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• Arboretum BCycle Campaign September 9, 2024

  Riding a bike is an enjoyable, sustainable, healthy, and practical way to enjoy the Arboretum. To expand transportation options for people to come explore, we… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Late Summer July 31, 2024

  Will August bring mid-summer heat or a transition to fall? Dry weeks or more rainy days? Gardening tasks include harvesting seeds from plants that bloomed… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Midsummer June 30, 2024

  Native plant gardens take on a summer look this month. Typically, July brings the warmest average temperatures of the year, peaking at an average high… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Garden Care June 3, 2024

  With the spring plant sale “season” behind us and new native plants taking root in gardens, we turn to long-term care of these areas. Although… Read more

• How to Create a Beautiful Pollinator Garden that Supports Butterflies and Bees May 30, 2024

  “Traditional yards with pristine lawns and few plants act as ecological deserts. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Installing a pollinator garden is… 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

• Gardening with Native Plants: May Flowers May 1, 2024

  Wisconsin spring is in full swing in May and change is everywhere – budding, germination, decomposition, emergence, migration, fresh new growth, and warmth. We welcome… 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

• Gardening with Native Plants: No Mow, Slow Mow, or Mow Less? April 28, 2023

  May is a month of dramatic growth and change in Wisconsin landscapes. Throughout the month, especially during a late-arriving spring, many shades of green appear… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: A New Year January 3, 2023

  January brings cold and snowy days to the garden as well as indoor planning for the next growing season. It’s a good time to envision… Read more

• The Arboretum Goes Greener with Solar Panel Upgrade October 6, 2020

  As one of several initiatives to reduce its energy footprint and operate more sustainably, the Arboretum Visitor Center will get a major solar panel upgrade… Read more

• The Arboretum Goes Gold April 30, 2020

  Coinciding with Earth Week (April 19–24), the Arboretum received the Gold Level Green Office Certification from the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability. Beginning in the… Read more