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• February Symposium Highlights Student Research February 27, 2020

  On Thursday, February 13, UW–Madison students presented their Arboretum-based research projects to more than 100 people at the twentieth-annual Arboretum Research Symposium. During student talks,… Read more

• Arboretum: A Slice of Nature and Ecological History in the City December 11, 2019

  Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are fortunate to have many places where they can escape the campus hustle and bustle and get in touch… Read more

• The Impact of Urban Land Use on Aquatic Diversity November 4, 2019

  Equipped with waders and nets, members of professor Dan Preston’s UW–Madison aquatic ecology lab set out this summer to learn what is living in and… Read more

• Land Care Report: UW Prescribed Fire Class April 29, 2019

  This spring, the Arboretum has been a partner in an exciting new initiative offering UW–Madison students wildland fire training. The training was incorporated into the… 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

• Students Present Research at Arboretum Symposium February 28, 2019

  Students and researchers from UW–Madison departments and the Arboretum shared nine presentations and posters at the nineteenth-annual Research Symposium on February 14. The audience learned… Read more

• Horticultural Garden Notes: Growing Season 2018 August 30, 2018

  Event lawn beds redesigned This spring, two garden beds that border the events lawn were replanted based on a design by landscape architect Dennis Buettner. Read more

• 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

• Land Care Report: UW Students Work the Land in Summer August 30, 2017

  In summer, the Arboretum hires UW–Madison students to assist the land care crew with the outdoor work that needs to be done during the busy… Read more