  UW–Madison students and scientists shared eleven presentations at the 17th-annual Arboretum Science Day on February 9. The inquisitive audience learned about recent research on… Read more

• Research Update: How Climate Change May Affect Winter Habitat January 31, 2017

  Many organisms—including plants, insects, amphibians, birds, and small mammals—in the upper-Midwest survive the harsh winter months tucked away in the subnivium: an insulated zone between… Read more

• Jumping Worms: The Creepy, Damaging Invasive You Don’t Know October 31, 2016

  “Disturb a jumping worm and it’s like a nightcrawler on steroids: It violently writhes on the forest floor, recalling a snake in a bad horror… Read more

• Worming Their Way into Wisconsin: Invasive "Jumping Worms" Could Damage Habitat October 6, 2016

  “When local gardeners turn over a spade of soil, they’re usually happy to find an earthworm or two. While these familiar worms were brought over… Read more

• Arboretum Prairies Offer Rare Refuge for Vanishing Bumblebee October 4, 2016

  “A proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek endangered status for the rusty-patched bumblebee has focused renewed attention on bumblebees living at… Read more

• Voracious Asian Jumping Worms Strip Forest Floor and Flood Soil with Nutrients September 9, 2016

  “Gardeners tend to look at earthworms as good helpers that break down fallen leaves and other organic matter into nutrients plants can use. “But not… Read more

• Research Update: The Status of Arboretum Frogs August 10, 2016

  This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey (WFTS), led by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource. The first few… Read more

• Research Brief: Jewelweed, Gene Flow, and Fragmented Landscapes December 4, 2015

  As habitats become increasingly fragmented by agriculture and development, it is critical to understand if disparate populations can remain genetically connected and diverse—or if they… Read more

• Research Brief: Surprises in Forest Succession September 8, 2014

  Studying how forests change is a long-term commitment. Forest succession is the natural replacement of trees that do not tolerate shade with those that do. Read more